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LE Cong PHUNG

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first: 2004-09-24
most recent: 2006-09-24
sittings or episodes: 2
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“We continue to be a friend and reliable partner of all countries in the international community striving for peace and cooperation and we will continue to actively participate in regional and international cooperation. We are in the final stage leading to accession to the World Trade Organization. Viet Nam is also running for non-permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council for the term 2008-2009. In pursuing our policy of international integration and in contributing to the common endeavours of the international community, we look forward to continued support from all Members of the United Nations.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“Based on our own experience, we believe that each country should, first and foremost, strive to create and maintain a peaceful environment for development, mobilize broad participation by people of all walks of life in poverty reduction efforts and reserve preferential treatments for the poor, vulnerable groups and people living in remote and difficult areas, with a view to helping them catch up with the majority. Furthermore, effective prevention of natural disasters and mitigation of their consequences are crucial factors. To create a peaceful environment for national development, Viet Nam will continue with its foreign policy of sovereign independence, peace, cooperation and development.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“While welcoming initial successes in the United Nations reform process, such as the establishment of the Human Rights Council and the Peacebuilding Commission, we realize that much remains to be done. Measures are needed to consolidate the central role and power of the General Assembly. The Security Council should also be reformed in both its composition and methods of work to ensure that it really represents the concerns and interests of all United Nations Members as stipulated in the Charter. 06-53341 34 Viet Nam has made remarkable progress in implementing the MDGs and we are in a good position to meet the 2015 deadline.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“The United Nations should work out, especially at the national level, measures to further incorporate the MDGs in the implementation of global commitments undertaken during the past decade in the areas of women, children, population, development, HIV/AIDS prevention, housing, environment and social development. Viet Nam supports efforts to strengthen multilateral mechanisms in which the United Nations plays a central role with a view to building and ensuring a peaceful and stable environment in the world. The United Nations should be reformed to improve its effectiveness, democratization and modes of operation on the basis of the fundamental principles enshrined in its Charter.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“We have on many occasions expressed our view that, in our times, embargo and sanctions are completely obsolete policies. We once again call for an early lifting of the unilateral economic and trade embargo against Cuba. Viet Nam welcomes the fact that a number of countries have set up road maps to allocate 0.7 per cent of their gross national product to official development assistance without any conditions. Technology transfer, capacity-building and human resource development should be further promoted. We welcome initiatives to settle the debts of poor countries, the solutions outlined in the Monterrey Consensus and the recent efforts of the international community towards this end.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“A typical example of this situation is the anti-dumping tariff imposed on Vietnamese catfish and shrimp in past years and on footwear at present; this measure is affecting the lives of millions of poor people. It runs counter to World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and the spirit of trade liberalization pursued by Member States. It should also be pointed out that the increased integration of developing nations in the world economy is indeed an important element in ensuring the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Developing countries should be supported and assisted to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) as early as possible. Non-tariff barriers under the guise of hygiene and safety standards, among others, should be removed to facilitate developing countries to access the markets of the developed economies.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“In the Outcome Document of the 2005 World Summit, our leaders called for the establishment of a global partnership for development to enhance cooperation in all financial, trade and investment areas and called for increased assistance to developing countries, considering that such steps by the international community would contribute to establishing a favourable environment for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Such global partnership is yet to be seen, and we are concerned with increasing adverse impacts of globalization. The failure of the Doha Round, the strengthening of protectionism in a number of developed countries and fluctuating oil and gold prices are causing more and more difficulties for developing nations in their efforts to achieve the MDGs.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“What should also be mentioned here is the unfortunate reality that, in many cases, the suppression of terrorist organizations, including those targeting Viet Nam, is being undertaken selectively, with double standards. It is our view that such conduct may leave room for more international terrorist acts. Achievements in science and technology, especially information technology, and globalization have brought about great opportunities for all countries. They have also brought about the dark side of international economic relations. A widened development gap between the rich and the poor poses potential threats to world peace and security.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“In this connection, I wish to state Viet Nam’s consistent policy of supporting the just struggle of the Palestinian people for their inalienable rights. I call on all parties concerned to implement the United Nations 33 06-53341 Security Council resolutions on the Middle East, including resolution 1701 (2006), and soon arrive at a fair and lasting solution for peace and stability in the region. Viet Nam is deeply concerned by the upsurge of terrorism in the world. We will continue to support the joint efforts of the international community to combat terrorism on the basis of the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter and international law, as well as respect for national sovereignty. The deep roots of terrorism, including poverty, inequality and injustice, must be eliminated.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“It is essential that nations work together to settle differences and disputes through dialogue, abandon the use of force in their relations and fully comply with the United Nations Charter and international law in order to build a peaceful and stable environment in the interest of all. I wish to reaffirm Viet Nam’s strong support for efforts to reach early peaceful settlements of international and regional conflicts and differences, including the nuclear issues on the Korean Peninsula and in Iran, and the crisis in the Middle East, where the recent hostilities in Lebanon, which caused heavy loss of innocent life and destruction of the country’s infrastructure, serve as a typical example of harm brought about by unilateral actions.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“Poverty, epidemics, drugs and transnational crime pose even greater threats to hundreds of millions of people around the world. Against this backdrop, in the view of the Vietnamese delegation, continued joint efforts to create a favourable environment for the achievement of the MDGs are even more imperative. We consider the theme chosen for this sixty-first session of the General Assembly, focusing on global partnership for development, to be highly relevant. Peace and socio-political stability are indispensable to development. In turn, positive economic development and improved living standards of people help to consolidate peace and stability in every country and region and the world as a whole.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“His visit to Viet Nam last May was another milestone in the history of the ever-growing Viet Nam-United Nations cooperative relationship. The 2005 World Summit lit up our hopes for the achievement by the international community of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set out by our leaders at the Millennium Summit in 2000. One year has elapsed, and, regrettably, the picture of the world we see today is made up of paradoxes. Although the trend of peace, cooperation and development continues to prevail, so do the unilateral use of force, escalation of regional and ethnic conflicts and international terrorism. We have also seen serious hardships faced by developing countries under the pressure of globalization, and inequality in international economic relations.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“Madam President, at the outset, on behalf of the Vietnamese delegation, may I extend our warmest congratulations to you, the third woman in United Nations history to be elected as President of the General Assembly. I am confident that, under your wise leadership, this sixty- first session will be crowned with success. I also wish to convey our deep appreciation for the tremendous efforts undertaken and active contributions made by His Excellency Mr. Jan Eliasson during his presidency of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. As His Excellency Mr. Kofi Annan’s last term of duty as Secretary-General of the United Nations comes to a close, I wish, on behalf of the Vietnamese Government, to express our deep appreciation for his dedication and commitment to our Organization.”
2006-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 61 (2006)
“In undertaking those important efforts, we look forward to enjoying the continued support and cooperation of the international community. Our global village longs for a more peaceful, stable and favourable environment for development and shared prosperity. Striving together, we will turn that dream into reality.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“Active steps are being taken to establish free-trade areas between ASEAN and China, Japan and the Republic of Korea, and to promote closer economic partnership with the United States, the European Union, Russia and India, including free-trade areas. Viet Nam believes that multifaceted cooperation in South-East Asia will make important contributions to building a peaceful, fair and favourable environment for regional countries. As evidence of its determination to participate more actively in international and interregional cooperation frameworks, Viet Nam is going to host the Fifth Asia-Europe Summit in Hanoi this October and the APEC Summit in 2006. We are standing for election to a non-permanent seat in the Security Council for the term 2008-2009.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“Viet Nam is actively participating in economic cooperation activities within the frameworks of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Asia-Pacific Conference on Electron Microscopy and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN). Within ASEAN, Viet Nam works closely with other ASEAN countries to promote regional cooperation through such initiatives as the creation of the ASEAN security community, the ASEAN economic community and the ASEAN socio-cultural community, the Initiative for ASEAN Integration, the initiative on sub-Mekong regional cooperation, and development triangles. ASEAN attaches great importance to promoting its relationship with dialogue partners.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“The United Nations agencies in Viet Nam have taken important steps to further enhance cooperation effectiveness, especially those within the United Nations Development Assistance Framework. We are committed to continuing to work with them in striving for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. In its reform process, Viet Nam pursues a foreign policy of openness, independence, sovereignty and the diversification and multilateralization of relations, and is willing to be a friend to and reliable partner of all countries striving for independence, peace, development and cooperation. Increasing regional and interregional cooperation is a consistent policy and an inseparable component of the Vietnamese Government’s policy towards greater international integration.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“We are resolved to sustain high economic growth in combination with the development of culture, the advancement of social progress and equality, the improvement of living conditions for the people and, most important, the achievement of the goal of becoming an industrialized country by 2020. Given our substantial initial achievements and the appropriate path on which we have embarked, the 31 United Nations Development Programme, in its third report on the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals in Viet Nam in 2003, assessed that Viet Nam is capable of overcoming its challenges to reach the Goals set in the Millennium Declaration. We wish to take this opportunity to express our deep gratitude to the United Nations agencies for their effective assistance.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“Viet Nam attended the conference on the reconstruction of Iraq and is willing to involve itself more actively in that process. In our national reform and development process over the past 18 years, we have surmounted enormous challenges to realize the goal of a rich people, a strong country, a just, democratic and civilized society. Encouraging results have been recorded. Over the past 10 years, the average annual growth of our gross domestic product has been maintained at as high as 7.4 per cent, with the number of poor households reduced by half. Special importance has been given to people- centred development.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“We call on the parties concerned to refrain from and cease acts of violence and actively to participate in the implementation of the road map for peace towards a just and lasting solution that takes into account the interests of the parties concerned for the sake of peace and stability in the Middle East. Restoring peace and security and reconstructing Iraq are pressing needs of the people of that country at present. Viet Nam is concerned about the escalating violence against innocent civilians. We hope that the situation in Iraq will soon be stabilized so that the Iraqi people can focus on their national reconstruction and development. The United Nations should play a more active role in Iraq, commensurate with its mandate.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“Viet Nam attaches great importance to promoting South-South cooperation, especially with African countries, as manifested in the “two plus one” formula, in which Viet Nam and an African country, with the participation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, cooperate in agricultural development. With a view to increasing cooperation with and assistance to developing nations, we call for an end to unjust embargoes, especially the unilateral embargo against Cuba, which has been in place for years now and caused untold difficulties and suffering for the Cuban people. It is Viet Nam’s consistent policy to support the just cause of the Palestinian people in the struggle for their inalienable rights.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“Viet Nam holds that regional and interregional cooperation and new partnerships between developed and developing countries are effective measures for putting into place fair and favourable conditions for development and for making sure that all nations will benefit from the current process of globalization. We welcome the initiative on a new strategic partnership between Asia and Africa that is being discussed among countries of the two continents. The initiative, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, is highly commendable.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“We wish to reiterate our support for Japan, Germany, India and other capable countries from different continents becoming permanent members of the Security Council once it is enlarged. A more peaceful, fairer and more favourable environment for development requires international economic relations based on equality, mutual benefits, shared responsibilities and the realization of commitments. Developed countries should seriously seek to fulfil their commitments to allocating 0.7 per cent of their gross domestic product to official development assistance; provide broader, faster and deeper debt relief to poor nations; finance development projects; and create fairer and more favourable conditions for developing nations to access the world market and to join the WTO.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“We highly appreciate the ongoing efforts of the High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change and hope that the Panel will be able to put forth recommendations that can serve as a good basis for member States to hold in- depth discussions with a view to arriving at concrete measures to be implemented soon, thus meeting the expectations of the world public at large of a new, effective and more democratic United Nations. In that connection, Viet Nam is of the view that, if the Security Council’s democracy, effectiveness and transparency are to be enhanced and if it is to truly act on behalf of all United Nations Members, as stated in the Charter, both the non-permanent and the permanent membership of the Security Council should be enlarged and developing countries more adequately represented in that important body.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“Such an environment can be created only if all nations strictly comply with the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter and international law, of which respect for the national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and non-interference in the internal affairs of nations are most important. As the world’s largest multilateral 30 Organization, the United Nation is the sole entity fully capable of creating that new environment. Viet Nam holds that, to fulfil that crucial role, the United Nations should be reformed in a way that will improve its effectiveness and democracy.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“That not only runs counter to the principles of the World Trade Organization (WTO), but also undermines the poverty-reduction efforts of the Vietnamese Government, as well as the results of technical assistance provided by such international bodies as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank and various United Nations agencies. In a world where injustice and uncertainties remain, it is both a desire of all nations and a primary task of the international community to build a more peaceful and fairer environment conducive to development and prosperity.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“Instead of receiving a stronger commitment to development assistance, developing countries have fallen victim to unfair practices in international trade. A case in point is the application of protectionist measures under the form of anti-dumping duties imposed on Viet Nam’s catfish and shrimp, as well as similar products of other developing countries. The unfair imposition of anti-dumping duties on Viet Nam’s shrimp export by the United States has inflicted losses on 3.5 million poor Vietnamese farmers who earn their living directly or indirectly from the shrimp industry.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“An undeniable fact is that the window of opportunity for the economic development and integration of developing countries has become narrower, while the gap between the rich countries and the poor countries and that between the rich and the poor within countries are increasingly wider. According to a recent report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the gap between the world’s richest and poorest countries at present is 74-fold. That being the reality, what is discouraging is that the proportion of resources being utilized for economic development is negatively imbalanced. Last year, for example, military expenditures by rich countries amounted to more than $700 billion, which was 10 times higher than the total amount of their official development assistance for developing nations.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“While encouraged by the trend of enhanced cooperation and friendship among countries and regions, we are equally concerned about conflicts and other threats mounting in different areas, especially in the Middle East and Africa. The Iraqi people are yet to know genuine peace. Non-traditional security threats, such as narcotics, the spread of diseases, transnational organized crime and environmental degradation, continue to affect adversely the life of peoples and the development of nations. The year 2005 is approaching. We are to review the realization of the Millennium Development Goals.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“We have more than once stated our fundamental position that, if it is to enjoy broad support and participation and therefore be effective, the fight against terrorism must be pursued in conformity with the provisions of the United Nations Charter and free from selectivity and double standards. A serious review would reveal that this is not a situation we can claim to have today. For a second time in two years, last April, in pursuit of their secessionist aim of creating a so-called independent State of Degar, Kok Ksor and the organization he created, the Montagnard Foundation, staged a violent terrorist riot in the central highlands of Viet Nam, seriously threatening the security and territorial integrity of our country. And still today, they continue to enjoy unjustified protection by certain forces.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“With all that has happened over the last year, unfortunately, the answer cannot be affirmative. The recent barbaric and inhuman massacre of hostages at the school in Beslan, Russia, its scale and the manner in which it was committed show that terrorism has become more brutal than ever and that it is spreading to almost every corner of the world and sparing no nation. At this forum, we wish to reaffirm the position of the Vietnamese Government denouncing every act of terrorism. We urge the international community to further strengthen cooperation with a view to eliminating terrorism from our civilized world.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)
“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 am confident that, under your able guidance, this session will be crowned with fine success. I also take this opportunity to express our high 29 appreciation for the tremendous efforts and contributions made by the previous President, Mr. Julian Hunte, to the work of the fifty-eighth session of the General Assembly. As the fifth year of the twenty-first century approaches, we all cannot help asking ourselves whether the world is a safer, fairer or — in a more comprehensive assessment — better place for our peoples to live in.”
2004-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 59 (2004)