Gov’t chief meets UN senior officials
VGP – PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng and the high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese Government on Tuesday in Geneva met Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General of the UN Office at Geneva and had working sessions with leaders of the International Labor Organization and the International Organization for Migration.
In his meeting with UN
Under-Secretary-General Sergei Ordzhonikidze, PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng stated that Việt
Nam highly values the central role of the UN in settling international issues, particularly
combating such global challenges as the financial crisis, climate change, and
epidemics.
The Vietnamese Government
chief took the occasion to thank Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze, who is also the
General Secretary of the Conference on Disarmament, for his supports to Việt
PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (L) and ILO Director-General Juan Somavia (R), Geneva, January 26, 2010 – Photo: VGP/Việt Đông |
The same day, PM Dũng paid
a visit to the International Labor Organization (ILO) where he met
Director-General Juan Somavia.
The Government chief
emphasized that Việt Nam always places importance on labor and job generation.
Việt
He asked ILO to continue
its technical and financial assistance for Việt
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Meeting with
International Organization of Migration (IOM) Director-General William Lacy
Swing, PM Dũng underlined the Government of Việt
He added that Việt Nam will
do its best to prevent illegal migration and human trafficking while promoting
legal migration and boosting international cooperation in this field.
The Vietnamese PM hoped
to witness greater assistance from the IOM for Việt
Also on the day, PM Dũng had
a discussion with WTO Deputy Director-General Harsha V. Singh and some senior
officials on the Doha Round and its impacts on the global trade.
By Xuân Hồng