Vietnam will try its best to fulfill its mission: Ambassador

New York (VNA) – Vietnam will continue to complete its term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and fulfill its commitments to the international community the country made when it began joining the council, a diplomat has said.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, made the statement in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency’s reporters about Vietnam's plans at the UN from now until the end of the year.

The next three months will be full of challenges and new problems, so Vietnam needs to continue to strive to make its voice heard, he said.

The country will even have to be more responsible and contribute more practical contributions in the next three months, Quy said in the context that there are only three months left until Vietnam completes its term as a non-permanent member of the UNSC for the 2020-2021 term.

Regarding the participation as well as the message of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the high-level general debate of the UN General Assembly, the ambassador said that the State leader’s presence made a very special impression. The theme throughout all four discussion sessions attended by the President was the image of a Vietnam with strong aspirations, wishing to contribute more responsibly to regional and global affairs. This was the reason why countries highly appreciated Vietnam, expecting the country to contribute not only in terms of policy and understanding but also resources to the regional and global affairs.

According to the diplomat, the fact that the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly was held in both face-to-face and online forms for the first time in 75 years of its history has reflected the UN’s flexibility and adaptability amid complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The main message that countries focused on at the high-level general debate and 76th session of the UN General Assembly was to strive for post-pandemic recovery, improve resilience to recover from the pandemic in a sustainable manner, meet the requirements of the planet, respect the people, and give new lease of life to the UN, he concluded./.