New York (VNA) – The key to prevent and counter the threats ofterrorism lies in addressing the root causes of terrorism, includingunemployment, injustices, inequities, discrimination, marginalisation andunresolved conflicts, said Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Head of the Vietnam PermanentMission to the UN, while addressing the Interactive Closing Session of the UN VirtualCounter-Terrorism Week in New York on July 10.

“We must remain firmly committed to resolving conflicts,eradicating poverty, promoting sustained economic growth and development andensuring respect for human rights for all,” Quy told the online debate titled “MemberStates’ Counter-Terrorism Priorities in the Post COVID-19 Environment –Synergies and Complementarities between the COVID-19 and the Counter-TerrorismAgenda”.

He stressed that international cooperation and capacitybuilding is ever more critical to effectively detect, identify, investigate andprosecute terrorists and serious criminals.

The Vietnamese representative affirmed countering terrorism,radicalisation and violent extremism, including new forms of terrorism, hasalways been a high priority for ASEAN.

The ASEAN Plan of Action to Prevent and Counter the Rise ofRadicalisation and Violent Extremism 2018-2025 has been effectivelyimplemented, complementing international efforts under the United Nationsframework, he added.

He also noted that any measures to prevent and combatterrorism must fully comply with the relevant obligations under internationallaw, in particularly the United Nations Charter, including its purposes andprinciples, as well as obligations under human rights law and internationalhumanitarian law.

He reiterated the Vietnamese Government’s firm position toreject and condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.

The Virtual Counter-Terrorism Week, initiated by the UNOffice of Counter-terrorism, took place from July 6-10, with over 10 dialoguesand seminars held online and over 1,000 delegates./.