Dung made the announcement during a keynote speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue, an Asia-Pacific security forum that gathers top defence and military officials from around the world.
"At this prestigious forum, I have the honour to announce that Vietnam has decided to participate in UN peacekeeping operations, first in such areas as military engineering, military medicine and military observation," he said.
The prime minister did not give other details.
Edmond Mulet, the UN Assistant Secretary-General of Peacekeeping Operations, visited Vietnam in February to help the country prepare to join the organisation's peacekeeping force by next year, according to Vietnamese media reports.
The world body does not have its own military force and depends on contributions from member states.
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