Minister of Public Security To Lam (R) in a working session with Vladimir Voronkov, UN Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism in New York (Photo: VNA)Minister Lam appreciated the UN’s support of the prevention andcontrol of terrorism and extremist violence in Southeast Asia in general andVietnam in particular. He underlined the urgency of cooperation in promotingmultilateralism globally and in strengthening and enhancing the effectivenessof regional and international cooperative mechanisms, including those of theUN.
The two sides shared the view that the threat from terrorismcontinues to grow globally, with international terrorist groups constantlyseeking new operational methods, increasing the use of the cyberspace andinformation technology and linking with transnational criminals. Terrorismcontinues to be a serious threat to international security and peace.
Lam expressed the concern that COVID-19 long-term economic impacts would leadto a rise in terrorist attacks, and online extremist propaganda and terroristrecruitment. The UN plays an important role in coordinating and connecting internationalefforts, solidarity and vigilance among UN member states, to create a synergystrength to counter the threat and expansion of terrorism, he said.
Affirming that Vietnam supports efforts of the internationalcommunity in seeking effective solutions to fight and eliminate terrorism, theminister said the country needs assistance in counter-terrorism and airsecurity through the building of a Countering Terrorist Travel programme (CTTP) and Threat Assessment Models (TAM Programme).
He took the occasion to inform the UN side that Vietnamese public securityofficers enrolled in UN peacekeeping operations have completed training andnecessary procedures and are ready for duty.
The UN Under-Secretary-Generalfor Counter-Terrorism thanked the Vietnamese PublicSecurity Ministry for its active and responsible cooperation in implementingthe UN’s programmes and initiatives to fight transnational crimes, includingterrorism and extremist violence.
He expressed a wish that the ministry will continue to participate in carryingout the UN Global Counter-TerrorismStrategy, and assign experienced officers to work in UN officesincluding the Office of Counter-Terrorism./.
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