Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, head of the Vietnam Permanent Mission to the UN for 2014-2018 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Ambassador NguyenPhuong Nga, head of the Vietnam Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN)for 2014-2018, has said there are reasons for Vietnam to be optimistic aboutits run for non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council for the2020-2021 tenure.
On June 7, the UN General Assembly will voteto choose five members for the position, with Vietnam the only representativein Asia-Pacific.
Nga said Vietnam’s nomination for theposition on May 25, 2018, 13 months before the voting, was unprecedented, showingregional countries’ support and trust for Vietnam. This helped make it easierfor Vietnam to rally support from UN member states in other regions.
According to her, Vietnam is a brightexample and admired by international friends for its heroic struggle fornational independence, human rights, growth and its love for peace.
The country has made achievements in itsexternal policy of peace, independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation anddiversification of ties. Its active role in ASEAN, Asia-Pacific EconomicCooperation (APEC), Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and the UN has also helpedfoster bilateral ties with major countries, she said.
She added that Vietnam is widely seen as anactive and responsible member of the UN that supports multilateralisation,follows the UN Charter and international law and joins the UN’s majorpolicymaking agencies, thus making a lot of contributions to the organisation.
UN member countries also trust Vietnam’scapability and role in international security.
The SoutheastAsian country makes active contributions to important issues such as disarmament,the ban on nuclear weapon proliferation, and counter-terrorism, and hasexperience in dealing with ASEAN internal and regional issues and fulfilled itsintermediary role in addressing disputes by peaceful means.-VNA
On June 7, the UN General Assembly will voteto choose five members for the position, with Vietnam the only representativein Asia-Pacific.
Nga said Vietnam’s nomination for theposition on May 25, 2018, 13 months before the voting, was unprecedented, showingregional countries’ support and trust for Vietnam. This helped make it easierfor Vietnam to rally support from UN member states in other regions.
According to her, Vietnam is a brightexample and admired by international friends for its heroic struggle fornational independence, human rights, growth and its love for peace.
The country has made achievements in itsexternal policy of peace, independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation anddiversification of ties. Its active role in ASEAN, Asia-Pacific EconomicCooperation (APEC), Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and the UN has also helpedfoster bilateral ties with major countries, she said.
She added that Vietnam is widely seen as anactive and responsible member of the UN that supports multilateralisation,follows the UN Charter and international law and joins the UN’s majorpolicymaking agencies, thus making a lot of contributions to the organisation.
UN member countries also trust Vietnam’scapability and role in international security.
The SoutheastAsian country makes active contributions to important issues such as disarmament,the ban on nuclear weapon proliferation, and counter-terrorism, and hasexperience in dealing with ASEAN internal and regional issues and fulfilled itsintermediary role in addressing disputes by peaceful means.-VNA
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