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86544
Wed, 10/28/2009 - 10:47
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Vitenam supports promotion of UN-African Union strategic partnership
New York (VNA) - Vietnam supports the promotion of the strategic partnership between the UN and the African Union (AU) in peacekeeping in accordance with the UN Charter and Resolution 1809 and other relevant presidential statements of the UN Security Council.
The Permanent Representative of Vietnam , Ambassador Le Luong Minh, delivered
this message at the UNSC’s debate on “Peace and Security in Africa” in New
York on Oct. 26.
While affirming the UNSC’s primary responsibility in the maintenance of
international peace and security, Minh said regional and sub-regional
organisations are playing an increasingly significant part in peacekeeping
operations authorised by the UN.
The ambassador praised considerable progress in the UN-AU cooperation and stressed
that finding ways and means to effectively support the AU peacekeeping operations
will facilitate UNSC’s task of maintaining international peace and security.
In this spirit, enhanced dialogue and close consultation should be further
promoted between the UN and the AU, especially between the UNSC and the AU
Commission in their respective decision making processes, Minh said.
He noted that further support should be extended to ensure the successful
finalisation of the UN-AU 10-year Capacity Building Programme and to assist the AU
in building the African Standby Force (ASF).
The diplomat also called on all able donor countries to extend necessary financial
and logistical resources to facilitate the implementation of present and future AU
peacekeeping operations authorised by the UN.
Having emphasised the role of the political solution to conflicts in Africa ,
Minh said alongside with the deployment of peacekeeping operations, an adequate
attention should be paid to preventive diplomacy, early warning, conflict
prevention and mediation.
Earmarking sufficient resources for socio-economic development to address the root
causes of conflicts in this continent must be considered a priority because this
is the only way to prevent the recurrence of conflicts and sustain peace and
stability where it has been hard earned, he stressed.
Ambassador Minh, who holds the rotating presidency of the council in October,
issued a presidential statement at the end of the session, affirming the
council’s stance on these issues.-Enditem
The Permanent Representative of Vietnam , Ambassador Le Luong Minh, delivered
this message at the UNSC’s debate on “Peace and Security in Africa” in New
York on Oct. 26.
While affirming the UNSC’s primary responsibility in the maintenance of
international peace and security, Minh said regional and sub-regional
organisations are playing an increasingly significant part in peacekeeping
operations authorised by the UN.
The ambassador praised considerable progress in the UN-AU cooperation and stressed
that finding ways and means to effectively support the AU peacekeeping operations
will facilitate UNSC’s task of maintaining international peace and security.
In this spirit, enhanced dialogue and close consultation should be further
promoted between the UN and the AU, especially between the UNSC and the AU
Commission in their respective decision making processes, Minh said.
He noted that further support should be extended to ensure the successful
finalisation of the UN-AU 10-year Capacity Building Programme and to assist the AU
in building the African Standby Force (ASF).
The diplomat also called on all able donor countries to extend necessary financial
and logistical resources to facilitate the implementation of present and future AU
peacekeeping operations authorised by the UN.
Having emphasised the role of the political solution to conflicts in Africa ,
Minh said alongside with the deployment of peacekeeping operations, an adequate
attention should be paid to preventive diplomacy, early warning, conflict
prevention and mediation.
Earmarking sufficient resources for socio-economic development to address the root
causes of conflicts in this continent must be considered a priority because this
is the only way to prevent the recurrence of conflicts and sustain peace and
stability where it has been hard earned, he stressed.
Ambassador Minh, who holds the rotating presidency of the council in October,
issued a presidential statement at the end of the session, affirming the
council’s stance on these issues.-Enditem
