The ceremony was attended by President of the UN General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad Bande, UN Under-Secretary-General Atul Khare, UN Assistant Secretary-General Alexander Zuev and more than 4,000 delegates from UN member states.
Speaking at the event, President of the UN General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad Bande applauded ASEAN’s key role in maintaining peace, stability, and prosperity in the region. He expressed his wish to further enhance close cooperation between ASEAN and the UN in various fields such as peacekeeping, counterterrorism, natural disaster mitigation, climate change, protection of laborers, gender equality, and children’s rights.
He welcomed ASEAN’s efforts in promoting sustainable development and enhancing links between the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
On behalf of the ASEAN member states, Head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the UN Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy said ASEAN has been developing nicely since its inception 53 years ago, emerging from a war-torn region to a region of peace, stability, prosperity, and dynamic development.
These achievements are attributed to the efforts of ASEAN people and the close relations with partner and friend nations around the world as well as the UN, he stressed.
The ambassador affirmed the commitment to join hands with other nations to further promote ASEAN-UN relations in politics, economy, culture, and social affairs.
Translated by Chung Anh