The votes were cast at a meeting Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Hungarian Ambassador Csaba Korosi was elected president of the 77th session of the UNGA, and Vietnam one among several vice presidents, representing the Asia-Pacific region. Vietnam's one-year term would commence Sep. 13.

A meeting at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, the U.S., June 7, 2022.

The other vice presidents are Benin, Burundi, Kenya, Mauritania, Niger, Zimbabwe, Malaysia, Nepal, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Chile, El Salvador, Jamaica, Estonia, Israel and Australia.

Previously, Vietnam was also elected as a non-permanent member of the U.N. Security Council for the 2020-2021 term.

The UNGA is one of six principal organs of the U.N., the only one with representatives from all member states. It serves as the representative and policymaking body of the U.N.

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Vietnam willing to promote cooperation with UN on peacekeeping: Ambassador

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Vietnamese peacekeepers in South Sudan plant New Year tree

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Additional Vietnamese female officer assigned to UN peacekeeping mission

The Ministry of National Defence (MOD) held a ceremony in Hanoi on August 17 to hand over the State President’s decision on assigning Lieut. Col. Vu Thi Kim Oanh to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.

Engagement in UN peacekeeping operations raises Vietnam’s prestige

Vietnam’s engagement in UN peacekeeping operations over the past seven years has helped raise the country’s prestige and position in the world and win praise from the UN, international friends and local people, according to Major General Hoang Kim Phung, Director of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

Source: VnExpress