Effective contributions at UN bring practical benefits to Vietnam: Ambassador
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam always remembers the United Nations (UN)’
support on the first days of its membership, Ambassador Dang Hoang
Giang, head of the Vietnam’s permanent delegation to the UN, has said.
In a recent interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of Vietnam’s entry to the UN (September 20), Giang said there were
times when the UN aid amounted to 60% of the total non-refundable assistance to Vietnam
in the context that the country was under embargo.
At
present, the UN is also the top partner of Vietnam in terms of assistance for sustainable
development, social welfare, poverty reduction and climate change response, the diplomat pointed out.
Over
the past more than four decades, Vietnam has made active contributions to
improving the role of the UN, building international law system and standards
toward a society of fairness and development and ensuring global
peace and security, he said.
The diplomat affirmed that Vietnam’s successes in the process of renewal and national
development are also the UN' own. Vietnam also succeeded in fulfilling the UN’ sustainable and millennial development goals, proving that goals set by the international organisation for the international community are completely feasible.
Vietnam
also became a member of the UN Security Council for the 2008-2009 and 2020-2021
tenures, the UN Human Rights Council and the UN Economic and Social Council. It
joined management mechanisms of the UN Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), became member of the
UN’s International Law Commission twice and recently Vice President of the UN General
Assembly for the second time. With the deployment of its staff to the UN
peacekeeping mission, Vietnam has increasingly made effective contributions to
peace and security in the region and the world, Giang said.
From
its humble beginning as an aid recipient and less developed nation, Vietnam has
become one of the middle-income countries and is realising the UN’ major goals
in the near future.
According
to him, bilateral ties between Vietnam and the UN have brought practical
benefits to not only Vietnam but also the region and the world.
To
such end, he said each nation must become self-reliant in terms of
socio-economic development and advocate a foreign policy of independence and
self-reliance in line with international law. Its role and position will impact
its contributions to multilateral mechanisms.
Giang also called for ensuring harmony between national and international community’s
interests, thus dealing with global issues
In his opinion, joining hands to address global issues is also a precondition
to achieve stable and sustainable national development, thus making it easier
to build trust and raise mutual understanding.
About
Vietnam’s major goals for next years, Giang said the most important is how to
maintain peace and stability in the country, the region and the world. The next
is how to ensure sustainable and inclusive growth.
In order
to achieve them, he said countries must work closely together to deal with
common issues at multilateral forums, especially the UN./.