Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son (C) chair UNSC's open debate on mine action (Photo: VNA)Ambassador Olof Skoog, Head of the EU Delegation to theUnited Nations, hailed the relevance of the major topics that Vietnam picked for April as the UNSC President, especially those related to cooperationbetween the UN and regional organisations, reconciliation diplomacy andconfidence-building measures.
According to him, at present, the situation is tense in manyparts of the world, but the UNSC unfortunately has not been able to issue a resolution on everyissue. Therefore, Vietnam's emphasis on trust building is a verygood approach to seek support from other countries in promoting the council’sagendas.
Ambassador Fatima Kyari Mohammed, Permanent Observer of theAfrican Union to the UN, also spoke highly of the key topics selected byVietnam. According to her, regional organisations are of great importance inpromoting dialogue and reconciliation diplomacy in conflict prevention, as wellas in finding solutions to solve conflicts.
She appreciated Vietnam's promotion of discussions onstrengthening dialogue and conflict settlement through peaceful means, puttingpeople at the centre, prioritizing humanitarian policies and intensifyingrelationships with regional organisations. She stressed that all of thesecontents are very consistent with the priorities of the AU, an alliance thatalways wants to tightent its cooperation with other regional organisations,especially ASEAN.
Vietnam chairs meeting to review its Month of UNSC Presidency (Photo: VNA)According to her, the April 27 session on the protection ofessential infrastructure in conflicts focused on issues closely related tohuman life andVietnam has created its own imprint with the results of this session.
As a new member of the UNSC, Ireland appreciates all threekey topics that Vietnam brought to the discussion in April, she said, addingthat the Irish Foreign Minister had attended all three high-level sessionschaired by Vietnam, showing that Ireland attaches great importance to Vietnam's Presidency of the UNSC as well as issues of substantial importance thatVietnam chose to put on table.
The ambassador also said Vietnam has done the right thing when working to connect ASEANwith the UNSC to solve the Myanmar conflict. ASEAN needs to work closely with the council to find asolution to the current situation in Myanmar, she added.
The UNSC open debate on mine action under thechair of Vietnam also won applause from the international community.
Ilene Cohn, Officer-in-Charge of the UN Mine Action Service(UNMAS), stressed that Vietnam put forward the issue at the right point oftime. She noted that the meeting held great importance since theUNSC is the body responsible for resolving issues to maintain the world’s peaceand security, adding that when bombs and landmines remain a major threat to peoplearound the globe, the UNSC should continue to give priority to this issue in its agenda.
Ambassador T.S. Tirumurti, head of the India Mission to theUN, and Ambassador Anouparb Vongnorkeo, head of the Laos Mission to the UN,also highly valued Vietnam’s active and increasingly important role in the UN Security Council during the month it chaired the council.
They said the topics that Vietnam selected fordiscussions in April were relevant and practical./.
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