President Luong Cuong meets with the United Nations Secretary-General

According to the special correspondent of the Vietnam News Agency, at noon on September 22 local time, at the United Nations Headquarters (New York, USA), President Luong Cuong had a meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on the occasion of attending the High-level General Debate of the 80th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, combined with bilateral activities in the US.

President Luong Cuong meets with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Photo: Lam Khanh/VNA

At the meeting, UN Secretary-General António Guterres shared his assessment of the situation and multi-dimensional challenges facing the UN and the world ; expressed his wish that countries strengthen cooperation to implement the commitments made, and shared the need to reform and improve the effectiveness of UN operations.

Secretary-General António Guterres emphasized his special affection and support for Vietnam; respectfully sent his warm regards to the leaders of the Party and State of Vietnam and expressed his great anticipation of his official visit to Vietnam in late October 2025.

Expressing admiration for Vietnam's socio-economic development achievements and its growing position, the UN Secretary-General said that Vietnam is an excellent partner, actively participating and contributing in all priority areas of the UN, especially in peacekeeping , sustainable development, climate change response, and equitable energy transition.

Mr. António Guterres assessed Vietnam as an active member of the UN, a pillar of today's multipolar world, so he believed that emerging economies, including Vietnam, need to have a more worthy voice, representation and role in the global governance system.

Congratulating the Secretary-General on the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, President Luong Cuong affirmed that Vietnam believes in and supports multilateralism and the central role of the United Nations in global governance.

President Luong Cuong signs the guestbook at the United Nations Headquarters. Photo: Lam Khanh/VNA

Sharing the Secretary-General’s assessment of the world situation, the President expressed his support for the UN reform process and said that countries need to play a leading role in this process, and discuss thoroughly to reform comprehensively and transparently; affirming that Vietnam is ready to welcome the UN to set up headquarters and offices in Vietnam.

The President was pleased to announce that Vietnam has achieved many results and positive progress in socio-economic development and the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals; the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) is making positive progress, but still needs support from the UN and international partners. On that basis, the President proposed that the UN increase technical assistance, train high-quality human resources, and mobilize resources for developing countries, including Vietnam, especially in accessing preferential climate finance, new generation clean technology, and improving response capacity.

The two sides agreed to continue to deepen the Vietnam-UN and ASEAN-UN relations in the coming time, promoting ASEAN's central role in the security and development structure in the region, including resolving disputes in the East Sea by peaceful means, complying with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), as well as making common contributions to global issues.

The President and the Secretary-General emphasized the historic significance of opening the signing of the UN Convention against Cybercrime in Hanoi at the end of October 2025.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/thoi-su/chu-tich-nuoc-luong-cuong-gap-tong-thu-ky-lien-hop-quoc-20250923061134343.htm