Guterres made the remarks when receiving Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, the newly-appointed Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the U.N., who came to present his credentials on February 25.

The UN leader hailed Vietnam’s capacity while performing important roles at U.N. agencies, including a non-permanent member of the U.N. Security Council in the 2020-2021 tenure, and engaging in U.N. peacekeeping operations.

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Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang (L) presents his credentials to U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

He expressed his hope that during the office tenure of Ambassador Giang, Vietnam will continue making effective contributions to U.N. forums and activities in New York, thus helping promote multilateralism on the basis of the U.N. Charter and deepen the growing partnership between the U.N. and Vietnam.

For his part, Ambassador Giang conveyed the regards of Vietnamese leaders to the U.N. Secretary General, affirming that Vietnam is always a trustworthy and responsible partner of the U.N.

He vowed to work hard to strengthen the positive and active engagement as well as practical and effective contributions of Vietnam to the international community, especially during the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals, climate change response and the maintaining of international peace, as well as to discussions on future cooperation orientations of the U.N., such as the Our Common Agenda (OCA).

The ambassador said he hopes to cooperate closely with U.N agencies in boosting collaboration between Vietnam and the ASEAN with the U.N.

On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of Vietnam’s joining the U.N. (September 9, 1977-2022), Ambassador Giang extended President Nguyen Xuan Phuc's invitation to U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres to visit Vietnam on an early date.

Source: VNA