PM Minh Chinh and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation’s attendance in the high-level week of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, bilateral activities in the US, and visit to Brazil have obtained substantive and comprehensive results.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a ceremony celebrating Vietnam's 78th National Day and the 46th anniversary of the country's accession to the United Nations (UN) at the UN headquarters in New York, the US, on September 22 evening.

Vietnam persistently pursues a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance; multilateralisation and diversification; being a good friend and trustworthy partner of all countries, said Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh.

PM Pham Minh Chinh met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the UN headquarters in New York on September 21 afternoon (US time), on the sidelines of the high-level week of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly.

PM Pham Minh Chinh joined other world leaders in the Climate Ambition Summit and the UN High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response in New York on September 20, part of the high-level week of the 78th UN General Assembly.

During their trip in the US from September 17-23, the Vietnamese delegation will also make effective use of the activities of the high-level week to further deepen bilateral relationships with major partners, including the US, he said.

PM Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on September 17 afternoon for the US to attend the high-level week of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, and conduct bilateral activities in the country.

As the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) concluded on September 5, Vietnam successfully completed its one-year term as Vice President of the session.

The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) on April 3 adopted a resolution proposed and drafted by Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 22 for visiting United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.

President, UN Secretary-General hold talks

Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres arrived in Hanoi on October 21 morning, beginning a two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The United Nations (UN) will continue paying attention to and support Vietnam's development priorities towards green and sustainable orientations, and just transition, especially in terms of financial access.

Vietnam is an important partner of the United Nations and has made many substantial and effective contributions to UN peacekeeping operations, affirmed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

The 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 77) was officially launched in New York on September 20 (local time), with Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, jointly chairing the opening.

Since becoming the 149th member of the UN on September 20, 1977, Vietnam has always been a trustworthy partner and an active member of the organisation, with numerous important contributions to the implementations of its missions