New York (VNA) – Viet Nam is completing the prepatory process for participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations, in accordance with its capacity.
The statement was made by Vietnamese Ambassador Hoang Chi Trung, Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN before the Special Commitee on Peacekeeping Operations on March 10.
Trung lauded the indispensable role of the UN in restoring and maintaining peace and stability over several decades and said the UN peacekeeping operations should continue to rest upon the strict observance of the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, particularly those concerning nations’ sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of as well as non-interference in their internal affairs.
He also mentioned the fundamental principles for establishing and conducting peacekeeping operations such as the consent of the concerned parties, impartiality and non-use of force except in self-defense.
The Vietnamese representative affirmed Viet Nam’s strong support to efforts aimed at enhancing the UN’s ability to manage peacekeeping operations effectively and efficiently, with a view to achieving continued improvements in the deployment of missions, safety and security of personnel, accountability and effective management of resources, qualified peacekeeping capacity as well as proper conduct and discipline.
By January 2008, the UN had been conducting 16 peacekeeping missions with a total force of over 90,880 people, including 76,750 blue berets, 11,250 civilian policemen and nearly 2,880 military observers. Its budget for peacekeeping operations in the 2005-2006 period was close to 5 billion USD.-Enditem
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