The UN Security Council holds an online meeting on July 27 to look into the situation in Mali (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam affirmed itssupport for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Maliduring a meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on July 27.
The UNSC listened to Mahamat Saleh Annadif,Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of the UNMultidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), reportingon the situation in the country.
The council voiced concerns over recentpolitical tensions there, especially opposition parties’ protests in Bamakocapital on July 10, 11 and 12 that killed 11 civilians.
It urged parties to exercise maximum restraintand not take actions that escalate tensions amid the context that Mali and theregion are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the growth ofterrorism, extreme violence and poverty.
It also highly valued mediation efforts byleaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to seekpeaceful solutions between the Malian Government and opposition parties.
The UNSC asked the Malian Government andrelevant sides to continue implementing the 2015 peace accord while ensuringsafety and security for the country’s people, especially women and children.
At the meeting, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, headof Vietnam’s permanent mission to the UN, shared the speaker’s and UNSCmembers’ view on the situation in Mali.
He called for dialogue and negotiation amongparties to resolve existing differences, stressing the need for the continuedand full implementation of the 2015 peace deal.
The diplomat also requested measures to becarried out to ensure safety for Malian people, particularly women andchildren, and showed support for the role of the UN, the MINUSMA, the AfricanUnion, the ECOWAS and the EU in maintaining peace and security in Mali./.
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