Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang (middle) addresses the event (Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs)At the meeting, participants agreed that in the firstquarter of this year, amid the complicated and unexpected developments of the world and regionalsituation, especially impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UNSC still dealt with agreat deal of workload with the adoption of 27 documents in various fields.
They discussed many detailed measures to prepare for Vietnam’shosting of three major events in April, including an open discussion at the ministeriallevel on surmounting bomb and mine consequences, maintaining sustainable peace,and strengthening connectivity for more effective actions chaired by the VietnameseForeign Minister on April 8; an online high-level discussion on promoting cooperationbetween the UN and regional organisations in building trust and dialoguein preventing and settling disputes scheduled to be presided over by the State President on April 19; and a ministerial discussionon protecting necessary facilities for people’s life in armed conflicts chaired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs onApril 27.
These are important multilateral activities that contributeto specifying the Party’s external policies.
Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang HoangGiang spoke highly of the close and effective coordination of ministries andsectors with the working group in facilitating Vietnam’s participation and contributionsto the UNSC in the past time.
He asked relevant ministries and sectors to continuestrengthening collaboration in sharing information and promoting the implementationof priorities, while focusing on researching, forecasting and popularising informationto ensure the success of Vietnam's UNSC Presidency in April as well as in the rest of its tenure./.
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