In his remarks at the function, Dang Dinh Quy, head of the mission, delivered the summarization.
Accordingly, the committee organized two official regular meetings, and six dialogues with U.N. member states and organizations. ASEAN delivered 36 joint speeches, highlighting the bloc’s achievements and stances on a host of issues at the U.N.’s key forums.
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Virtual meeting gathering ASEAN representatives to the U.N. held to review ASEAN Committee activities this year. |
Following a Vietnamese initiative, the ASEAN-U.N. cooperation was discussed for the first time at a U.N. Security Council meeting, Quy noted.
Vietnam also initiated, negotiated and pushed for the U.N. General Assembly’s approval of a resolution on ASEAN-U.N. cooperation, with a record number of 120 U.N. member nations backing the decision, he said.
Participating representatives of ASEAN member states congratulated Vietnam on its successful chairmanship of the ASEAN committee this year despite COVID-19, saying the nation has coordinated the bloc’s operations well via creative and effective suggestions.
They said the ASEAN solidarity and cooperation have been strengthened as member states have stepped up engagements as well as backed each other’s initiatives and candidacies for posts at U.N. organizations.
They lauded the performance of Vietnam and Indonesia as non-permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and their joint work to boost the image of ASEAN at the forum.
Brunei, the Chair of the committee in 2021, said it will build on progress achieved this year following the country’s theme of “We Care. We Prepare. We Prosper” set for its ASEAN chairmanship the same year.
Source: VNA