Vietnam strongly supports nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons to reach a nuclear weapon-free world, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
PM Dung made the remarks while meeting with US Vice President Joseph Biden and other heads of delegations on April 12 on the sideline of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington from April 12-15.
PM Dung along with the participants discussed priority issues of international community regarding nuclear security over the past years.
At the meeting, the Vietnamese Prime Minister said Vietnam wishes to take advantages of nuclear energy for the country’s development.
He underlined the significance of the summit as well as the upcoming meeting to review the implementation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) scheduled to take place in May, which he said would be good opportunities for nations that want to perform their political will and commitment on nuclear disarmament as well as non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. Such events will also promote the safety uses of nuclear for peaceful purposes, including nuclear security, he added.
The mentioned issues need to be solved generally in an effort to reach stable progress, fulfilling the target of an atom for peace era, he said./.
