Vietnam participates in the conference on combating nuclear terrorism.

Last weekend, along with representatives from 85 countries and 4 international organizations, the Vietnamese delegation participated in the 8th Plenary Conference of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) held at the headquarters of the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Illustrative image. (Source: defenceweb.co.za)

Speaking at the conference, the Vietnamese delegation highly appreciated the achievements of the GICNT in mobilizing the common efforts of the international community to counter the threat of nuclear terrorism, and affirmed its support for all activities conducted within the GICNT framework by the Implementation and Assessment Group (IAG) and its affiliated working groups such as the Nuclear Detection Group, the Nuclear Inspection Group, and the Response and Mitigation Group.

Furthermore, the Vietnamese delegation also emphasized the leading role of the United Nations (UN) in the fight against terrorism, affirming the central role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in issues related to nuclear safety and international nuclear cooperation.

The Vietnamese delegation emphasized the necessity of providing technical assistance to developing countries.

The delegation also informed about Vietnam's recent efforts and activities in combating nuclear terrorism, such as ratifying the Additional Protocol to the Nuclear Safety Agreement, joining the Convention on the Protection of Nuclear Material, ratifying the amending Protocol to this Convention, and continuing to improve the national legal system on nuclear security.

Initiated by Russia and the United States in July 2006 in St. Petersburg, Russia, the GICNT was created to encourage countries to cooperate on nuclear-related issues as stipulated in international treaties on combating nuclear terrorism, especially the Convention on the Protection of Nuclear Material, the Convention against Nuclear Terrorism, and related resolutions of the United Nations Security Council.

Currently, GICNT has the support of 85 countries. In addition, four international organizations participate as observers: the IAEA, the International Police Organization (Interpol), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the European Union (EU).

Vietnam joined this initiative in April 2010.

According to (VNA) - LT