Vietnam supports UN supporting office for G5 Sahel to combat terrorism

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has called on all parties' efforts to combat terrorism in the Shahel region during a video teleconference on Tuesday. 

Vietnam supports UN supporting office for G5 Sahel to combat terrorism - ảnh 1At the UNSC’s open debate on peace and security in the Sahel region (G5 Sahel) (Photo: VOV)

“Vietnam is concerned about the deteriorating security situation in the Sahel region, especially in the borders among Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, as well as the recent attacks against peacekeepers, defense and security forces,” Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN told the UN Security Council's open debate on peace and security in the Sahel region.

He stressed the need to have a coherent and integrated approach to security, humanitarian issues along with promoting peace, stability, and socio-development challenges in the Sahel.

He voiced support the initiatives of Niger, Kenya, Tunisia, St Vincent and The Grenadines, and France on the establishment of the UN supporting office for G5 Sahel to combat terrorism.

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