Vietnam, India hold bilateral consultations on UN Security Council issues

India and Vietnam on March 11 held bilateral consultations on United Nation Security Council (UNSC) issues through an online platform, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India said.
Vietnam, India hold bilateral consultations on UN Security Council issues ảnh 1A meeting of UNSC in New York (Photo: AFP/VNA)

New Delhi (VNA) – India and Vietnam onMarch 11 held bilateral consultations on United Nation Security Council (UNSC)issues through an online platform, the Ministryof External Affairs (MEA) of India said.

Do Hung Viet, Director of the Department of International Organisations underthe Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led the Vietnamese delegation at the meeting.The Vietnamese delegation was also joined by officialsfrom the ministry’s Department of International Organisations and Department ofSoutheast Asia - South Asia - South Pacific, the Vietnamese Embassy in NewDelhi and the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN.

Meanwhile, Prakash Gupta, Joint Secretary (UNP & Summits), led the Indian delegation,which was joined by officials from the Southern Division of the MEA, thePermanent Mission of India to the UN and the Embassy of India in Hanoi.

The two sides discussed a wide range of issues on the UNSC agenda andbriefed each other on their UNSC priorities, the MEA said in its press releaseissued on March 11.

They agreed to work closely together on key issues on the UNSC agenda, it added.

Vietnam will hold the Presidency of the UNSC in April this year. It alsoinformed the Indian side of its Presidency initiatives./.
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