Vietnam has affirmed its consistent policy of strongly committing to
international efforts towards disarmament and arms control, including
the prevention of excessive use of conventional arms and their illegal
transfers.
The affirmation was made by Ambassador Le Hoai Trung, Vietnamese
permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) in a speech
delivered at the UN Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in New
York on July 9.
Viet Nam therefore supports
and takes part, in an active and responsible manner, in international
efforts towards an international instrument regulating international
transfer of arms as specified in Resolution 64/48 of the UN General
Assembly, Trung said.
According to him, to ensure
the success of the Conference and broad participation of states, the
Conference shall be conducted in a transparent and open manner and its
decisions, including the final text of ATT, must be considered and
adopted by consensus.
The Conference must ensure
that the ATT is balanced and non-discriminatory. ATT should uphold basic
principles of international law and the UN Charter, including respect
for state sovereignty, territorial integrity and non-interference in
internal affairs, the senior diplomat added.
Concluding the speech, Ambassador Trung reiterated Vietnam ’s
commitment to contributing actively and constructively at the Conference
in striving for an international instrument to minimise consequences of
illicit transfers of arms.
The UN conference on
Arms Trade Treaty kicked off in New York on July 2 and are set to
continue through July 27 with an aim to draft a global arms trade
treaty.-VNA