Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang. (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam keeps a close watch on and isconcerned about the escalating violence in the Gaza Strip over the past days,leaving many Palestinians dead and injured, the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’sspokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said.
Hang made the statement in Hanoi on May 15 while answeringreporters’ question regarding Vietnam’s reaction to increasing conflicts in theGaza Strip between Israeli security forces and Palestinian people.
“Vietnam calls on the concerned parties to exerciserestraint, handle conflicts through peaceful measures and create favourableconditions for negotiations as well as international efforts to reachcomprehensive, equitable and sustainable solutions, ensuring legitimateinterests of the parties, and regional peace and stability,” the spokespersonsaid.
Earlier, at the open debate ofthe UN Security Council on April 26, Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, head ofVietnam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, also expressed Vietnam’sconcern about the current Middle East situation and called on the UN SecurityCouncil to uphold its important role in encouraging the resumption of peacetalks between the parties.
She stressed the need for allparties to respect international humanitarian law, stop any act of hostility,incitement and violence, to ensure unimpeded access to humanitarianassistance. -VNA
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