UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Kamal Malhotra (Photo: VNA)

The UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Kamal Malhotra told the Vietnam News Agency ahead of the June 7 voting on five non-permanent seats in the UNSC for the 2020-2021 term, in which Vietnam is the only candidate of the group of Asia-Pacific nations in the UN. The UN official said Vietnam has participated in the UN peacekeeping forces and gained lots of experience in after-war recovery. UN members hope that if elected to the UNSC, Vietnam would play a bigger role in issues on the UNSC’s agenda such as the denuclearization in the Korean peninsula or the situation in Myanmar. As leader of the UN in Vietnam, Malhotra reiterated his commitment to continuing to accompany Vietnam in its new role and responsibility if the country is elected as a non-permanent member of the UNSC for the 2020-2021 tenure.