UN Secretary General congratulated newly elected Vietnamese president
VOV.VN - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has congratulated General To Lam on his election as President of Vietnam at the ongoing National Assembly meeting.
During a phone call to Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, head of the Vietnamese delegation to the UN on May 23, Guterres expressed his belief that under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the State and President To Lam personally, the Vietnamese people would continue to achieve more success in all fields, especially in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). He affirmed that the United Nations would continue to be a reliable partner accompanying Vietnam in its development process.
Secretary General Guterres also expressed his desire to soon meet President To Lam in the near future, to further promote the good cooperative partnership between the United Nations and Vietnam. He especially appreciated Vietnam’s sound socio-economic development achievements as well as its recent positive contributions to solving global problems at United Nations forums.
Both Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang discussed major emerging issues at the United Nations and solutions to improve the operational efficiency of the UN development system.
