(VOVWORLD) - Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations chaired a number of consultations with regional groups and member states at UN agencies in Geneva on Monday and Tuesday in his capacity as President-designate of the 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
 Ambassador Do Hung Viet delivers remarks at a consultation session in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo: Anh Hien/VNA) |
The Ambassador presided over consultations with NPT member states from the Non-Aligned Movement, the Eastern European Group, the Western European Group, and others. He also held bilateral consultations with China, Russia, the UK, France, and the US. In addition, he chaired and delivered a speech at an event jointly organized by the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs and the European Union to discuss preparations for the upcoming NPT Review Conference.
At those meetings, Vietnam was welcomed as President of the 2026 NPT Review Conference, amid growing international security complexity. Countries called on Vietnam, as President of the Conference, to approach those issues in a balanced, constructive, and pragmatic manner. Representatives said they’ll work closely with the President to achieve substantive outcomes at the conference.
Member states underlined the importance of the Non-Proliferation Treaty and its review process in maintaining international peace and security and promoting sustainable development.