Ha Noi (VNA) – Worldwide media on October 18 continued to cover UN Security Council non-permanent membership for Viet Nam, saying this new role will be an impetus to lift Viet Nam to a new height on the international arena.
The Washington Post stressed that politicians from the US’s Democratic and Republican parties advocated Viet Nam’s election as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2008-2009 term and applauded efforts to raise bilateral relations with Viet Nam.
Viet Nam expert Carl Thayer from Australia’s Defence Force Academy said Viet Nam will earn respect from other governments, especially in the 53-nation Asia it will speak for.
According to Thayer, Viet Nam may become "a focal point for Third World states who share similar concerns about a number of issues such as globalization and great power interference."
News on the UN Security Council non-permanent membership for Viet Nam was also aired on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Radio France International (RFI) and Radio Free Asia (RFA).
Prof. Nguyen Manh Hung from George Mason University was quoted by the RFI as saying that this is an opportunity for Viet Nam, together with Indonesia, also a non-permanent member of the UNSC, to be representatives of the South-east Asia, contributing to reinforce ASEAN’s position in the world.
Talking with the BBC, Prof. James Chiriyankandath from London Metropolitan University said Viet Nam can play a key role in discussions in the UNSC.
The RFA cited comments from international media as saying that with the new position in the UNSC, Viet Nam will together with 14 other countries in the council to solve issues threatening world peace and security and that Viet Nam has reached part of its goal to integrate into the world as Vietnamese Ambassador to the United Nations Le Luong Minh said on October 16.-Enditem
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