Vietnam welcomes Central African Government’s unilateral ceasefire
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, has welcomed the nationwide ceasefire just announced by Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, and urged all armed forces to follow suit.
UN peacekeepers' vehicles in Central Africa (Photo: AFP)
New York (VNA) - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representativeof Vietnam to the UN, has welcomed the nationwide ceasefire just announced by CentralAfrican President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, and urged all armed forces tofollow suit.
At the UN Security Council's meeting on the Central Africa Republic’ssituation on October 18, Quy stressed that to achieve sustainable peace anddevelopment in the country, there is undoubtedly no other way than rebuildingtrust and promoting dialogue among parties concerned.
Vietnam greatly valued the role of regional cooperation inconflict prevention and resolution, he said, adding that the African Union,the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and the InternationalConference on the Great Lakes Region, owing to their local knowledge, arewell‑positioned in promoting confidence, trust and dialogue among concernedparties, thus finding the way to settle the root causes of conflict.
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The Vietnamese representative also called on theinternational community to increase assistance for Central African people forthe goals of stability and development.
President Touadéra said that the recently-announced ceasefire aims toopen the door for dialogues and negotiations to find a long-term politicalsolution to the situation in the Central African Republic.
He stressed the Central African government’s commitment to implement thePeace Agreement, promote legal reform, and carry out reform programmes forsecurity forces.
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UN peacekeepers' vehicles in Central Africa (Photo: AFP) 
