I wish to congratulate Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on his
election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session. I firmly believe that he will skilfully lead our session to success.
May I express my appreciation to Her Excellency María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of th…
I extend my warmest congratulations to His Excellency Mr. Miroslav Lajčák on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-second session.
My special thanks also go to the Secretary-General and the Secretariat. Only 10 months into his term of office, Mr. Guterres has already left…
I congratulate Mr. Peter Thomson on his election as President of the General Assembly at its seventy-first session. I am confident that his wisdom, leadership and experience will guide our session to success. Allow me also to thank Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, President at the seventieth session, for his i…
At the outset, I should like to extend my warmest congratulations to Mr. Sam Kutesa on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session. I am confident that under his able leadership this session will enjoy great success. My appreciation also goes to Mr. John William Ashe…
On behalf of the Vietnamese delegation, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your unanimous election as President of the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session. I am confident that your diplomatic skills and experience will help to ensure the great success of the current session. I would like to…
I thank the Burkina Faso Presidency for the initiative to organize this open debate of the Security Council. And I thank you, Mr. President, for personally presiding over the debate. I also thank the Secretary-General and the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)…
On behalf of the Vietnamese delegation, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, and the delegation of South Africa on your effective leadership of the work of the Council this month. We highly appreciate your initiative to hold a debate on this important topic, and I am confident that, unde…
First of all, my delegation would like to express its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the comprehensive and informative report contained in document A/55/61. I would also like to express our satisfaction with the tremendous effort and valuable contribution made this
year by the Division f…
Viet Nam attaches great importance to agenda item 38, entitled “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters”. Over the last six years commendable efforts have been made with a view to bringing this question to a satisfactory outc…
At the outset, let me take this opportunity to express our great appreciation to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive and informative reports contained in documents A/54/429 and
Viet Nam notes with satisfaction that until now 132 countries have become parties to the United Nations Convention…
It is a great honour for me to address the General Assembly today in my capacity as Chairman of the Asian Group on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the General Assembly's adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Let me welcome the presence of national delegations, representativ…
On behalf of the delegation of Viet Nam, I wish to express our appreciation for your words of sympathy, Sir. The damage caused by the flood in central provinces of Viet Nam is very serious and extensive. According to initial reports, human losses numbered over 600 lives. More than 600,000 houses hav…
