Newly-elected UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (left) shakes hands with outgoing UN Secretary General Kofi Annan after the General Assembly's vote (AFP Photo).

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam congratulated Foreign Minister of Republic of Korea (RoK) Ban Ki-moon on his election as Secretary-General of the United Nations, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Dung on Oct. 14.

"Vietnam congratulates RoK Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon on being elected as Secretary-General of the UN," Dung told correspondents, "We believe that Ban Ki-moon will perform well in his position of Secretary-General of the UN and will make positive contribution to the development of the largest world body, particularly at a time when the UN is in a process of intensive reform, meeting the desires and interests of UN member countries."

The spokesman said that Vietnam-UN relations has been strengthened and developed since the country became a full member of the UN on Sept. 20, 1977.

Over the recent years, UN agencies in Vietnam have provided much support to Vietnam in many areas and Vietnam has always actively participated in and contributed to UN works, Dung noted.

"We hope that Vietnam-UN relations will be further promoted in the coming period," the spokesman said.

(Source: VNA)