Illustrative photo. (Source: AFP/VNA)New York (VNA) – Vietnam has called on concerned parties to respect reached peace agreements in Western Sahara and expressed support for the UN Mission for the Referendum inWestern Sahara (MINURSO)’s efforts to advance peace process during an UNSecurity Council (UNSC) debate on October 14.
The debate onthe Western Sahara situation was briefed by Special Representative for WesternSahara and Head of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara ColinStewart and Assistant Secretary-General for Africa Bintou Keita.
In his remarksat the event, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam tothe UN, showed sympathy for struggling people in Western Sahara in the face of COVID-19. Humanitarian aid to thesepeople should not be disrupted in such crisis, he said.
He urged the concerned parties to foster peacefuldialogues based on related international rules and UNSC’s resolutions to seek fair and satisfactorysolutions for the benefit of people in the region.
Other UNSCmembers also called on the parties to cooperate with the Special Representativefor Western Sahara to resume peace talks and backed long-term and acceptablesolutions for all parties./.
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