A senior diplomat has highlighted international recognition of Vietnam’s successful presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in October.
Pham Vinh Quang, Deputy Head of the International Organisation Department of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry, said on November 5 that member and non-member countries of the UNSC have recognised Vietnam’s contributions, saying the country has done an excellent job for the second time. Many of them praised Vietnam’s initiative to hold an open discussion on women, peace and security.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem successfully chaired the event, which focused on assistance to women and girls in the post-conflict period, the first of its kind ever held by the UNSC.
The event, attended by the UN Deputy Secretary General and 60 representatives of nations and international organisations, aimed to protect those worst hit by conflicts.
State President Nguyen Minh Triet’s important speeches delivered at the UNSC summit and the high-level debate of the UN General Assembly contributed to the success of Vietnam’s presidency in October.
The UNSC October agenda was burdensome, dealing with 22 topics, passing five resolutions, three Presidential Statements and five press statements. It was the month the UNSC passed the largest number of documents since early 2009 and many of these topics were raised by Vietnam in its capacity as the Council President, Mr Quang said.
The UNSC dealt with a series of issues, namely the situation in Somali, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Ivory Coast, Sudan, Kosovo, Haiti, Timor-Leste, Lebanon and Iraq. In its capacity as UNSC President, Vietnam successfully chaired all relevant meetings in an objective way and with high sense of responsibility and patient consultancy.
As a result, the UNSC managed to reconcile different viewpoints and reasonably meet the legitimate demands of relevant parties, thus building a consensus to support a final solution, Mr Quang concluded.
Source: VOV