Vietnam begins presidency of UN Security Council

Vietnam began activities in its capacity as President of the UN Security Council in New York on January 2, marking the start of the country’s UNSC non-permanent membership for a two-year term.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN, takes the oath at the flag ceremony (Photo: VNA)

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN, speaks at the flag ceremony (Photo: VNA)

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN, and Vietnamese delegates at the flag ceremony (Photo: VNA)

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN, poses for photo with other four new non-permanent members of the UNSC for the 2020-2021 tenure (Photo: VNA)

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN, takes an oath at the flag ceremony (Photo: VNA)

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN, speaks at the ceremony (Photo: VNA)

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