New York (VNA) - Vietnam is willing to share experiences with Timor Leste in implementing the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) as it successfully deployed the project, said a senior diplomat.
Representative of Vietnam to the UN Security Council Ambassador Le Luong Minh made the statement at a UNSC session regarding Timor Leste and the UN Integrated Mission in Timor Leste (UNMIT) that convened in New York on August 19.
The ambassador affirmed Vietnam’s support for the UNMIT’s continued mandate as requested by the UN Secretary General, adding that he hoped the mission will coordinate closely with the UN’s other partners to effectively carry out the UNDAF in Timor Leste from 2009-2013.
Minh applauded the UNMIT’s efforts to uphold its reconciliation role and help to the Timorese government, and said he hoped that with the help, the Timorese security forces will grow up to undertake the responsibility for maintaining security in the country.
The representative went on to praise the Timorese government and people for their determination to overcome the current difficulties and challenges, as well as accelerate peace and national development.
At the meeting, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Timor Leste, Atul Khare, noted that the country’s situation has basically become stable after uprisings occurred in early February.
The UNMIT has well performed its major tasks, including promoting dialogues among political parties, training policemen and improving the government’s management capacity, Khare said.
However, he stressed, Timor Leste still faces a lot of challenges and is in need of the international community’s assistance, and the UN’s continued presence.
The council adopted the Chair Statement drafted by South Africa, acclaiming positive developments in Timor Leste and UNMIT’s operations, and pledging the international community’s continued backing for the country’s peace and development process.
At an earlier meeting with representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Khare spoke highly of the grouping’s role in the region as well as its member countries’ support for Timor Leste.
Vietnam alone shipped more than 16,000 tonnes of rice over the past year to help the country surmount the food crisis.-Enditem
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