Vienna, April 9 -- Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria Vu Le Thai Hoang has called for closer cooperation between the missions of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) to strengthen their collective voice at multilateral forums.

Addressing a meeting of ASEAN and GRULAC heads of mission on April 8, Ambassador Hoang emphasised the value of the dialogue mechanism in fostering coordination among developing countries, while highlighting the need to enhance transparency and improve the efficiency of resource allocation and utilisation across United Nations activities.

He also thanked participating countries for sending delegations to the signing ceremony of the UN Conv...