The election was made by representatives of all 191 WIPO member countries at the WIPO General Assembly's 49th session that opened in Geneva on October 2.
Ambassador Dung was the candidate of countries in the Asia-Pacific region, which has not had any representatives serving as Chairperson of the WIPO General Assembly for 12 years.
He said it was also the result of active contributions by the Vietnamese mission in Geneva and himself to WIPO's activities.
