On the afternoon of October 24, after the official welcoming ceremony was solemnly held at the Presidential Palace, Politburo member and President Luong Cuong held talks with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, warmly welcoming General Secretary Antonio Guterres' second official visit to Vietnam and attending the opening ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations and Vietnam on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the National Day, President Luong Cuong affirmed that this visit is of great special significance, reflecting the parallel development journey between Vietnam and the United Nations.
The President thanked the United Nations for its valuable support over the past nearly five decades as well as the support and affection of General Secretary Guterres for Vietnam.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his joy and special affection for Vietnam during his second official visit. Mr. Guterres highly appreciated Vietnam's role, position, prestige and outstanding positive and contributions in recent times to the common work of the United Nations in all pillars, notably the hosting of the Opening Ceremony of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime in Hanoi and actively participating in United Nations peacekeeping activities.
Secretary General Guterres affirmed that the United Nations will continue to accompany, care for and support Vietnam's development priorities; expressed his hope that Vietnam will further promote its role, position and voice at the United Nations, playing a pioneering role in shaping a multipolar world, in which multilateralism and global governance mechanisms operate more effectively, the worthy role of developing countries and emerging economies is promoted.
Affirming that Vietnam will continue to make active and responsible contributions to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world, President Luong Cuong proposed 5 key areas in cooperation between Vietnam and the United Nations in the coming time.
One is the need to reform the United Nations to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency of operations and optimize resources. In this process, Vietnam is ready to receive if the United Nations wants to locate its headquarters as an agency or organization in Vietnam.
Two is that Vietnam - United Nations strategic cooperation needs to be focused on, focusing on priority areas such as science, technology, innovation, high-quality human resource development, climate change response, natural disasters, non-traditional security challenges, and equitable energy transition.
Third, Vietnam is ready to participate more in peacekeeping activities.
Fourth, it is necessary to strengthen cooperation in combating transnational crimes and cybercrime for a safe and healthy cyber environment, for peace, stability and sustainable development.
Fifth, it is necessary to further promote ASEAN-UN cooperation.
At the end of the talks, President Luong Cuong and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres highly appreciated the results of the exchanges, demonstrating friendship, trust and mutual understanding, contributing to deepening the comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and the United Nations.
