The event, chaired by Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to the UN and president-designate of the conference, will run until May 22, bringing together representatives from the treaty’s 191 member states.
In his opening remarks, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed Vietnam as president of the conference, calling it an opportunity for developing countries to assert a stronger voice in the global disarmament process. He reaffirmed the UN’s strong support for a substantive and consensus-based conference outcome.
As president of the conference, Vietnam has made active contributions and thorough preparations. Ambassador Viet underscored a spirit of constructive engagement, dialogue, and multilateral cooperation in his remarks ahead of the conference, reaffirming Vietnam’s consistent support for comprehensive and non-discriminatory nuclear disarmament.
As a non-nuclear-weapon state that has suffered severe consequences of chemical warfare, Vietnam seeks lasting peace and is committed to fostering unity and amplifying the voice of developing countries in pursuit of a world free of nuclear weapons.
