In his capacity as President of the United Nations Security Council in April 2021, Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 19 chaired a High-level Open Debate on "Cooperation between the UN and regional organisations in enhancing confidence-building and dialogue in conflict prevention and resolution". (Photo: VNA) Ambassador Olof Skoog, head of the EU Delegation tothe UN, said “it was a very good debate.”
The EU side is “very strong supportive of the UN,”the Ambassador told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s correspondents in New York.
The UN needs support as it “cannot do everythingeverywhere by itself,” he said, highlighting the important role by regionalorganisations in conflict prevention and resolution since they have trust andconfidence among parties of conflict.
“So as longas they always follow the UN Charter, respect the international law, I thinkthat kind of locally driven diplomacy,” he said.
Ambassador Anouparb Vongnorkeo, PermanentRepresentative of Laos to the UN, stressed that Vietnam has played an increasinglyimportant role in the UN, especially the UNSC.
According to the Lao Ambassador, the mattersproposed by Vietnam in the debate are significance as they look towards topromoting cooperation within the UN as well as between the UN, notably the UNSC,with regional and sub-regional organisations.
Hailing the smooth and effective collaboration betweenthe UN and regional organisations, he said the two sides have made efforts andcarried out activities to enhance the cooperation.
In an interview with the VNA, Ambassador FatimaKyari Mohammed, Permanent Observer of the African Union (AU) to the UN,appreciated Vietnam for making this high-level open debate.
Highlighting the role of regional organisations andregional cooperation as a whole is fundamental for building confidence andpromoting dialogue in conflict prevention and resolution, she said.
“From the AU perspective, we have signed jointframework for enhanced partnership in peace and security as well as developmentwith the UN over three years ago,” the ambassador said.
“And since then cooperation between the two organisationshas been strengthened to the institutionalisation of our joint efforts,reinforcing our collaboration and coherence, and harmonising strategies andapproaches.”
Also on April 19, UN Secretary-General AntónioGuterres and President of the UN General Assembly Volkan Bozkir held meetingswith Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN.The UN officials commended the April 19 debate chaired by Vietnam.
On this occasion, Quy had a direct meeting with AmbassadorGuillermo Fernández de Soto, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the UN,during which the two sides compared notes on activities of the UNSC regardingthe implementation of the peace agreement signed by the Colombian governmentand the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in 2016.
Quy affirmed that Vietnam always backs the peaceprocess in Colombia and wishes that all relevant sides will continue withdialogue in order to deal with the present challenges, especially throughestablished mechanisms in accordance with the peace agreement.
Vietnam will work together with the UN and theinternational community to support the Colombian government, and promote peace,security and development in Colombia, he said.
Asked about the UNSC’s open debate, Quy told the VNAsaid the participating countries, both members and non-members of the UNSC,commended Vietnam’s preparations for the event in terms of contents andlogistics./.
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