YouSaid · the spoken record

Nguyen Dy Nien

THE RECORD WRITES THIS SPEAKER AS NGUYEN DY NIEN

lines on the record: 87
first: 1987-09-24
most recent: 2005-09-24
sittings or episodes: 5
sources: un-general-debate

Every line below is reproduced as it was said and linked to the record it came from. Nothing here is summarised or generated. Directory · Search · Corrections

“We are actively engaged in the cooperation activities of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), as well as with ASEAN cooperation with East Asia. To make a greater contribution to the work of the United Nations, Viet Nam has decided to present its candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the Security Council for the 2008-2009 term. We are now actively preparing to participate in United Nations peacekeeping operations when conditions are ripe. To conclude, let me assure the Assembly that Viet Nam will continue to work closely with other countries in the international community to strive for our common goals, among them a stronger United Nations.”
2005-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 60 (2005)
“Today, Viet Nam is a safe and stable country that has further integrated into the global economy and has pursued a foreign policy of independence, sovereignty and diversification, strengthening multilateral ties in its external relations. It is a country that is willing to be a friend and a reliable partner of all countries of the world community. We have actively participated in various regional, interregional and global cooperation arrangements. Viet Nam has been making great efforts to conclude negotiations for its early accession to the World Trade Organization. I would like to take this opportunity to extend our thanks to those countries that have supported Viet Nam in that connection.”
2005-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 60 (2005)
“We will continue to spare no effort in contributing to the common cause of 22 human rights protection. Mindful of the need to reform the United Nations machinery for protecting human rights, we believe that reform must be conducted in a manner that is free from acts of politicization. More in-depth discussions are needed with regard to the issue of establishing a Human Rights Council and the concept of the responsibility to protect, so as to ensure broad support for the measures to be implemented. The Vietnamese people have just celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of their democratic State. Having gone through a process of comprehensive renewal, Viet Nam today is a country with high and sustained economic growth and social equity, and we have made significant progress in implementing the MDGs.”
2005-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 60 (2005)
“Viet Nam welcomes the commitment on the part of some developed countries to allocate 0.7 per cent of their gross national income to official development assistance without any conditions. If developing nations are to achieve the MDGs, it is essential that they be enabled to participate more actively in the global economy. Viet Nam therefore calls on the United Nations to adopt and implement measures to facilitate the entry of developing countries into the World Trade Organization. Moreover, non- tariff and other protective measures aimed at blocking exports from developing countries, under such pretexts as sanitary and phytosanitary standards, should be dismantled. Guaranteeing and promoting human rights always remain high priorities in the work of the United Nations. Viet Nam supports a greater role for the Organization in that regard.”
2005-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 60 (2005)
“Furthermore, Viet Nam believes that reform of the United Nations must be carried out comprehensively and in a way that ensures a balance between the two equally important and mutually complementary goals of maintaining peace and security and promoting development. An enabling environment for development must be built on the basis of equitable international economic relations, mutual benefit, shared responsibility and the fulfilment of agreed commitments. In that spirit, Viet Nam supports the proposals on development set out in the report of the Secretary- General and the commitments contained in the outcome document, especially the recommitment of the international community to achieving the MDGs on schedule.”
2005-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 60 (2005)
“Reform of the Security Council should be accorded adequate attention, so that the Council can be turned into a body that is able to perform its functions in maintaining international peace and security effectively. The Council’s working methods should be improved to ensure democracy and transparency. The Council needs to be enlarged in both categories of its membership in order to ensure that it truly represents all United Nations Members, as stipulated in the Charter. We believe that developing States should be more adequately represented in that important organ. We would like to reiterate the support we have expressed since 1999 for India, Japan and Germany as permanent members of an expanded Council.”
2005-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 60 (2005)
“Viet Nam’s experience shows that an environment of peace and political and social stability is indispensable for development and that economic growth, the improvement of people’s lives, will help to strengthen peace and stability. In that regard, we believe the United Nations should play a greater role in making those links more interactive. Viet Nam shares the common view that reform of the United Nations should aim, first and foremost, at enhancing the Organization’s efficiency and democracy on the basis of strengthening the fundamental principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter. It is essential to reinforce the central role and power of the General Assembly, a body that stipulates the equal participation of all United Nations Members.”
2005-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 60 (2005)
“The tsunami that affected Asian countries last year and Hurricane Katrina, which hit coastal cities of the United States, both resulting in the loss of a great number of lives and damage worth hundreds of billions of dollars, are reminders of the need for effective early warning systems, preparedness and international solidarity in confronting the forces of nature. As we are preparing to translate the commitments contained in the outcome document into action to reform the United Nations, I would like to associate myself with the views expressed by the Secretary- General in his report “In larger freedom” (A/59/2005) and reaffirmed in the outcome document concerning the interactive links among peace, security, development and human rights.”
2005-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 60 (2005)
“It is our consistent policy to support the just cause of the Palestinian people in their struggle for their inalienable rights. In that connection, we welcome Israel’s withdrawal from resettlement areas in the Gaza Strip. Proceeding from its principled position that international disputes should be settled by peaceful means, Viet Nam supports peaceful solutions to the nuclear issue in Iran and on the Korean peninsula. Considering embargoes and blockades to be unacceptable in the modern world, we call for the early lifting of the unilateral embargo against Cuba. It is Viet Nam’s view that the United Nations should be more active in that connection.”
2005-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 60 (2005)
“In today’s celebratory atmosphere, we cannot and should not forget stark realities as we continue to see the spread of war and conflict, the resurgence of terrorism, natural disasters, poverty, the outbreak of epidemics and transnational crime, which are threatening the peace, security, independence and prosperity of nations. The people of the world were shocked by the recent terrorist attacks in London, in Sharm el-Sheikh and elsewhere. Viet Nam therefore joins with others in the fight against terrorism of all 21 kinds. It is our view that, in order to root out terrorism, the international community must seriously and adequately address the phenomena of poverty, injustice and inequality. Viet Nam welcomes the recent positive developments in the Middle East peace process.”
2005-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 60 (2005)
“Taking place in the context of the many activities commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of the United Nations — especially the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly that just concluded — the present session constitutes an event of crucial significance that offers us a great deal of hope and confidence. We believe that Member States will be able to work out effective ways in which to implement the commitments contained in the outcome document (resolution 60/1) just adopted by our leaders, especially those concerning the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). We are confident that, amid both challenges and opportunities and with the necessary wisdom and determination, we will find the right path towards a brighter future for humanity in the twenty-first century.”
2005-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 60 (2005)
“At the outset, I would like, on behalf of the Vietnamese delegation, sincerely to congratulate Mr. Jan Eliasson on his election as President of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. I am convinced that under his able stewardship this session will be crowned with success. Let me express our deep appreciation for the contributions made by his predecessor, Mr. Jean Ping, to the work of the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session. I also take this opportunity to pay tribute to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his great efforts over the past year to reform and strengthen our Organization.”
2005-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 60 (2005)
“Later this year, we will host the South-East Asian Games, the largest sports event in the region. Next will be the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in 2004, followed by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in 2006. We are confident that we will live up to expectations. Today’s challenges, both old and new, are becoming global; they require measures of a more global and multilateral nature. The United Nations therefore plays an important role in coordinating international efforts to effectively respond to those challenges and to work for peace and development. In that regard, the principles of the United Nations Charter must be upheld, and their actual implementation must be ensured. For its part, Viet Nam, as a responsible Member State and reliable partner, will continue to contribute actively to that common endeavour.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“Viet Nam consistently pursues a foreign policy of national independence, self-reliance, openness, diversification and multilateralization of international relations, and being a friend and reliable partner in the international community. Along those lines, Viet Nam has increasingly enhanced friendly and cooperative relations with other countries as well as with regional and international organizations. At present, we are actively preparing for Viet Nam’s early admission to the World Trade Organization. With an annual economic growth rate of approximately 7 per cent, a favourable and secure investment environment, hospitable people, beautiful landscapes and other rewarding discoveries, Viet Nam continues to be a most attractive country for investors and tourists.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“China, Russia and India will accede to the ASEAN Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in South-East Asia, thus making the Treaty the code of conduct in inter-State relations. Having adopted the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, ASEAN and China are embarking on a search for concrete ways to implement the Declaration, thus contributing to confidence and cooperation in that important part of the world. In the economic field, ASEAN has been discussing closer economic partnership, including a possible free trade agreement, with its dialogue partners — the United States, the European Union, Russia and India, to name only a few.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“In our region, faced with complex and rapid developments and challenges in the international and regional landscape, the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has produced new initiatives and concrete steps to strengthen its solidarity, resilience and equitable development while further intensifying its relations with friends and partners abroad. At its forthcoming Summit, to be held early next month in Bali, Indonesia, ASEAN will redouble its efforts to realize ASEAN Vision 2020, the Hanoi Plan of Action and the Hanoi Declaration on narrowing the development gap for closer ASEAN integration. As an outward-looking association, ASEAN continues to attach great importance to broadening and deepening its relations with other countries.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“We call upon the parties concerned to exercise restraint, to persevere in negotiation and to accelerate their pace on the road to a just and durable peace in the Middle East that takes due account of the legitimate interests of the parties. Any unilateral action can only worsen the already volatile situation in the region. Viet Nam supports peaceful efforts aimed at denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. We hope that the negotiations initiated through the six-party talks in Beijing last August will lead to a satisfactory conclusion for the sake of peace, stability and development on the Peninsula, in the region and in the rest of the world.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“Viet Nam reaffirms its support for Iraq’s independence and sovereignty. We hope that stability will soon be restored and that a Government chosen by the Iraqi people will be established at an early date so that they can focus on national reconstruction and development in keeping with their self-determination. The United Nations should continue its worthy, active role in resolving the Iraqi issue and in reconstructing the country. In that regard, Viet Nam has decided to contribute humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people. 24 Viet Nam reaffirms its consistent support for the just cause and inalienable rights of the Palestinian people.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“The message is very clear: terrorism must be condemned and eliminated from human civilization. As this common fight may be long and arduous, we need to cooperate on the basis of the principles of the United Nations Charter, as well as to join in an endeavour to solve, inter alia, the problems of poverty, injustice and oppression, which give rise to terrorism. Viet Nam supports international efforts aimed at disarmament and at the peaceful resolution of conflicts on the basis of respect for the sovereignty and legitimate interests of the parties concerned. We call for an end to embargoes and sanctions imposed against other countries, especially the unilateral embargo against Cuba that for many decades has caused its people to endure untold suffering. Peace, security and reconstruction are now the most urgent tasks in Iraq.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“The United Nations, the universal Organization, continues to play an important role in the fields of peace and development and in building healthy international relations; to meet the confidence and expectations of nations, it must do so more effectively and practically. That requires a stronger and more democratic United Nations and Security Council, ensuring the better representation of the developing countries and those able to make a positive contribution to common objectives. I wish to reaffirm Viet Nam’s support for Japan, Germany, India and other capable members from various continents being among the future permanent members of a reformed Security Council. Following the events of 11 September 2001, the world has made great efforts to combat terrorism.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“We must be resolute in solving global problems, especially those related to development, poverty eradication and disease prevention. Priority should be given to building cooperative frameworks based on reliable partnerships, mutual respect, shared responsibility and the serious undertaking of commitments. Practical and effective measures must be taken to pursue the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and the commitments made at various international conferences. In that regard, we welcome the efforts of the Secretary-General to elaborate a road map for the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals. We also call upon developed countries to better fulfil the commitment of allocating 0.7 per cent of gross national product to official development assistance. Multilateralism is crucial to resolving global issues.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“These examples should serve as a further lesson that developing countries will always be at a disadvantage in the current international trade system, as the Secretary-General himself recently observed. By the same token, the failure to reach agreement at the fifth WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancún is truly regrettable. We must enhance efforts to restructure the world trade and financial systems to make them more democratic and open, giving developing countries a better chance. Despite the considerable efforts by the United Nations to achieve the goals set out in the Millennium Declaration, there is still a long way to go to meet common needs and expectations. Today, global problems increasingly affect human security and survival. The SARS outbreak and AIDS were examples of how devastating such problems can be.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“Development cooperation and international economic and trade relations can be built only when all participate on an equal footing, on the basis of mutual benefit and with favourable assistance to developing countries. However, there continue to be certain egoistic tendencies that are contrary to that good. Protectionist measures, including anti-dumping measures, have been imposed to prevent developing countries’ products from entering developed countries’ markets. That runs counter not only to World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements but also to normal trade practices. A typical case was that of the recent unfair lawsuit against the sale of Viet Nam’s catfish in the United States market. The same story recurs in the case of cotton-growers in Burkina Faso and again in the case of indigenous cultivators of medicinal herbs in Brazil.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“We must make full use of the great achievements registered in the areas of science and technology and economy and trade, uphold the values of civilization, and serve the common development and prosperity of all nations. Strengthening international peace and security and enhancing development remain our primary task. Only in an environment of peace and stability can nations concentrate their energy to meet the challenges of development and to achieve poverty eradication. Healthy, equitable international relations can be built only on the principles of the United Nations Charter 23 and international law, in particular the principle of respect for national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and the principle of non- interference in the internal affairs of States.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“Instead, we should pursue even further the efforts of the United Nations to help the Iraqi people to restore stability and reconstruct their country. We are living in a world full of events with profound implications for the various aspects of international life. They include the war in Iraq, the bombing of the United Nations offices in Baghdad, the outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), increased violence in the Middle East, as well as continuing terrorist attacks in various parts of the world. Coupled with poverty, disease, floods, droughts and conflicts, they continue to take many innocent lives. This breaks our hearts and should not be condoned, especially when mankind has entered the third millennium of human civilization.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“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 our great appreciation for the significant contributions made by Mr. Jan Kavan during the previous session of the General Assembly. Earlier last month, we were all shocked and shared in the boundless grief over the tragic demise of our dear Sergio Vieira de Mello, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, and his colleagues in the barbarous bombing of the United Nations offices in Baghdad. We will not be discouraged by that loss.”
2003-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 58 (2003)
“The free and democratic general elections held in May 2002 and the successful conclusion of the first session of the new National Assembly, with highly qualified representatives elected to important State, National Assembly and Government positions for the 2002-2007 term, constitute important events in the political life of our nation and create a firm foundation for us to continue the renewal process aimed at building Viet Nam into a strong country with a prosperous people and a just, democratic and civilized society. In striving for those goals, we hope to continue to enjoy the support and cooperation of all countries and organizations. For its part, Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to contribute to the work of the United Nations.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“Consistent with its foreign policy of independence, sovereignty, openness, multilateralization and the diversification of its external relations as well as its desire to be a friend and reliable partner of all countries striving for independence, peace and cooperation, Viet Nam has continued to develop and strengthen its friendships and multifaceted cooperation with countries in and outside the region, and with international organizations. Viet Nam is expediting all necessary procedures to join the World Trade Organization soon.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“Apart from their strong commitment and enormous efforts devoted to the fight against terrorism, including the recent signing of the ASEAN-US Joint Declaration for Cooperation to Combat International Terrorism, the ASEAN countries are working closely with China for the early adoption of a declaration on the conduct of parties in the South China Sea. This is another positive development towards building a code of conduct in the South China Sea, as agreed by ASEAN leaders at the Sixth ASEAN Summit, held in Hanoi in December 1998, thereby contributing to the promotion of confidence-building and the resolution of all disputes by peaceful means.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“In South-East Asia, the countries of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) are determined to strengthen their unity and cooperation in order to respond to the challenges arising within and outside the region. The implementation of the Hanoi Plan of Action, the Initiative for ASEAN Integration and the Hanoi Declaration on narrowing the development gap for closer ASEAN integration has achieved initial encouraging results. ASEAN has continued to further deepen its relationship with its dialogue partners as well as other international institutions and organizations, with a view to contributing further to peace, stability and development.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“To accomplish these goals, the United Nations and its affiliated agencies and organizations, especially the financial institutions need to strengthen themselves through the ongoing reform process. Viet Nam continues to hold the view that this process should primarily focus on enhancing the role of the General Assembly and on making the Security Council more democratic, representative, transparent and accountable through the expansion of its membership in both the non-permanent and the permanent categories. In that connection, we wish to reaffirm our support for those candidates, such as India, Japan and Germany, that have the capability to make major contributions to the work of that important body.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“20 Effective measures to limit and mitigate the negative impact of globalization on developing countries need to be formulated and implemented to ensure equal development opportunities for all nations. International commitments to raising and maintaining official development assistance at the level of 0.7 per cent of gross domestic product, to building an open, equitable multilateral trading system, to removing protectionism with a view to facilitating access of goods from developing countries into developed markets, to debt relief, and to implementing numerous principles to protect the global environment including the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, and so on, must be strengthened and put into action.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“We again join other speakers in voicing our concern over the issue of Iraq, and in welcoming all efforts to defuse the tension. The acceptance by Iraq of the return of United Nations weapons inspectors without conditions gives us some hope that a military attack will be avoided. In a world of interdependence, we consider it even more important to uphold the principle of respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of States. In this regard, an early end must be put to the blockades and embargoes that for decades have been causing immeasurable suffering to the peoples of Cuba, Iraq, Libya and elsewhere. As arms races re-escalate in many parts of the world, the Conference on Disarmament, for four consecutive years, has not been able to start its substantive work; we must find a way to break the deadlock.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“The United Nations and the Secretary-General should be commended for these significant endeavours. Even with those achievements, however, the United Nations is expected to do more. The Organization must enhance its efforts to help resolve protracted conflicts, especially those in the Middle East, by peaceful means and free from intervention and imposition. In this vein, we reiterate our full support for the legitimate struggle of the Palestinian people to exercise their inalienable rights to self-determination and to live in an independent and sovereign State. We welcome the dialogue between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea and the resumption of talks between the former and the United States, and we sincerely hope that they will lead to fruitful conclusions.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“Over the past year, besides efforts against terrorism, the United Nations took the lead in organizing a series of important international conferences, most notably the Monterrey International Conference on Financing for Development, the Special Session of the General Assembly on Children, the World Summit on Food Security and the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development, where concrete measures were adopted in the interests of each and every nation. The United Nations also continued its important work on conflict prevention, peace-building in various parts of the world, including its preparations for East Timor's independence, and conflict resolution in Africa and elsewhere. Mention should be made of its efforts relating to the Peace Agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“Fighting terrorism does not simply mean bringing to justice the perpetrators and conspirators, but also tackling the poverty, injustice, subjugation and illegal occupation that underlie it. That is to say, while fighting against terrorism remains high on our agenda, other issues, notably the resolution of regional conflicts and the implementation of important development goals set out in the Millennium Declaration, such as alleviating poverty, narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor and development gaps within and among nations, fighting against HIV/AIDS, drugs, organized transnational crime, protecting the environment — all these should not be downgraded or become any less urgent.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“Our world has changed a lot since that day, as Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in his statement before this body last week, to the effect that the terrorist attacks of 11 September were not an isolated event, that they were an extreme example of a global scourge, one which required a broad, sustained and global response. By adopting Security Council resolution 1373 (2001) and General Assembly resolution 56/1, by enacting and carrying out various measures in different fields, at national as well as regional levels, the community of world countries has sent out a very clear and resolute message: we condemn in the most categorical terms terrorism under whatever forms against innocent people, and we will take action under the Charter of the United Nations, because that must be the way for our fight to be sustained.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“Mr. President, I wish, at the outset, to congratulate Mr. Jan Kavan on his election to the presidency of the fifty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly. I would like also to express my high appreciation to his predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Han Seung-soo of the Republic of Korea for having efficiently presided over the deliberations of the fifty-sixth session. Viet Nam joins others in welcoming the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the Confederation of Switzerland to our family of nations. We come to this session with the remembrance of the tragic incident of 11 September, when thousands of innocent lives were lost in the towering inferno caused by terrorists.”
2002-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 57 (2002)
“A very recent vivid example was the proposal put forward by the President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam at the Millennium Summit, recommending that the first decade of the twenty-first century be proclaimed a decade of the greatest efforts towards development and poverty eradication. In its capacity as a Member of the United Nations and as Chairman of ASEAN, Viet Nam will do its utmost to contribute actively to the development of the United Nations in general and of ASEAN in particular, and to promote cooperation between Viet Nam and the United Nations as well as between ASEAN and the United Nations. We wish at the same time to develop close and effective cooperation with other Member States and with organizations of the United Nations.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“Such countries would include India, Japan and Germany. Now more than ever before, the United Nations must ensure that it can demonstrate the ability to reform itself and move forward with tangible steps. We need to act, and to ensure that the reform reflects the abundant vitality of the United Nations. As it participates in this session, Viet Nam shares the common resolve to implement the historic Millennium Declaration to build a just and better world and a worthier and more effective United Nations. Fully aware of its responsibility as a Member State towards the United Nations and towards the international community, Viet Nam has for many years been making an effort to attain the common goals of mankind and of the United Nations, and it will continue to do so in the future.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“It should ensure increased representativeness, democracy and equitable geographical distribution, through which developing countries will be represented appropriately and will participate fully in the Council's decisions on important matters of world peace and security. Viet Nam supports expansion in both categories of Council membership, permanent and non-permanent. Regarding the increase in the permanent membership, the general package to be agreed upon should ensure that developing countries from the three continents of Asia, Africa and Latin America are represented; and it may also take into account the inclusion of some developing countries that can play a significant role and of certain developed countries that have made major financial and material contributions to the United Nations.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“In order to implement the new major directives of the Millennium Summit and to follow up the momentum created by it, the General Assembly should, at this session, further enhance the process of reforming, revitalizing and democratizing the United Nations. Viet Nam supports the restoration and strengthening of the central position of the General Assembly, an organ that represents all Member States on the basis of sovereign equality. The reform of the United Nations and most important, the reform of the structure, composition and decision-making process of the Security Council ó is the responsibility of all Member States. Reform of the Security Council should be based on the principles of the United Nations Charter.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“In this field, confidence-building measures should be enhanced on the basis of strict respect for the principles of non- interference in the internal affairs of other States, and of the preservation of the national and cultural identity of each country and of each region as a whole. Viet Nam and ASEAN, bilaterally or through the Regional Forum, will further promote efforts to develop a regional code of conduct on the South China Sea between ASEAN and China. We fully support the 1992 ASEAN Declaration on principles for resolving 24 disputes in the South China Sea, and we welcome recent positive developments on the Korean peninsula.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“Greater efforts should be made to further enhance disarmament, especially disarmament relating to nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, and to curb the growing danger of a new arms race, including attempts to deploy new missile systems. In South-East Asia and in East Asia, the ASEAN countries have been leading the effort to build a region of amity, cooperation and prosperity, free from nuclear weapons; to resolve outstanding issues in the region; to implement the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in South-East Asia and the Treaty on the South-East Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone; and to promote the ASEAN Regional Forum for dialogue and cooperation with other countries and organizations.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“Viet Nam and ASEAN support the resolution of disputes by peaceful means, without interference or imposition, so as to improve and consolidate regional peace, and not to further complicate the situation and adversely affect the confidence of the peoples of the countries concerned in the endeavours of the international community. Our common responsibility is therefore to guarantee that there will no repetition of interference of the kind that occurred recently in violation of the United Nations Charter and to put an end to the embargoes that have imposed untold sufferings on the peoples of Cuba and Iraq.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“Concrete examples include the promising initiatives of the East-West corridor for development and the proclamation of the first decade of the twenty- first century as the Decade of Greater Mekong Subregion Development Cooperation, a proclamation which is supported by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Those programmes are fully compatible with the directives contained in the Millennium Declaration, and they should therefore be properly supported by the United Nations and by the international community. Viet Nam and ASEAN will also contribute to further advances along this path. In many regions of the world, protracted conflicts continue, causing instability and hindering the efforts of those regions and the countries in them to eradicate poverty eradication and attain development.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“Human resources and cultural development are two closely related aspects within the overall programme of development and poverty eradication. They are therefore both the goal and the driving force of development. This is the lesson that we can draw from the experience of many decades. It needs to be given appropriate and close attention in the policies of all countries. Those objectives have been reflected also in Vision 2020 of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in the Hanoi Programme of Action. They include the expansion of cooperation in South-East Asia and in East Asia and the building of development triangles and quadrangles crossing poor regions.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“That should include debt-relief and write-off measures and an increase in official development assistance to 0.7 per cent of gross domestic product, to which they have committed themselves. The objectives set out in the Millennium Declaration have long been considered by Viet Nam as its primary policy priorities. For example, through our own determined efforts and with the assistance of the United Nations and other countries, we have reduced the poverty rate, according to Viet Nam's criteria, to 11 per cent in 2000 from 30 per cent in 1992. We hope that this support and assistance will be further enhanced to facilitate Viet Nam's consolidation of the achievements recorded. In the final analysis, all of these issues are aimed at serving the human being.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“To achieve development and poverty eradication, the first decisive requirement is for countries to enhance their efforts and adopt suitable policies and programmes aimed at making the fullest use of their resources and potential, while at the same time fully mobilizing and effectively utilizing resources from outside. The United Nations, for its part, should strengthen its capacity and direct the necessary resources necessary to support the poverty-eradication efforts of the Member States. Another extremely important point is that the developed and industrialized countries, as well as economic centres, must further enhance their assistance to developing countries in their endeavour to achieve development and poverty eradication.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)
“Poverty eradication and development must be accorded primary priority and supported so that we can achieve the targets set by the Millennium Summit, including the target to halve, by the year 2015, the current proportion of the world's poor people, endeavouring to make the right to development a reality for everyone. Among human rights, the right to development is of paramount importance. With poverty and without development, there can be no peace and stability, let alone human rights. On the other hand, the consolidation of international peace and security will help to create a stable, enabling environment for development and poverty eradication, in each country and each region, as well as throughout the world.”
2000-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 55 (2000)