VIETNAM, January 13 – NEW YORK — Ambassador Đặng Hoàng Giang, everlasting agent of Việt Nam to the UN, has affirmed that global law is the basis of the contemporary international order and earth peace in his remarks at the initial open up discussion of the UN Stability Council this yr.
Entitled “The marketing and strengthening of the rule of law in the routine maintenance of intercontinental peace and protection”, the ministerial-level celebration held on Thursday was attended by practically 80 UN member nations around the world.
The Vietnamese agent said states, big or tiny, are liable for complying with the UN Charter and basic ideas of intercontinental legislation, which includes respecting the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of states, refraining from using or threatening to use force, peacefully settling disputes, and satisfying intercontinental obligations in great faith.
He named on the council and its customers to get the lead in making sure respect for the UN Charter and the rule of regulation and seeking peaceful actions to all disputes.
Giang took the occasion to reiterate Việt Nam’s initiatives in maintaining peace and safety and marketing the rule of legislation inside of the Affiliation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in between ASEAN and its companions, which includes the implementation of the Declaration on the Carry out of Events in the East Sea (DOC) and the negotiation process of a Code of Perform in the waters (COC) in accordance with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Very last 12 months, Việt Nam initiated the establishment of the UNCLOS Group of Friends, which gathers nearly 120 member nations around the world, with a check out to promoting the broad comprehending and application of as properly as compliance with this convention, the ambassador extra.
Lauding the debate’s subject matter presented the lots of issues going through intercontinental rule of regulation, speakers highlighted the upholding of multilateralism and respect for the essential ideas of intercontinental legislation in advertising the global get based on principles and the rule of legislation amid nations.
Echoing the watch in a joint speech, ASEAN reported the bloc is fully commited to the maintenance and advertising of peace, protection and security in the area, including the East Sea, as properly as to the tranquil settlement of disputes in line with worldwide regulation.
ASEAN also vowed to continue on doing work actively to soon achieve a substantive and helpful COC in accordance with intercontinental law and UNCLOS. VNS
