Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy joins the UNSC's meeting via video teleconference. (Photo: VNA) New York (VNA) – Vietnam and Indonesia, the two ASEAN member states atthe United Nations Security Council (UNSC), laid stress on the need to enhancedialogues and carry out peace commitments in Colombia.
At the UNSC’s meeting on Colombia’s situation held via video teleconference onOctober 14, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam’s mission to the UN, saidVietnam and Indonesia acknowledged recent positive steps of developments of thePeace Agreement in Colombia.
He suggested relevant parties give overriding priority to protect civilians,particularly women and children, amidst increasing violence and attacks aimedat the Colombian community.
Emphasising the significance of economic development measures in the peaceprocess, Quy hoped that the Columbian government, the Revolutionary ArmedForces of Colombia (RAFC), the National Reintegration Council, the UN andinternational and regional organisations support the building andimplementation of a socio-economic strategy for Colombia, including measures tohelp veterans stabilise their lives.
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Carlos Ruiz Massieu, who isalso Head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, said after four years ofimplementation, the Peace Agreement helps end more than five decades ofconfrontation between the Colombian government and the FARC.
However, he expressed his concern over the continued attacks and violence,asking Colombia to handle illegal armed forces and organised crimes.
Besides, he called for relevant parties to have positive response to the UNSecretary-General’s call for ceasefire, carry out the UNSC’s resolution 2532(2020), and realise targets set in the Peace Agreement.
At the meeting, the UNSC’s members committed to supporting the Colombiangovernment to implement the Peace Agreement, socio-economic developmentprojects, and measures to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic. They wished the relevantsides would complete public policies, and enhance measures ensure safety forthe vulnerable communities during the reintegration process./.
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