(VOVworld) - Vietnam has voiced its opposition to the use of force against civilians in the Gaza Strip and urged the parties involved to immediately halt it and hold negotiations for a solution to the conflict.

Palestinian rescue workers are searching for victims under the wreckages following an Israel’s air strike in Gaza on August 19th. (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)

Ho Anh Dung, President of the Vietnam Committee for Solidarity with the Palestinian People, said at a talk in Hanoi on Wednesday.

Dung said that in July his organization together with the Vietnam Committee for Solidarity and Cooperation with Asia, Africa and Latin America, the Vietnam Peace and Development Foundation, and the Vietnam Peace Committee issued a joint statement calling on all parties to abide by international law and cooperate with the international community for prompt restoration of peace and stability in the region.

Speaking at the event, Palestinian Ambassador to Vietnam Saadi Salama called on the international community to strongly condemn criminal attacks by Israel and provide humanitarian assistance for people in Gaza. Saadi called for restructuring Gaza and urged the international community to ask Israel not to renew its attack on Gaza. He also asked the international community to help reach a long-term reconciliation and end to this conflict.