Vietnam urges parties in Central Africa to respect peace agreement
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnam mission to the UN, has appreciated the Central African Republic’s efforts to ensure national stability and create an environment conducive to the organisation of elections, despite increasing violence and escalating tensions.
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnam mission to the UN (Source: VNA)
New York (VNA) – Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnammission to the UN, has appreciated the Central African Republic’s efforts toensure national stability and create an environment conducive to theorganisation of elections, despite increasing violence and escalating tensions.
While addressing the UN Security Council Briefing on theSituation in the Central African Republic on October 19, Quy stressed thatattacks by armed groups, including those against civilians, posed a seriouschallenge, especially in the last stages of electoral preparations.
Implementing the peace agreement is the only viable pathforward, he said, also calling on the signatories to abide by the UNSecretary-General’s call for a global ceasefire amid the COVID-19pandemic.
“Continued technical and financial support is required fromthe international community to help fill funding gaps for the upcoming electionand to alleviate the humanitarian effects of COVID-19,” Quy stated.
Underlining the important role being played by regionalstakeholders, including the African Union and the Economic Community of CentralAfrican States (ECCAS), he reiterated Vietnam’s support for the United NationsMultidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central AfricanRepublic (MINUSCA), and called for full respect for the safety and security ofpeacekeepers.
MINUSCA was set up on the basis of the UN Resolution 2149 in 2014 with the aimto protect civilians, support the peace process, make and reform laws, andsolve humanitarian challenges. Vietnam now has six officers joining MINUSCA.
Speaking at the event, Mankeur Ndiaye, SpecialRepresentative of the UN Secretary-General for the Central African Republic andHead of the MINUSCA, reiterated his appeal to the Central African Republic andneighbouring nations to allow refugees to participate in the electoral process.
He also welcomed a rise in women’s participation, notingthat they now comprise 46 percent of the electoral roll.
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Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam’s Mission to the United Nations, has called on the government of Central Africa and relevant parties to fully implement the Peace Agreement to create a favourable political environment for the country's important electoral process.
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Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnam mission to the UN (Source: VNA) 
