Vietnam shares concern about the danger and burden caused by the
illicit trade of conventional arms in relation to peace, security,
development and the welfare of human-beings at both a national and
international levels.
Ambassador Le Hoai Trung,
Vietnam ’s Permanent Representative to the UN, made the statement at the
ongoing UN final conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) held in
New York .
Trung said that to be effective, the
treaty should be balanced between the above mentioned issues and o ther
important factors such as nations’ legitimate right to self-defence,
the maintenance of international peace and security, threat or use of
force in international relations, and the peaceful settlement of
disputes.
According to the ambassador, the ATT
should be realistic and non-discriminatory, and it should be negotiated
openly and transparently.
He affirmed that Vietnam
will participate in an active and constructive manner at the
conference for the common goal of the international community of
minimising the consequences of the illegal trade of arms.
During the 10-day event, which is expected to wrap up on March 28,
participants from 193 UN member states placed weight on discussions of
arms trade conditions, scope of adjustments and specific regulations for
the implementation framework and mechanism of each state.
Unlike nuclear weapons, there is no international-level treaty to monitor the conventional arms trade.-VNA