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Within the framework of the visit to the Summit of the Future, the UN General Assembly's 79th session by General Secretary, President To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, on September 23 in New York (local time), General Phan Van Giang, minister of National Defense, met with United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix.

Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang met with UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix. Photo: VNA

Giang, who is also Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission, valued the UN's pivotal role in building the international law system, maintaining peace, preventing conflicts and addressing global challenges, affirming that as a UN member, Vietnam always follows the UN Charter, its resolutions and action programmes.

He expressed the Vietnamese Defense Ministry’s thanks for the UN's support and cooperation with Vietnam over the past 47 years.

Minister Phan Van Giang emphasized that, in the field of defense and security, Vietnam actively participates in the UN's joint efforts to address non-traditional security challenges, contributing to maintaining regional and international peace and security, especially UN peacekeeping operations, and cross-border crime prevention. Moreover, as a member of international conventions on disarmament, Vietnam has strictly complied with the UN Security Council's resolutions on preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, fully participated in activities within the framework of these conventions.

Informing Lacroix about Vietnam's achievements after a decade of participation in UN peacekeeping operations, Giang said Vietnam has so far deployed more than 900 military and police personnel to the UN missions in South Sudan (UNMISS), the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), and the Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

Vietnam has also successfully deployed five rotations of Level-2 field hospital at UNMISS and two rotations of Engineering Unit at UNISFA. On September 24, Vietnam will continue its commitment by deploying its sixth Level-2 field hospital to UNMISS and the Engineering Unit Rotation 3 to UNISFA. Additionally, Vietnam has consistently maintained a high proportion of female personnel in UN peacekeeping operations, with participation rates exceeding 14%.

Emphasizing that Vietnam consistently pursues an independent, self-reliant foreign policy for peace, cooperation and development, is a friend and reliable partner, and a responsible member of the international community, Giang said Vietnam wishes to further enhance its participation in UN peacekeeping operations, increase the number of officers joining the UN activities and receive continued UN support for Vietnamese military attachés, and army officers at the UN.

Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang and Vietnamese delegates at a meeting with UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix. Photo: VNA

Minister Phan Van Giang hopes that Lacroix continues to support Vietnam's commitments and political determination in joining UN peacekeeping operations.

Lacroix praised Vietnam's increasingly active and effective participation in UN peacekeeping operations, stressing that this has significantly enhanced the effectiveness of the missions to which Vietnam has contributed forces.

He believed that the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense, and Vietnam as a whole, would continue to make effective contributions to UN peacekeeping operations, noting that these efforts affirm Vietnam's commitment and responsibility toward global peace and security while also fostering its cooperative and trustful relationships with the UN and other partners.

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