– The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday discussed the situation in South Sudan and the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission’s activities in Sudan.

At the meeting, Pham Hai Anh, Chargé d’affaires of Vietnam to the United Nations, thanked the UN Secretariat and members of the committee on South Sudan for their support and active participation during Vietnam’s presidency.

He acknowledged progress in South Sudan’s transition this year, as it marks its 10^th anniversary of independence and the 3^rd anniversary of the Peace Agreement. He called on concerned parties to continue to fully implement the Peace Agreement in anticipation of elections in 2023.

The members of the UN Committee on South Sudan thanked Vietnam and Vietnamese Ambassador to the UN Dang Dinh Quy for their contributions while Vietnam chaired the Committee over the past 2 years.

As Chair of the Committee, Vietnam held 5 meetings and organized field trips to South Sudan to observe the implementation of the Peace Agreement and review the arms embargo mechanism under Security Council Resolution 2577, creating a basis for the Security Council to consider the mechanism next year.

Source: VOV5