The Prime Minister told his guests that Vietnam has a respectful and  friendly attitude toward the UN, therefore, at this year’s UN General Assembly debate sessions, for the first time, Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan all delivered messages affirming the UN role in solving global issues.

Over the years, the UN has been working with Vietnam for the national development and most recently in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Affirming that the UN's proposals and recommendations are useful to the government's policy-making, Prime Minister Phuc asked UN agencies to contribute their input to draft documents of Vietnam’s 13^th National Party Congress, which will cover  environmental protection, people's democracy, and economic development strategy for the next 10 years.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc presents a gift to UN Resident Coordinator in Viet Nam Kamal Malhotra (Photo: VNA)

UN Resident Coordinator in Viet Nam Kamal Malhotra offered his deep condolences to the people in central Vietnam who are suffering immense losses caused by floods and landslides. He applauded Vietnam as Chair of the UN Security Council in January and in the first year of the 2-year term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, saying Vietnam has made numerous contributions to multilateralism protection and UN peacekeeping mission.