(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), and the EU co-organized a consultation workshop for Latin American and Caribbean member states of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in Panama City, Panama, last week.
 Ambassador Do Hung Viet is Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN and President-designate of the NPT Review Conference. Photo: baotintuc.vn |
The fourth and final workshop in a series of regional consultations organized by Vietnam to prepare for the 2026 NPT Review Conference drew representatives from 25 countries, international organizations, and research institutes across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Presiding over the event, Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN and President-designate of the NPT Review Conference, underlined that amid the current complex global situation, the conference remains one of the central multilateral processes for international peace and security.
The diplomat shared Vietnam’s priorities in its capacity as President-designate, affirming its commitment to chairing the conference in a transparent, balanced, and inclusive manner while fully listening to and reflecting the legitimate concerns and interests of all member states.
He called on countries of Latin America and the Caribbean – the world’s first nuclear-weapon-free zone – to continue making active and responsible contributions to the NPT Review Conference in 2026.