Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh (Photo: Ngoc Quang/VNA)

The session will bring together leaders, senior government officials, representatives from international organisations, and other stakeholders from 62 countries and territories, who will work to shape the future of regional cooperation to speed up the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and realise the promise of "leaving no one behind".

Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh said that the Deputy PM's presence  will be the highest leader of Vietnam to attend a session of the commission in person in many years, which shows the significance of the event for both sides as this year, the ESCAP is celebrating its 75th founding anniversary, and Vietnam will mark its 45 years of joining the UN.

He added the Deputy PM’s participation at the session will demonstrate Vietnam’s strong commitments to promoting its partnership with the UN and ESCAP in the coming time.

Thanh, who is also the Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ESCAP, said that through the session Vietnam wants to further accelerate the dialogue and cooperation with member countries, effectively optimise ESCAP's support to implement Vietnam's development strategies and goals, and enhance the country’s role and position and contributing to the promotion of a peaceful, stable environment, cooperation and development in the region and the world.