Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang met with US Assistant Secretary of War for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs John Noh in New York on the morning of September 21 (US time).

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation met with Vietnamese experts and intellectuals in the US, in New York on September 21 morning (local time).

Two terms as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, three terms as a member of the Human Rights Council, nearly 1,400 personnel deployed to UN peacekeeping missions, and a ranking of 49th out of 193 countries in terms of contributions to the UN regular budget are telling figures reflecting Viet Nam’s substantive contributions. These achievements clearly demonstrate Viet Nam’s growing role and responsibility in promoting global peace and development at the United Nations.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and a high-level Vietnamese delegation arrived in New York on the evening of September 20 (local time), to attend the High-Level General Debate of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81) and conduct bilateral activities in the US.

Viet Nam has called for stronger international cooperation against terrorist acts and violent extremism at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)’s ninth biennial review of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy held at UN Headquarters in New York on July 2 (local time).

State President Luong Cuong attended the opening of the High-Level General Debate of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) in New York on September 23 (local time).

State President Luong Cuong had meetings with Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov and Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in New York on September 23 (local time) on the sidelines of the High-Level General Debate of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80).

This marks the second resolution on which Viet Nam has successfully coordinated negotiations at the Fifth Committee of the UNGA's 79th session.