Hanoi, Nov. 15 -- Vietnam and the United Nations (UN) reaffirmed their shared vision of putting people at the heart of all development strategies during a working session between Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu and UN Resident Coordinator for Vietnam Pauline Tamesis and heads of UN development agencies in Hanoi on November 14.

The meeting, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, focused on major policy directions in Vietnam's forthcoming development agenda as reflected in the draft documents to be submitted to the 14th National Party Congress, which are currently being circulated for public feedback.

At the meeting, Vu briefed the UN side on Vietnam's outstanding socio-economic achievements in recent years a...