– Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Head of Vietnam’s permanent delegation to UN, received John McAuliff, a longtime friend of Vietnam in New York on Friday.

At the meeting, the two sides discussed ways to promote people-to-people diplomacy.

Mr. McAuliff briefed about recent people-to-people diplomacy activities that he himself and the Fund for Reconciliation and Development have implemented and plans to connect and strengthen exchanges between individuals and NGOs of the US and Vietnam. He praised Vietnam’s achievements in multilateral foreign affairs, saying he’s ready to continue to participate in the upcoming activities of Vietnam’s UN delegation.

Ambassador Giang acknowledged Mr. McAuliff’s enthusiastic opinions on international issues at the UN forums, and hoped that he would continue to work with Vietnam’s UN delegation and other agencies to enhance mutual understanding between the two peoples.

Ambassador Giang suggested activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Vietnam’s accession to the United Nations (9/1977 – 9/2022) and the 50th anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords, officially called the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam.

Source: VOV5