 Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese permanent mission to the UN, speaks at a meeting of the UN Security Council (Photo: VNA) |
The event aimed to discuss priorities of the President of the 75th UN General Assembly and measures to strengthen cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the UN General Assembly in the time ahead. Bozkir said he appreciated ASEAN’s role and contribution to the UN, and expressed his hope that ASEAN countries, including Vietnam and Indonesia which are currently non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, will work to promote solidarity and unity of the UN and the UN Security Council. ASEAN ambassadors and heads of missions congratulated Bozkir for his election as President of the 75th UN General Assembly and voiced support for priorities in his working agenda. They appreciated the UN’s efforts in response to COVID-19, and pledged to work to bolster cooperation between ASEAN and the Office of the UN General Assembly President.