Delegates attend UNSC briefing (Photo: VNA)Addressing the council briefing on cooperation with the Arab League, Anhdescribed the establishment of the UN Liaison Office as a great example of anew level of cooperation.
The UN’s cooperation with regional entities should aim touphold the purposes and principles of its Charter, especially respect for independence,sovereignty, territorial integrity and non-interference, he emphasised.
Reiterating the need for the UN Security Council and theArab League to strengthen their cooperation, he expressed support for furtherengagement by United Nations special representatives in that regard.
Vietnam continues backing the justice struggle ofPalestinian people, as well as the two-State solution, he reaffirmed.
Speaking at the meeting, UN Under-Secretary-General RosemaryDiCarlo said that the UN always attaches importance to cooperation withregional organisations in preventing conflicts and maintaining peace,especially amid complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Highlighting increased cooperation activities, she said the UNLiaison Office to the League of Arab States, established in 2019, has strengthenedthe partnership and facilitated regular contacts with special envoys.
Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of ArabStates, said that the region is facing a lot of challenges caused bylong-lasting conflicts and the pandemic.
AL supports the UN’s efforts to address conflict hotbeds inthe region, he added.
Speakers highlighted historical and ongoing efforts as wellas current challenges, from combating terrorism to increasing women’sinvolvement in peace processes, with some commending the year-old UnitedNations Liaison Office to the Arab League and others outlining ways to forgefurther progress. Many called for fresh efforts to advance a two-State solutionto the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, urging the parties to return to peacetalks./.
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