Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam's mission to the UN. (Photo: VNA) New York (VNA) – Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam's mission to the UN, represented Vietnam to attend the virtual Ministerial Meeting of theNon-Aligned Movement (NAM) held on October 9 under the chair of Deputy ForeignMinister of Azerbaijan Araz Azimov.
This year’s theme of the event was “Bandung + 65: MoreRelevant, United and Effective NAM against Emerging Global Challenges,including COVID-19.”
Vietnam, as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Counciland ASEAN Chair this year, reiterated that top priority must be placed on preventingconflicts and peacefully settling international disputes and global challengesfor a world of peace, security and sustainable development.
In his remarks at the event, Ambassador Quy urged the NAM to continue to play a keyrole in promoting respect for law and democratisation of international relations;opposing power-based politics and working for the lifting of unilateral sanctions.
He said the NAM should further strengthen coordination of stances at the UN and other international organisations to guarantee theequal, substantive and democratic participation of all members, especially informulating strategies, programmes and international mechanisms relating tosustainable development.
To overcome challenges caused by COVID-19, all membersshould take effective measures to stimulate demand, prevent protectionism,restructure economy and provide adequate resources for efforts to respond to the crisisand realise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), he noted.
The ambassador added that the NAM also needs to strengthenunity and uphold Bandung principles, notably respect for each other’ssovereignty, non-interference in the internal affairs of states, no use orthreat to use force in international relations and settlement of disputes viapeaceful means.
Participants of the NAM’s Ministerial Meeting adopted aPolitical Declaration reiterating the goals and principles of the Bandung Conference, along with a Special Declaration extending support forthe independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan inaccordance with the principled position of NAM./.
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