Former UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam promises to share development experience

Former UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Kamal Malhotra in 2017 – 2021 has affirmed that he is willing to continue giving consultation, sharing experience with and supporting Vietnam in the future, especially in implementing the country's development goals.
Former UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam promises to share development experience ảnh 1Former UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Kamal Malhotra (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Former UN Resident Coordinator inVietnam Kamal Malhotra in  2017 –2021 has affirmed that he is willing to continue giving consultation, sharing experience with and supporting Vietnam in thefuture, especially in implementing the country's development goals.

During a meeting with Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), in New York on May 10, Malhotra emphasised that though his term in Vietnam had ended, he always has great affection for the countryand people of Vietnam.

He said he is proud to contribute to the Vietnam-UN cooperationrelationship, and is honoured to be awarded the Friendship Order and manyinsignias for his contributions.

For his part, Ambassador Giang thanked Malhotrafor his contributions during his tenure in Vietnam to promoting peace, securityand development, and strengthening the relations between the UN and Vietnam.

In the coming time, Vietnam will continue to participate more deeply in manyfields, focusing on promoting issues related to education, food, climate changeadaptation, health, energy transition and marine cooperation, he said.

The diplomat expressed his hope that Malhotra, who has many years of experienceworking in UN agencies and the field of development, will continue to advise,share experience and propose recommendations for Vietnam to speedup the implementation of sustainable development goals./.

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