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Commentary by Dr. Valeria Vershinina to Vietnam Information Agency and Vietnamese TV Chanel VTV4

Commentary by Dr. Valeria Vershinina to Vietnam Information Agency and Vietnamese TV Chanel VTV4

25.09.2021

On September 21-27 the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly took place in New York. This year it was dedicated to the assessment of the COVID-19 impact, the review of the UN activities in combating COVID-19 and other international issues. Vietnam’s President Nguyen Xuan Phuc presented his remarks at the session. ASEAN Centre’s Expert Dr. Valeria Vershinina commented on the president’s remarks at the UN session to the Vietnamese media.

In her interview with a reporter from the Vietnam News Agency, Dr. Valeria Vershinina noted that the president of Vietnam raised an important issue of the unequal vaccine distribution. She also highlighted Vietnam’s proposals aimed at promoting joint international cooperation in the sphere of post-COVID-19 recovery. Additionally, she made an assessment of Vietnam’s activities during its non-permanent membership in the UN Security Council and outlined the perspectives of Russia-Vietnam cooperation on other international avenues.

A special VTV4 episode on Vietnam President’s address to the UN General Assembly and the review of Vietnam’s foreign policy was broadcasted both in Russian and Vietnamese.

The interview is available at the channel’s website, as well as at other Vietnamese media: Bao Tin Tuc, Vietnam+.