Vietnam ’sdeputy representative to the UNSC Ambassador Hoang Chi Trung made thestatement at the council’s discussion on the work of theCounter-Terrorism Committee, the Al-Qaida and Taliban SanctionsCommittee, and the Committee on Non-Proliferation of Weapons of MassDestruction in the remaining half of the year, which was held in NewYork on Nov. 13.
“ Viet Nam acknowledges with serious concerns the complex developmentin the fight against international terrorism, in particular theevolving threats posed to international peace and security and thetragic consequences inflicted upon innocent people by terroristattacks,” said the ambassador.
He took the occasion to call for further UN’s efforts to promote international cooperation in countering terrorism.
Highlighting the fulfillment of heavy work programmes by all threecommittees, Ambassador Trung emphasised the need to enhance directconversations between the three Sub-Committees and representatives ofthe Member States and improve their procedures and thecost-effectiveness in the work of the committees’ expert bodies.
We support the efforts of these expert bodies to contribute to andcoordinate their work within the framework of the Counter-TerrorismImplementation Task Force (CTITF) to help implement the UN GlobalCounter-Terrorism Strategy, said the Vietnamese diplomat./.