Vietnam vows to effectively implement SEANWFZ Plan of Action
VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has reaffirmed Vietnam’s strong commitment and resolve to effectively implement the Plan of Action of the Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ), while addressing a SEANWFZ Commission meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 11.
Son emphasized the need to enhance the role of the treaty amid the current complicated context, and said Vietnam would work alongside ASEAN to encourage countries that possess nuclear weapons to join the SEANWFZ Protocol.
The participating ministers once again affirmed the political will of signatories to the treaty by maintaining the objective of SEANWFZ, as well as consultations and dialogues for a nuclear weapon free Southeast Asia.
They approved a document on joint initiatives of cooperation between ASEAN and the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL), contributing to enhancing the value of the SEANWFZ Treaty and promoting joint efforts against nuclear proliferation and disarmament.
Later the delegates attended the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ interface with representatives of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR).
They shared the view that promoting and ensuring human rights is the cross-cutting goal of the process of building the ASEAN Community.
The ministers emphasized that AICHR, with its assigned roles and tasks, needs to improve operational efficiency, and strengthen consultations and inter-sectoral dialogues to achieve workable solutions, for the best interests of the people and in line with the general interest of the entire region.
In his remarks, Minister Bui Thanh Son suggested that AICHR maintain a gradual approach in line with the interests of the countries, and deploy cooperation activities with partners in accordance with principles of ASEAN.
The two meetings are the first among a series of meetings that are taking place on the sidelines of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM 56) getting underway in Jakarta, Indonesia, from July 11-14.
