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In an
interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion, the PM
explained that being a responsible member means proactively engaging in
seeking measures to solve regional and global issues, thus bringing peace,
stability, and development, which is also in line with the direction made by
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong at the
Diplomatic Conference in August 2018.
That Hanoi
was chosen as the venue for the second summit between the DPRK and the US is
clear evidence for Vietnam’s improving role and position in both the region
and the world, he said.
PM Phuc
noted that after joining the United Nations (UN) in 1977, Vietnam had served
as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2008-2009 tenure
and is now the only candidate of the Asia-Pacific group for a non-permanent
seat on the council for the 2020-2021 tenure.
In the
region, Vietnam is an important member of ASEAN and a significant diplomatic
partner to countries across the world, he said.
With
experience in holding large-scale summits like the APEC Economic Leaders'
Week 2017 and the World Economic Forum on ASEAN 2018, Vietnam will do its
best to successfully hold the summit, he said.
According
to the PM, Hanoi has basically completed the preparations. He expressed hope
that via the event, Vietnam will become a bridge for the settlement of the
nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula and play a role as a partner to build
peace on the Korean peninsula and the region.
As ASEAN
Chair in 2020 and candidate for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security
Council for the 2020-2021 tenure, Vietnam believes that it can make more
active contributions to the peace process on the Korean peninsula, as well as
towards peace and sustainable development in the world, the leader stated.
He
expressed his belief that as a responsible and dedicated member of the
international community, Vietnam will become a trustworthy destination for
major international conferences of the region and the world in the future.
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Source: NDO