Vietnamese Permanent Representative to the UN Le Luong Minh was speaking at a meeting between Mr. Ban Ki-Moon and representatives of Asian countries to the UN on Oct. 11. He welcomed the nomination of Ban Ki-Moon, a representative of an Asian country that Viet Nam has close relations and effective cooperation with, as the new UN chief. He said Viet Nam pledges maximum cooperation in order to create favourable conditions for Ban to fulfil his lofty mission as the top leader of the UN. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Viet Nam Welcomes Nomination of Ban Ki-Moon as UN Secretary General
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UN Secretary General visits some relics in Hanoi
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and his wife visited the Ethnology Museum on May 25 and then left Hanoi for Bangkok, ending their official visit to Vietnam. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and his wife Nane Annan visited some relics and streets in Hanoi such as The Huc Bridge, Van Mieu Temple - the first university in Vietnam, and Hang Gai Street, on May 25. Many Vietnamese and foreign visitors had a good chance to meet Mr Annan and his wife at Van Mieu Temple. In the afternoon, Mr Annan and his wife visited the Ethnology Museum and then left Hanoi for Bangkok, ending their official visit to Vietnam. … [Read more...] about UN Secretary General visits some relics in Hanoi
UN Secretary General welcomes Vietnamese PM
The statement was made by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung during a meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at UN headquarters in New York on September 27. Mr Dung said Vietnam respects the UN’s role in maintaining peace, promoting development and solving social issues. He expressed the hope that Mr Ban will support Vietnam’s bid to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2008-09 term. He affirmed that Vietnam will cooperate closely with the Secretary General and the Secretariat in implementing the UN Security Council’s noble mission. He proposed that the Secretary General provide further assistance to Vietnam to implement the Millennium Development Goals and the One-UN Initiative successfully. Mr Ban thanked Vietnam for paying due attention to global climate change and implementing the One-UN Initiative and other Millennium Development Goals. He praised the country for its efforts to speed up transparency in management and … [Read more...] about UN Secretary General welcomes Vietnamese PM
UN Secretary- General special envoy praises Viet Nam’s efforts in HIV/AIDS control
Dr. Nafis Sadik, special envoy of the UN Secretary General for HIV/AIDS, has praised Viet Nam's good performance in HIV/AIDS control activities, especially the National Assembly's approval of the Law on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control. Dr. Nafis Sadik was speaking with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung who received the special envoy and her delegation in Ha Noi on Sept. 20 during their official visit to Viet Nam. She also praised Viet Nam for working out a national strategy on HIV/AIDS prevention and said she was ready to share her experiences in HIV/AIDS control with officials in Viet Nam. PM Dung said he believed that Viet Nam-UN relations would continue to make excellent progress, particularly in areas relating to poverty reduction and epidemic prevention. The PM said Viet Nam had devised a strategy for sustainable development, in which the country attached importance to promoting economic growth as well as addressing social problems. Viet Nam had established a national … [Read more...] about UN Secretary- General special envoy praises Viet Nam’s efforts in HIV/AIDS control
UN Secretary General urges Kosovo to reconsider EU mission plan
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on November 11 urged Kosovo to reconsider an amended United Nations plan for deployment of the European Union police and justice mission (EULEX) in Kosovo. Earlier on November 10, Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci rejected Mr Ban's plan, which UN officials had hoped was a compromise acceptable to both Pristina and Belgrade more than eight months after Kosovo seceded from Serbia. The EULEX mission has faced delays because of opposition from Serbia and Kosovo's Serbs. But Serbia's Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said on November 11 that Belgrade would support Mr Ban's proposal. According to the plan, there would be two separate chains of command for Albanian and Serb policemen in Kosovo. In majority Albanian areas, police would be under the EU umbrella, while police in the northern part held by Serbs would report to the UN administration. EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana said on Monday in Brussels that he … [Read more...] about UN Secretary General urges Kosovo to reconsider EU mission plan