United
Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon praised Viet Nam's co-operation and
support in advancing the "One UN" approach during a Monday meeting
with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.
The two met on the sidelines of the UN General
Assembly meeting in New York. At the meeting, the UN Secretary General also
applauded Viet Nam and other related countries for making progress in
implementing the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea.
Minh updated the UN leader on Viet Nam's
socio-economic development in the past five years and said that Viet Nam hoped
to continue receiving support from UN agencies in reaching these goals.
Minh and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
met later in the day and agreed to foster the strategic partnership between the
two countries. They exchanged views on Asia-Pacific regional structure and ways
to strengthen co-operation in science and education.
Minh requested that the US continue its
humanitarian aid to Viet Nam in dealing with Agent Orange/dioxin and HIV/AIDS.
He also said that Viet Nam welcomed the US' attendance at the East-Asia summit
this year.
For her part, Clinton said US-based General
Electric Group hopes to make a bid to provide energy to Viet Nam.
The US Secretary also appreciated Viet Nam's
efforts in revising its adoption procedures as well as its decision to join The
Hague Convention. She also encouraged Viet Nam to take part in the
Proliferation Security Initiative, a global effort that aimed to stop the
illegal sale of weapons of mass destruction.
Minh also met foreign ministers of Canada,
Russia, Slovenia and leaders of the United Nations Development Program and the
United Nations Population Fund on the same day.
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