Vietnam advocates peaceful settlement of disputes

New York (VNA) - Vietnamese representative to the UN Security Council Ambassador Le Luong Minh has affirmed Vietnam 's commitment to the principle of peaceful settlement of international disputes.

"We support every effort to settle disputes, by peaceful means, including
mediation, in accordance with international law and the UN Charter," the
Vietnamese ambassador said at the UNSC high-level meeting on mediation and
settlement of disputes, held in New York on Sept. 23.

He noted that to produce lasting solutions, mediation must be conducted
with full respect for national independence, sovereignty and territorial of
States, impartial, non-coercive and with the consent and full participation
of all parties concerned.

Minh highlighted many successful mediation efforts in dealing with
disputes in many places in the world, and cited as an example the success
story of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) which owes much
to its adherence to the principle of peaceful settlement of disputes.

" Vietnam is and will do its utmost to contribute to ASEAN's mediation
efforts to find peaceful solutions of dispute amongst its Member States in
accordance with the Association's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation," Minh
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