Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh speaks at the meeting (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese DeputyPrime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh on May 8 attendedthe United Nations Security Council’s high-level video meeting with the theme “75 years from the end of the SecondWorld War on European Soil – lessons learned for preventing future atrocities,responsibility of the Security Council".
Minh’s attendance at the session wasmade at the invitation of Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu of Estonia which holds the presidencyof the United Nations Security Council in May 2020. The session also saw theparticipation of 48 foreign ministers and representatives of UN member nations.
In his speech, Minh said 75 years ago, the deadliest war in human history ended, but onlyafter having caused untold suffering to hundreds of millions of people aroundthe world.
The defeat of the fascists andaggressors in the Second World War, and indeed in all wars and conflicts,proved that actions driven by expansionism, militarism and the thirst forconquest and dominance can never bend the will of nations to fight for theirindependence and freedom, he said.
It also demonstrated that no forcecan triumph over the burning desire of nations for peace and the shared valuesof humanity.
“For Vietnam, the end of World War II helped bring a new beginning, as thenation emerged independent, after nearly a century under colonialism,” Minhstressed.
According to the official, rising from the ashes of World War II, nations have come togetherto rebuild a more peaceful, stable and prosperous world.
At the center of these effortsemerged a collective security system anchored in the UN Charter andinternational law.
He went on to say that: “Unfortunately, the end of the Second World War did not mean thatpeace was guaranteed. Colonialism and aggression continued to wreak havoc onnations. Vietnam, for one, suffered decades of devastating wars before our finalvictory in gaining independence, unification and peace.”
“Therefore, given the lessons learnt from the World War II and fromour own history, Vietnam believes strongly that upholding international law,strengthened solidarity, cooperation and mutual trust on a global scale mustunderline our efforts to preserve the hard-won peace and stability in all partsof the world.”
The principles of the Charter,particularly those of sovereign equality, territorial integrity, non-use offorce and peaceful settlement of disputes, have proven to be pivotal inpreventing another disastrous world war and maintaining sustainable peace, he said
This was echoed at the SecurityCouncil earlier this year, as the Council itself “reaffirmed its commitment toan international order based on international law as the indispensablefoundation of a more peaceful, prosperous and just world,” Minhsaid.
In Asia, the success of theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in turning Southeast Asia from awar-torn and deeply divided region into a region of friendship and cooperationis a powerful example, he said, adding that it also highlights the crucial role of regional organizations inmaintaining peace, security and stability in the region and beyond.
On this occasion, Minh paid tribute to those who fought and sacrificed in Europe, Asia and Africa, and the people of the former Soviet Union.
He also quoted President Ho Chi Minh’swords as saying that: “The people everywhere love peace,and they hate wars. People everywhere wants to live in independence and freedom.”
“We continue to believe that our common human aspiration for peace,freedom and justice, and our determination to defend our independence,sovereignty and territory, will prevail over confrontation, the use of forceand attempts for domination and conquest,” Minh concluded./.
Minh’s attendance at the session wasmade at the invitation of Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu of Estonia which holds the presidencyof the United Nations Security Council in May 2020. The session also saw theparticipation of 48 foreign ministers and representatives of UN member nations.
In his speech, Minh said 75 years ago, the deadliest war in human history ended, but onlyafter having caused untold suffering to hundreds of millions of people aroundthe world.
The defeat of the fascists andaggressors in the Second World War, and indeed in all wars and conflicts,proved that actions driven by expansionism, militarism and the thirst forconquest and dominance can never bend the will of nations to fight for theirindependence and freedom, he said.
It also demonstrated that no forcecan triumph over the burning desire of nations for peace and the shared valuesof humanity.
“For Vietnam, the end of World War II helped bring a new beginning, as thenation emerged independent, after nearly a century under colonialism,” Minhstressed.
According to the official, rising from the ashes of World War II, nations have come togetherto rebuild a more peaceful, stable and prosperous world.
At the center of these effortsemerged a collective security system anchored in the UN Charter andinternational law.
He went on to say that: “Unfortunately, the end of the Second World War did not mean thatpeace was guaranteed. Colonialism and aggression continued to wreak havoc onnations. Vietnam, for one, suffered decades of devastating wars before our finalvictory in gaining independence, unification and peace.”
“Therefore, given the lessons learnt from the World War II and fromour own history, Vietnam believes strongly that upholding international law,strengthened solidarity, cooperation and mutual trust on a global scale mustunderline our efforts to preserve the hard-won peace and stability in all partsof the world.”
The principles of the Charter,particularly those of sovereign equality, territorial integrity, non-use offorce and peaceful settlement of disputes, have proven to be pivotal inpreventing another disastrous world war and maintaining sustainable peace, he said
This was echoed at the SecurityCouncil earlier this year, as the Council itself “reaffirmed its commitment toan international order based on international law as the indispensablefoundation of a more peaceful, prosperous and just world,” Minhsaid.
In Asia, the success of theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in turning Southeast Asia from awar-torn and deeply divided region into a region of friendship and cooperationis a powerful example, he said, adding that it also highlights the crucial role of regional organizations inmaintaining peace, security and stability in the region and beyond.
On this occasion, Minh paid tribute to those who fought and sacrificed in Europe, Asia and Africa, and the people of the former Soviet Union.
He also quoted President Ho Chi Minh’swords as saying that: “The people everywhere love peace,and they hate wars. People everywhere wants to live in independence and freedom.”
“We continue to believe that our common human aspiration for peace,freedom and justice, and our determination to defend our independence,sovereignty and territory, will prevail over confrontation, the use of forceand attempts for domination and conquest,” Minh concluded./.
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