President Moon Jae-in, right, speaks during his summit talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly session. Yonhap

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday his government will provide Vietnam with at least 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines within next month, Cheong Wa Dae said.

He unveiled the plan during his summit talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly session, according to Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Park Kyung-mee.

Moon said South Korea plans to give Vietnam 1 million vaccine doses, or more, in October while pointing out that the two countries have tried to overcome the coronavirus together from an initial phase, sharing relevant materials.

It would represent South Korea's first direct provision of vaccine to a foreign nation, except for financial support through the COVAX program.