Vietnam re-affirmed the pursuit of renewal cause and a foreign policyof comprehensive international integration while attending the 66 thsession of the UN General Assembly and other activities.
Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, who led a Vietnamese delegation tothe events from Sept. 23-28, made the statement in an interview grantedto the New York-based Vietnam News Agency correspondent.
The minister said he delivered a speech at the General Debate of theUN General Assembly and attended a series of meetings on security,nuclear safety and non-communicable diseases and desertificationprevention, as well as G77 and Francophone Ministerial Meetings, theConference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia(CICA) and the G3 meeting on global governance.
The Vietnamese delegation joined the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting toprepare for the upcoming ASEAN Summit, the East Asia Summit (EAS), andASEAN meetings with partners.
The Vietnamesedelegates were invited to present Vietnam ’s experience in realisingthe Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at meetings hosted by severaldonor countries.
On the sidelines of the session,Minister Minh met UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and leaders of the UNDevelopment Programme (UNDP), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the UNChildren’s Fund (UNICEF).
He also had separatemeetings with his counterparts from 14 countries, including China, Laos,Thailand, Argentina, Cuba, Canada, Costa Rica, the US, Bulgaria, theCzech Republic, Slovenia, Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
At the meetings with UN leaders, Vietnam suggested the UN upholdits central role in maintaining international peace and security,preventing conflicts, peacefully settling international disputes, andreforming international economic, financial and commercial institutions.
At the meeting between ASEAN Foreign Ministers andUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Vietnamese delegation presentedexperience in realising the MDGs in ASEAN countries and put forthrecommendations to further promote UN-ASEAN cooperation in this field.
During the bilateral meetings, the Vietnamesedelegation discussed specific measures to boost relations in all fieldsand strengthen cooperation in the UN and multilateral forums./.
Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, who led a Vietnamese delegation tothe events from Sept. 23-28, made the statement in an interview grantedto the New York-based Vietnam News Agency correspondent.
The minister said he delivered a speech at the General Debate of theUN General Assembly and attended a series of meetings on security,nuclear safety and non-communicable diseases and desertificationprevention, as well as G77 and Francophone Ministerial Meetings, theConference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia(CICA) and the G3 meeting on global governance.
The Vietnamese delegation joined the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting toprepare for the upcoming ASEAN Summit, the East Asia Summit (EAS), andASEAN meetings with partners.
The Vietnamesedelegates were invited to present Vietnam ’s experience in realisingthe Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at meetings hosted by severaldonor countries.
On the sidelines of the session,Minister Minh met UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and leaders of the UNDevelopment Programme (UNDP), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the UNChildren’s Fund (UNICEF).
He also had separatemeetings with his counterparts from 14 countries, including China, Laos,Thailand, Argentina, Cuba, Canada, Costa Rica, the US, Bulgaria, theCzech Republic, Slovenia, Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
At the meetings with UN leaders, Vietnam suggested the UN upholdits central role in maintaining international peace and security,preventing conflicts, peacefully settling international disputes, andreforming international economic, financial and commercial institutions.
At the meeting between ASEAN Foreign Ministers andUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Vietnamese delegation presentedexperience in realising the MDGs in ASEAN countries and put forthrecommendations to further promote UN-ASEAN cooperation in this field.
During the bilateral meetings, the Vietnamesedelegation discussed specific measures to boost relations in all fieldsand strengthen cooperation in the UN and multilateral forums./.
