ASEAN strengthens SEANWFZ Treaty, human rights
VOV reporter in Laos -
(VOVWORLD) - A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet, who is also head of the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) delegation of Vietnam, attended the Meeting of the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) Commission and the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Interface with the Representatives of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) in Vientiane on Wednesday.
 Delegates observe a minute of silence to commemorate General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong (Photo: VOV-Vientaine) |
At the beginning of the meeting, delegates observed a minute of silence to commemorate General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong.
At the SEANWFZ Commission's Meeting, Viet highlighted the significance of the SEANWFZ Treaty, suggesting the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) soon prepare and submit a resolution on the SEANWFZ Treaty to the UN General Assembly and continue to call on nuclear-armed countries to join the SEANWFZ Protocol.
 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet, who is also head of the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) delegation of Vietnam (Photo: VOV-Vientaine) |
He proposed that the AICHR continue a balanced approach that is suitable for all member countries, and increase exchanges and cooperation with partners to share experience and enhance capacity, while promoting and ensuring the leading role of ASEAN.
VOV reporter in Laos