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Vietnam supports peaceful use of nuclear power: Ambassador

Vietnam pursues a consistent policy of using nuclear power only for peaceful purposes, stated Ambassador Duong Chi Dung, head of Vietnam's Permanent Mission to the UN.
Vietnam supports peaceful use of nuclear power: Ambassador ảnh 1Ambassador Duong Chi Dung, head of Vietnam's Permanent Mission to the UN, the WTO and other international organisations in Geneva (Photo: VNA)

Geneva (VNA) – Vietnam pursues a consistent policy ofusing nuclear power only for peaceful purposes, stated Ambassador Duong ChiDung, head of Vietnam's Permanent Mission to the UN, the WTO and otherinternational organisations in Geneva.

The ambassador made the remark at the May 1 meeting of thesecond session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference ofthe Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)from April 23 to May 4, at the UN Office in Geneva.

Dung said following Article IV of the NPT on peaceful usesof nuclear power, Vietnam issued the Strategy on Atomic Energy in 2006 and the AtomicEnergy Law in 2008.

Vietnam also signed safeguard agreements and the AdditionalProtocol (AP) with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and took partin most of the IAEA’s international commitments on nuclear power security andsafety, the ambassador noted.

Dung urged other countries to engage in internationalcommitments on nuclear power security and safety, and to make prompt notice ofand support for nuclear incidents. He considered such engagement a measure to ensurepeaceful, sustainable and responsible uses of nuclear power.

Praising the key role of the IAEA, the diplomat proposedthat its inspection and assessment be based on objectivity, equality, andtechnical creditability in line with the IAEA’s safeguard agreements and the AP.

He thanked the IAEA and other partners for their support forVietnam in this regard.

Vietnam will continue collaboration with the IAEA as acommitment to use nuclear power for sustainable peace and prosperity, Dungaffirmed.

The NPT entered into force in 1970 and was extendedindefinitely in 1995. It has 191 member countries, with Vietnam joining in June1982.

The NPT review conference is held every five years. Morethan 400 delegates from 118 countries and international organisations aretaking part in the second session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2020Review Conference.-VNA
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