(VOVworld) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said the United Nations is always an important part of Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification, multilateralisation and active international integration.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (right) received newly-accredited UN Resident Coordinator, UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Kamal Malhotra (Photo: VOV)

During a meeting in Hanoi on Tuesday with newly-accredited UN Resident Coordinator, UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Kamal Malhotra, Minh thanked the UN for its support to Vietnam’s national construction, defense, and development over the past 40 years. He said

Vietnam hopes that the UN will continue its role in maintaining international peace and security, promoting compliance with international law, and supporting countries like Vietnam in socio-economic development and implementing the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

Mr. Malhotra said that the UN will work closely with Vietnam in organizing activities to mark 40 years since Vietnam’s admission to the UN on September 20, and support Vietnam in national construction and development.