General Secretary and President To Lam's visit to the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly: Contributing to raising Vietnam

On September 21, General Secretary and President To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation attended the Future Summit of the 79th United Nations General Assembly and worked in the United States. President of the 78th UN General Assembly Dennis Francis affirmed that the trip demonstrated Vietnam's strong political commitment as well as its contributions to the world's largest multilateral organization.

President of the 78th UN General Assembly Dennis Francis gives an interview to VNA reporter

Active Member

According to VNA, Mr. Dennis Francis highly appreciated Vietnam's role as an active and responsible member, which has been continuously making meaningful and very important contributions to the UN. For example, in the field of international peacekeeping. Vietnam has sent peacekeepers to many hot spots in the world, including South Sudan. Vietnam has also made many contributions as a member of the UN Human Rights Council for the 2023-2026 term, a member of the International Law Commission for the 2023-2027 term and a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council... These successes demonstrate Vietnam's strong commitment to the fundamental principles and values in the UN Charter, international law and multilateralism in general. President of the 78th UN General Assembly Dennis Francis affirmed: General Secretary and President To Lam's participation in the UN General Assembly High-Level Week this year is an extremely meaningful event, demonstrating the highest political commitment at an important time, when the international community is determined to promote multilateralism to deal with a series of current global challenges.

According to Mr. Dennis Francis, “bamboo diplomacy” is a soft but resolute, very dynamic, very open diplomatic line, clearly demonstrating Vietnam’s policy of wanting to be friends with all countries. He was truly impressed with this diplomatic line, contributing to promoting and consolidating multilateralism, showing its rationality and effectiveness in the context of the world in the era of globalization. According to him, currently, many countries in the Southern Hemisphere are lagging behind in their efforts to achieve sustainable development goals. Certainly, Vietnam, with its “bamboo diplomacy” line, has many practical experiences that can be shared with countries in the Southern Hemisphere, both in terms of development and peacekeeping.

Strengthening and enhancing UN - Vietnam relations

President of the 78th UN General Assembly Dennis Francis commented: After the upcoming visit of General Secretary and President To Lam, the relationship between the UN and Vietnam will continue to be consolidated and enhanced. The focus of the 79th UN General Assembly is on promoting human dignity and rights, enhancing values in health, education, and strengthening peace and sustainable development. These are also strong commitments of Vietnam.

According to Mr. Dennis Francis, the visit of General Secretary and President To Lam to the UN and his attendance at the Future Summit demonstrates Vietnam's highest level of commitment and will certainly contribute to raising the relationship between Vietnam and the UN to a new level. The Future Summit is also a special event, a conference for the future of the world, an opportunity for international leaders to promote solidarity and multilateralism to realize the goals of the UN. The President of the 78th UN General Assembly believes that the visit of the Vietnamese leaders is an opportunity for Vietnam to strongly reaffirm its commitments.

HUY QUOC synthesis

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/chuyen-tham-du-khoa-hop-79-dai-hoi-dong-lien-hop-quoc-cua-tong-bi-thu-chu-tich-nuoc-to-lam-gop-phan-nang-quan-he-viet-nam-lien-hop-quoc-len-tam-cao-moi-post759979.html