Let me first of all thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2008/709) on the situation in Somalia. We also wish to thank Assistant Secretary-General Menkerios for his update on recent events, both inside and outside
Somalia, and for his views on the way forward. We are also very grateful for …
First of all, on behalf of the Vietnamese delegation, let me express our deepest thanks to His Excellency Ambassador Jorge Urbina, the Permanent Representative of Costa Rica and President of the Security Council for November, for presenting to the General Assembly the report on the Council’s activit…
At the outset, my delegation wishes to thank Ambassador Jan Grauls, Ambassador Neven Jurica and you, Mr. President, in the capacity of Chairmen of the 1267 Committee, the Counter-Terrorism Committee and the 1540 Committee, respectively, for the briefings on the work of the three Committees during th…
At the outset, I wish to thank to Mr. Honwana for his briefing to the Council this afternoon. My delegation also wishes to welcome the participation of His Excellency the Prime Minister of Djibouti, as well as the presence of the Permanent Representative of Eritrea and the representatives of the Afr…
First of all, like others, I wish to thank Mr. Jan Eliasson, the United Nations Special Envoy, and Mr. Salim Salim, the African Union (AU) Special Envoy on Darfur, for their respective presentations to the Council this morning.
Viet Nam shares the Secretary-General’s concerns about the deterioratin…
First, please allow me to join others in conveying our warmest welcome to the Foreign Minister of Costa Rica and to the new Permanent Representative of Belgium.
My delegation wishes also to thank Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for presenting his sevent…
My delegation would like to express its most profound appreciation to the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR) for their presentations today before the Council. We wish to take this opportunity to reaffirm our country’s…
First of all, Sir, my delegation would like to congratulate you and the United States of America on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. We are convinced that under your stewardship the Council will accomplish its duties in an efficient manner.
We wish also to express ou…
First of all, let me join previous speakers in expressing Viet Nam’s most profound sympathy and condolences to the peoples and the Governments of China and Myanmar over their recent sufferings and losses.
Mr. President, the Vietnamese delegation wishes to congratulate you and the United Kingdom on …
At the outset, I would like to thank Special Envoy Eliasson and Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for their informative briefings to the Council. Our thanks go also to Mrs. Ratsifandrihamanana for her presence and for her briefing to the Council this morning. I am sure that those briefings have been …
First of all, my delegation would like to thank His Excellency Ambassador R.M. Marty M. Natalegawa, President of the Security Council for November, for his informative presentation on the work of the Council over the 12 months of the reporting period. We also highly appreciate the efforts to move fo…
My delegation is very pleased to take part in the debate on this important item on the agenda of the United Nations General Assembly.
First and foremost, we wish to thank the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea for their joint efforts in introducing draft resolution A/62…
It is a great honour for me to speak on behalf of the Vietnamese delegation at this important meeting of the General Assembly. My delegation is convinced that our debate today demonstrates our sustained attention to the strengthening of the Peacebuilding Commission and the enhancement of the coordin…
It is a great honour for my delegation to take part in this open debate. We express our deep appreciation for the briefings on the work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and the Committees established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) and 1540 (2004).
Viet Nam denounces all acts of terroris…
It is my great pleasure to speak on behalf of the Vietnamese delegation in the joint debate on two important agenda items relating to the report of the Security Council (A/61/2) and the question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and related matters…
It is a great honour for me to speak on behalf of the Vietnamese delegation on agenda item 14, entitled “Question of Palestine”. At the outset, let me to join all those who have spoken previously in expressing sincere thanks to the Secretary-General for his report, contained in
document A/61/355. O…
It is my great pleasure to speak on behalf of the Vietnamese delegation in this debate on the progress achieved in the work of the Peacebuilding Commission. My delegation sees this plenary meeting as a good opportunity to review the recent work done by the Commission and to set out future guidelines…
It is a great honour for me to deliver this statement on behalf of the delegation of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. At the outset, my delegation would like to thank the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, for his comprehensive report to the …
The oceans and the seas are becoming increasingly vital frontiers in our efforts for sustained economic growth and sustainable development. Since the historic entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, in 1994, United Nations Member States, most of whom are States parti…
At the outset, the Vietnamese delegation welcomes the opportunity to take part in this debate and wishes to express its appreciation for the comprehensive and informative report of the Secretary-General on the oceans and the law of the sea, as contained in document A/63/63. My delegation also wishes…
