Head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy on January 17 met President of the UN General Assembly’s 74th session Tijiani Muhammad-Bande to discuss improving the efficiency of the UN’s operations.
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy (L) and President of the UN General Assembly’s 74th session Tijiani Muhammad-Bande (Photo: VNA)
New York (VNA) – Head of Vietnam’s Permanent Missionto the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy on January 17 metPresident of the UN General Assembly’s 74th session Tijiani Muhammad-Bandeto discuss improving the efficiency of the UN’s operations.
As President of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for January2020, Ambassador Quy informed Muhammad-Bande about the UNSC’s agenda during themonth.
He emphasised that the UNSC members had reached highconsensus on important issues such as adopting the Resolution on cross-borderhumanitarian assistance mechanism for Syria, the Resolution on extending themandate of the UN mission in Yemen, and successfully holding an open debate onupholding the UN Charter to maintain international peace and security alongwith a plan to hold a discussion between the UN and ASEAN in the field.
He thanked the UNSC President and UN member states for theirsupport for the UNSC’s activities, and expressed the UNSC’s readiness tofulfill the role of maintaining international peace and security.
Bande, for his part, updated Quy about his priorities duringthe 74th session. He suggested enhancing ties between the UNSC and theUN General Assembly during the month Vietnam holds UNSC presidency, as well asduring the UN General Assembly’s 74th session./.
Vietnam presided over a United Nations Security Council session on January 13, during which the organisation adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the UN Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) in Yemen and listened to a report on activities of the UN mission overseeing the peace agreement in Colombia.
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Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
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Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy (L) and President of the UN General Assembly’s 74th session Tijiani Muhammad-Bande (Photo: VNA) 
