The United Nations has always been a close friend of Vietnam on its development path.

On the afternoon of September 18, at the Presidential Palace, President Luong Cuong received Ms. Pauline Tamesis, United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator, and heads of UN organizations in Vietnam on the occasion of preparing to lead a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to attend the High-Level Debate of the 80th UN General Assembly in New York, USA.

The President expressed his delight at the strong developments in the Vietnam-UN cooperation relationship, emphasizing that the UN has always been a close friend of Vietnam on its development path.

President Luong Cuong received Ms. Pauline Tamesis, UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam.

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Discussing development priorities, the President stated that Vietnam is making efforts to achieve two 100-year strategic goals: by 2030, becoming a developing country with modern industry and high average income; and by 2045, becoming a developed country with high income. At the same time, Vietnam is also making efforts to strengthen key tasks on international integration, green growth, science and technology development, innovation, digital transformation, law making and enforcement, promoting the private economy , education and training, and universal health care. From there, the President suggested that UN organizations cooperate closely and provide more effective support to Vietnam in these areas, especially in policy advice, promoting scientific and technological cooperation, and capacity building.

Regarding the High-Level Debate of the 80th UN General Assembly, the President emphasized that the meeting took place in a special context - when the UN celebrated its 80th anniversary, Vietnam just celebrated its 80th National Day, both the UN and Vietnam are making efforts to reform towards increasing effectiveness and efficiency, adapting to the requirements of the times.

The President reiterated his stance of strong support for multilateralism and the central role of the UN in global governance, emphasizing that Vietnam will continue to take concrete actions to actively and responsibly contribute to the common work of the world for peace , stability, cooperation and development in the region and globally.

Ms. Tamesis affirmed that the UN will continue to accompany and support Vietnam in implementing its commitments on sustainable development, towards achieving the set strategic goals.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lhq-luon-la-nguoi-ban-gan-bo-voi-vn-tren-chang-duong-phat-trien-185250918231100024.htm