Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has affirmed Vietnam’s consistent policyof supporting and promoting general and complete disarmament, with toppriority given to nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation.
The FM made the statement while co-chairing the Conference onFacilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-BanTreaty (CTBT) in New York on September 23.
“Vietnamhas been trying its best to contribute to international efforts towardssuch noble goal and has acceded to all major related internationaltreaties”, Minh said. “It is our hope that the CTBT, once brought intoforce, would significantly strengthen our existing mechanisms in ourstriving for a nuclear-free world.”
The Vietnamesediplomat said that Vietnam was among the first to sign the CTBT in 1996and in 2006, and the country leaders have made continued efforts toprepare for the implementation of CTBT upon its entry into force.
“Together with ASEAN fellow countries, Viet Nam is working hard topromote the Treaty on Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapons Free Zone”, headded. He also took this opportunity to call on states, especiallynuclear weapons states, to sign and ratify the protocol annexed to theTreaty.
On the sidelines of the 66 th meeting ofthe United Nations General Assembly, Minh met with his counterparts fromCuba, Argentina, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Kyrgyzstan.
FM Minh and his Costa Rican counterpartEnrique Castillo also signed a memorandum of understanding oncooperation between the two foreign ministries.
At ameeting with Executive Director of UNICEF Carol Bellamy, Minh spokehighly of the support of UN organisations, including UNICEF in Vietnam,over the past time, saying that he hoped the two sides would continuestrong cooperation to implement the Joint Cooperation Programme for the2012 – 2016 period./.
The FM made the statement while co-chairing the Conference onFacilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-BanTreaty (CTBT) in New York on September 23.
“Vietnamhas been trying its best to contribute to international efforts towardssuch noble goal and has acceded to all major related internationaltreaties”, Minh said. “It is our hope that the CTBT, once brought intoforce, would significantly strengthen our existing mechanisms in ourstriving for a nuclear-free world.”
The Vietnamesediplomat said that Vietnam was among the first to sign the CTBT in 1996and in 2006, and the country leaders have made continued efforts toprepare for the implementation of CTBT upon its entry into force.
“Together with ASEAN fellow countries, Viet Nam is working hard topromote the Treaty on Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapons Free Zone”, headded. He also took this opportunity to call on states, especiallynuclear weapons states, to sign and ratify the protocol annexed to theTreaty.
On the sidelines of the 66 th meeting ofthe United Nations General Assembly, Minh met with his counterparts fromCuba, Argentina, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Kyrgyzstan.
FM Minh and his Costa Rican counterpartEnrique Castillo also signed a memorandum of understanding oncooperation between the two foreign ministries.
At ameeting with Executive Director of UNICEF Carol Bellamy, Minh spokehighly of the support of UN organisations, including UNICEF in Vietnam,over the past time, saying that he hoped the two sides would continuestrong cooperation to implement the Joint Cooperation Programme for the2012 – 2016 period./.
