Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam, will attend the United Nations Summit of the Future and the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, hold working sessions in the US and pay a state visit to Cuba from September 21-27.
This is the first multilateral diplomatic engagement and working visit to the US by Party General Secretary and President To Lam in his new role.
It is also the first time a Party General Secretary and State President of Vietnam will directly participate in high-level sessions of the UN General Assembly./.
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Surya Deva, had a dialogue in Geneva on September 18, with countries on his activities over the past year, during which he highly valued the Vietnamese Government's multidimensional poverty reduction approach.
Cooperation between Vietnam and the United Nations (UN) over the last 47 years (September 20, 1977 – 2024) has contributed to protecting national interests, particularly in strengthening a peaceful and secure environment conducive to development, fostering deeper international integration, thus increasing Vietnam's position on the global stage.
At the United Nations, Party General Secretary and State President To Lam will bring forward important messages in strong support of multilateralism, with the UN playing the central role in promoting global peace, cooperation, and development, stated Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.
United Nations Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pauline Tamesis has emphasised that Vietnam’s participation at the Summit of the Future, the highlight of the high-level segment of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79), is crucial.
