Hanoi (VNA), Sept. 19 -- Vietnamese leaders are expected to send important messages to the high-level week of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, slated for September 21-October 2.

On the eve of the event, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy , head of the Vietnamese mission to the UN, said since Vietnam officially joined the UN on September 20, 1977, the cooperative relations between the two sides have contributed to protecting and promoting national interests, particularly maintaining and consolidating a peaceful and secure environment favourable for national development as well as international integration .

The relationship has also helped raise Vietnam's position and image in the international arena, and deepen relations b...