Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s attendance at the high-level week of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly conveys a message about a peace-loving Vietnam that is a responsible member participating more actively, proactively and effectively in the UN’s common work of handling global challenges to international friends, according to a Vietnamese diplomat.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his delegation 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, conduct a host of bilateral activities in the US, and pay an official visit to Brazil from September 17-26 at the invitation of President Lula da Silva.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on and consider the development of a friendly, stable and healthy cooperative relationship with China a strategic choice and top priority in Vietnam's external policy.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long has highlighted the tremendous co-operation achievements recorded over the past five decades between the two nations, as well as their huge co-operation potential.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and US President Joseph Biden met with the press following their talks in Hanoi on September 10.

Vietnam is committed to enhancing cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Mekong sub-region countries, and the international community in drug prevention and control efforts, striving towards the common goals of peace, stability, prosperity, and the building of a drug-free region, a senior official has said.

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.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and President of the House of Councillors of Japan Otsuji Hidehisa held talks in Hanoi on September 5, following a welcome ceremony for the later the same day.

Vietnam opposes any use of force against its fishing vessels operating normally at sea, threatening the life and safety as well as causing damage to the property and interests of fishermen, running counter to international law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS).

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), the United Nations in Vietnam and the German Development Agency (GIZ) jointly held a conference in Hanoi on August 25 to announce the Vietnam Voluntary National Review (VNR) on the implementation of sustainable development goals (SDGs) and a political dialogue towards 2023 SDG Summit.