Vietnam has added its voice to calls for an overhaul of the United Nations to improve the organization’s democracy and transparency.
“Vietnam is of the view that reform of the UN should be conducted through all UN agencies, including the Security Council, for the benefits of all member states,” Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet said during a speech in New York to last Thursday’s session of the UN General Assembly.
In his speech, Triet also said Vietnam was opposed to any unilateral economic sanctions against developing nations and also supported an immediate end of embargoes against Cuba.
While in New York, Triet met UN General Secretary Ban Ki Moon and former U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Triet said Vietnam valued the UN’s role and prestige, especially in peace keeping and fighting poverty around the world, and supported the UN secretary-general’s disarmament initiative.
He reiterated Vietnam’s pledge to work closely with the UN in implementing the “One UN” initiative and dealing with global challenges.
The Vietnamese President invited the UN leader to visit Vietnam next year when the nation will assume the ASEAN presidency and mark the 1,000th anniversary of Hanoi, formerly known as Thang Long (Rising Dragon).
During talks with Clinton, Triet expressed his gratitude to the former U.S. president for his contributions to improving Vietnam-U.S. ties.
The Clinton Global Initiative assisted Vietnam in the fight against HIV/AIDS as well as bomb clearance work, Triet said.
In another diplomatic meeting, Vietnam’s Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem attended the ASEAN-GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) and ASEAN-MERCOSUR (Common Market of the South) Ministerial Meeting in New York on Friday.
At the meeting Khiem promised Vietnam, as ASEAN president in 2010, will do its best to accelerate bilateral and multilateral cooperation between ASEAN and GCC as well as MERCOSUR./.
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