At the outset, I would like to express my delegation’s sincere gratitude to the Secretary-General for the report (A/59/354) before us today for consideration. We highly value the strong commitment and the efforts of His Excellency Mr. Julian Hunte, President of the General Assembly at its fifty-eigh…
At the outset, allow me, on behalf of the Vietnamese delegation, to warmly congratulate you, Sir, an eminent son of Gabon and of Africa, with which Viet Nam has always enjoyed warm sentiments and brotherly relations, on your election as President of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. I…
On behalf of the Asian Group, the delegation of Viet Nam has the honour to pay tribute to the memory of Mr. Boris Trajkovski, the late President of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, who lost his life in a plane crash more than a month ago.
We would like to extend our deepest condolences an…
It is my great honour to address the General Assembly, in my capacity as Chairman of the Asian Group, at this meeting commemorating the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
Today, 7 April — the day that the General Assembly has designated as the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda — …
At the outset, our delegation would like to thank the Secretary-General for his relevant, informative reports under agenda item 52 (a) and (b), which provide us an overview of the developments in the implementation of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, as well as other issues …
The Government of Viet Nam consistently pursues a foreign policy based on the principles of respect for the
independence, sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity and national identity of all nations. We support the legitimate right of every State to exist, free from external interference, subv…
My delegation wishes to join previous speakers in commending the Secretary-General for his important and comprehensive reports on revitalization of the work of the General Assembly and strengthening of the United Nations system. We highly appreciate the practice of considering those two agenda items…
I would like to express Viet Nam’s high appreciation and sincere thanks to the Secretary-General for his comprehensive report on follow-up to the special session on children (A/58/333). It sums up the global endeavour in favour of the interests of children.
The specific goals are set forth in the D…
I would like to join previous speakers in registering our thanks to the Ambassador of the United States, Mr. Negroponte, for his introduction of the report of the Security Council. Along the same lines, we wish to thank the Council and the Secretariat for their preparation of the annual report of th…
I wish to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive reports and I concur with many of his analyses. His dedicated service to the Organization deserves our highest appreciation.
As rightly observed by the Secretary-General, the past year has really been a trying one for the United Nations. I…
On behalf of the delegation of Viet Nam, I wish to warmly congratulate Julian Hunte on his assumption of the presidency of the fifty-eighth session of the General Assembly. I believe that under his able guidance this session will come to a fruitful conclusion. I also take this opportunity to express…
The Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, adopted by the General Assembly two years ago, is a crucial document reflecting the political commitment of world leaders in the global struggle against this pandemic. The Declaration established, for the first time ever, time- bound targets to which indivi…
Murphy’s Law applies to this particular case. What the whole international community has breathlessly feared has happened. The war against Iraq has entered its seventh day. It is deeply deplorable that the worldwide protests and tireless efforts by many Member States and members of the Security Coun…
At this crucial stage in the consideration of the Iraqi issue, I would
like to reiterate our country’s position that this crisis can be resolved through political and peaceful means, in conformity with the United Nations Charter, international law and the prevailing aspiration of peace-loving peopl…
Viet Nam has followed with deep concern the latest developments surrounding Iraq, which lead to an assumption that war is inevitable. Under these circumstances, we welcome the convening of this open meeting for all Member States to express their views on this crucial issue on the agenda of the Secur…
This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. This special occasion has provided us with a precious opportunity to review and evaluate the implementation of the Convention, as well as the developments relating to ocean …
There is hardly an issue that has attracted more attention by the United Nations and the international community than the Middle East and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Year after year at this forum, we have debated the same topics — the situation in the Middle East and the question of Palestine …
It has been seven years since the Copenhagen Summit on Social Development firmly placed the question of social development at the centre of the international policy debate. The Copenhagen Declaration laid out the fundamental concepts, principles and goals of social development and agreed upon a numb…
My delegation would like to commend the Secretary- General very highly for initiating the debate on this important item, entitled “Strengthening of the United Nations system”. We also thank the Deputy Secretary- General for his role in respect of the report entitled “Strengthening of the United Nati…
At the outset, I wish to join other speakers in expressing our heartfelt condolences to the Government of Indonesia and to the relatives of all of the victims of the brutal terrorist attack that took place in Bali on Saturday. We condemn the attack in the strongest terms.
The delegation of Viet Nam…
