Vietnam desires to continue bolstering cooperation with UN
VOV.VN - Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organisation (WTO), and other international organisations in Geneva, Switzerland, on February 29 presented his credentials to Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva Tatiana Valovaya.
At the meeting, Dung affirmed that Vietnam will always be an active and responsible member of multilateral forums, especially the UN, through effective and substantive contributions across a variety of fields.
He hailed the role of Valovaya, the first woman to hold the position of Director-General of the UN Office in Geneva, and thanked the office in general and the official in particular for always offering favourable conditions to connect and support Vietnam in multilateral diplomatic activities.
In response, Valovaya congratulated the Vietnamese Ambassador on his new position at the UN, showing her appreciation for Vietnam's role and cooperation with the UN in general as well as cooperation between the permanent mission of Vietnam and her office in particular in multitude of areas, especially sustainable development.
Valovaya stressed that Vietnam is always a trusted partner, an active member, and has many important contributions to peforming UN missions as UN Secretary-General António Guterres affirmed in his meeting with Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on the sidelines of the 55th High-Level Meeting of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on February 26.
Valovaya expressed her deep impression of Vietnam and its people during her first visit to Vietnam in October 2023. The official said she aspires to continue cooperating with Vietnam on many other projects in the time to come.
Dung thanked Valovaya for her good assessments and sentiments for Vietnam and said he will try to continue boosting the cooperation between Vietnam and the UN during his term, especially when Vietnam is serving as a member of the UNHRC for the 2023-2025 tenure and running for re-election as a member of the council for the 2026-2028 term.
