Vietnam calls for resumption of negotiations on Palestine issue
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, has called on parties concerned to promote the resumption of negotiations on the Palestine issue.
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA)
New York (VNA)𝓀 – Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations,has called on parties concerned to promote the resumption of negotiations onthe Palestine issue.
At the UN SecurityCouncil’s meeting on the Middle East situation, including the Palestine issue, onMay 27, Quy affirmed that the only way is the two-state solution, which envisions theestablishment of the State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capitalcoexisting peacefully with the State of Israel within safe and internationally-recognisedborders on the basis of the pre-1967 borders, in accordance with internationallaw, the UN Charter and the UN’s relevant resolutions. He welcomed the ceasefirebetween parties and lauded constructive efforts of countries in the region, theUN, the Middle East Quartet and other international partners in the issue. Highlighting the need tofollow the ceasefire and seek a long-term and sustainable solution to the conflict,he urged all parties to exercise maximum self-restraint and take specific stepsto deal with the root cause of the conflict. He also called on Israel to endall settlement activities in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, the demolitionof Palestinians’ houses and deportation of Palestinians. The Vietnameserepresentative stressed the significance of ensuring unobstructed humanitariansupplies in the Gaza Strip, hailed the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) andinternational organisations for offering relief to Palestinians in Gaza duringand after the conflict. He also called on the international community toenhance support for humanitarian and reconstruction activities in Gaza.
At the event (Photo: VNA)
Expressing concerns over the possibility of maintainingthe ceasefire, participants urged parties concerned to continue exercising maximumself-restraint and refraining from actions that could complicate the situation. Several countries also announced relief packages forPalestinians on the occasion./.
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Vietnam welcomes Israel – Hamas ceasefire and wishes that it would be carried out and prolong in reality, said head of the Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy.
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Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
At the event (Photo: VNA) 
