Deputy Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Ngo Toan Thang (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) –Vietnam well performed its role as the UN Security Council (UNSC) President inJanuary, actively contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and developmentin the region and the world at large.
Deputy Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Ngo Toan Thang made the statementat the ministry’s regular press conference on April 23.
At the event, Thang said the United Nations Secretariat on April 15 announcedVietnam’s report on the UNSC presidency month (Report No. S/2020/258).
The report reviews all the activities Vietnam carried out in January when it heldthe UNSC presidency, he said, noting that the completion of this report wasearlier than usual.
According to the official, taking the rotary presidency of the UNSC in thefirst month of the year marking the 75th anniversary of the UN Charter, Vietnamselected a priority theme of January as “Upholding the UN Charter to MaintainInternational Peace and Security”. A ministerial open debate chaired byDeputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on this theme attracted111 speeches, the highest number in the history of the UN open debates. Theseincluded speeches by the UN Secretary-General, representatives of 109 membercountries, and UN observers.
In particular, Vietnam also had an initiative to organise the first evermeeting at the UNSC on cooperation between the UN and the Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the UNSC on promoting comprehensive andeffective cooperation between the two organisations. The meeting focused on suchpriority areas as peaceful settlement of disputes, preventive diplomacy,disarmament, peacekeeping, counter-terrorism, maritime cooperation and security.
During the month under the presidency ofVietnam, the UNSC held 30 official activities, including two open debates,eight sessions to listen to reports and four sessions to approve resolutions,which were broadcast live on the UN’s media system.
As UNSC president, Vietnam also held an international pressconference and many press briefings on the council’s work.
The council adopted 13 decisions, including four resolutions and a decision onextending the mandate of UN missions, forces and mechanisms, one declaration ofthe UNSC President, five press statements and two press releases. This is thelargest number of decisions made by the UNSC during one month over many recentyears./.
Deputy Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Ngo Toan Thang made the statementat the ministry’s regular press conference on April 23.
At the event, Thang said the United Nations Secretariat on April 15 announcedVietnam’s report on the UNSC presidency month (Report No. S/2020/258).
The report reviews all the activities Vietnam carried out in January when it heldthe UNSC presidency, he said, noting that the completion of this report wasearlier than usual.
According to the official, taking the rotary presidency of the UNSC in thefirst month of the year marking the 75th anniversary of the UN Charter, Vietnamselected a priority theme of January as “Upholding the UN Charter to MaintainInternational Peace and Security”. A ministerial open debate chaired byDeputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on this theme attracted111 speeches, the highest number in the history of the UN open debates. Theseincluded speeches by the UN Secretary-General, representatives of 109 membercountries, and UN observers.
In particular, Vietnam also had an initiative to organise the first evermeeting at the UNSC on cooperation between the UN and the Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the UNSC on promoting comprehensive andeffective cooperation between the two organisations. The meeting focused on suchpriority areas as peaceful settlement of disputes, preventive diplomacy,disarmament, peacekeeping, counter-terrorism, maritime cooperation and security.
During the month under the presidency ofVietnam, the UNSC held 30 official activities, including two open debates,eight sessions to listen to reports and four sessions to approve resolutions,which were broadcast live on the UN’s media system.
As UNSC president, Vietnam also held an international pressconference and many press briefings on the council’s work.
The council adopted 13 decisions, including four resolutions and a decision onextending the mandate of UN missions, forces and mechanisms, one declaration ofthe UNSC President, five press statements and two press releases. This is thelargest number of decisions made by the UNSC during one month over many recentyears./.
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