Main milestones during Vietnam’s 41-year UN membership

20/09/2018 15:07

Since it officially joined the UN on Sept. 20, 1977, Vietnam has taken the initiative and made practical contributions to the UN’s activities.

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A delegation led by Foreign Minister Nguyen Duy Trinh attended the 32^nd session of the UN Assembly in New York, the US, on September 20, 1977. The session adopted a resolution recognising Vietnam as a UN member (File photo: VNA)

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The opening ceremony of the UN Assembly’s 32^nd session (File Photo: VNA)

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Foreign Minister Nguyen Duy Trinh spoke at the UN Assembly’s 32^nd session (File Photo: VNA)

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UN General Secretary K. Vanhem received Foreign Minister Nguyen Duy Trinh on September 20, 1977(File Photo: VNA)

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Vietnamese flag-hoisting ceremony at the UN headquarters on September 20, 1977 marked Vietnam’s becoming a UN member (File Photo: VNA)

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Ambassador Le Luong Minh, who was head of the Vietnam Mission to the UN, attended the UN Security Council’s session on Kosovo issue on February 18, 2008 (File Photo: VNA)

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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung spoke at a plenary meeting of the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris on November 31, 2015 (File Photo: VNA)

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A delegation of the Defence Ministry led by Deputy Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh attended a ministerial meeting of countries participating in the UN’s peacekeeping missions in London on September 8, 2016 (File Photo: VNA)

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