President asks US to lift embargo against Cuba

The President appreciated the recognition of the State of Palestine by many countries, called for urgent humanitarian assistance for the Palestinian people, and asked the US to lift the embargo against Cuba...

On September 23 (local time), at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA, President Luong Cuong delivered an important speech at the high-level discussion session of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly with the consistent message: "Honoring the value of peace , making strong changes to create a sustainable future".

In his speech, the President affirmed that over the past 80 years, the United Nations has always been the embodiment of humanity's common aspiration for peace, cooperation and development, based on universal values ​​of human rights, national independence, equality, democracy and social progress.

However, the world is facing unprecedentedly fierce challenges such as conflicts, local wars, arms races, use of force, threats to use force, strategic competition between major powers, unilateralism, and a sharp decline in political commitment and resources.

President Luong Cuong speaks at the high-level general debate of the United Nations General Assembly. Photo: VNA

The President called on the international community to promote multilateralism and the international system based on international law, with the United Nations at the center.

The President affirmed that peace is both the goal and the prerequisite for building a stable, fair, democratic and prosperous future. He called on countries to comply with international law and the United Nations Charter, respect independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, not interfere in internal affairs, not use force or threaten to use force, and resolve disputes by peaceful means.

Promoting the culture of peace through building trust, international solidarity, dialogue, and respect for differences, the President called for a ceasefire, an end to violence, the protection of civilians, and the creation of conditions for humanitarian access in conflict zones.

The President appreciated the recognition of the State of Palestine by many countries, called for urgent humanitarian assistance for the Palestinian people, and asked the US to lift the embargo against Cuba and remove Cuba from the list of terrorism sponsors.

The President highlighted the role of regional organizations, in which ASEAN holds a central position in the Asia-Pacific, actively building a resilient, inclusive and sustainable ASEAN Community; promoting the ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand, implementing the five-point consensus on Myanmar. In addition, maintaining peace, stability, security, safety, freedom of navigation and aviation in the East Sea on the basis of international law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

To create a sustainable future, the President called for reforming multilateral global governance institutions, especially the United Nations and international financial and monetary institutions, to better adapt, ensure fairness, transparency, operate more synchronously, effectively, efficiently, and better meet the needs of countries and all people.

In order to optimize the sustainable development model based on digital transformation and green transformation, the President emphasized that countries need to build a comprehensive strategy, invest heavily in research and development, train high-quality human resources, and develop green technology infrastructure.

In particular, it is necessary to strengthen international cooperation in technology transfer and green finance mobilization. Developed countries need to share and transfer technology to developing and underdeveloped countries...

The President shared the story of a Vietnam resurrected from the ruins of war, from a poor, backward, low-level, besieged, embargoed country, to making great efforts to become a developing country with middle income and deep international integration.

Despite many limitations that need to be overcome, Vietnam is determined to achieve its strategic goals of becoming a developing country with modern industry and upper middle income by 2030, and a high-income country by 2045; achieving sustainable development goals, achieving net zero emissions by 2050 and becoming a strong, prosperous and happy nation.

The President affirmed that Vietnam always makes every effort and stands side by side with all countries to shoulder common responsibilities, overcome challenges, and promote strong transformation to create a world of peace, stability, prosperity, and sustainable development...

On this occasion, President Luong Cuong respectfully invited countries to Hanoi to attend the signing ceremony of the United Nations Convention on Cybercrime on October 25. Vietnam is actively preparing to assume the role of Chair of the Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in 2026.

The President also asked countries to support Vietnam's candidacy for the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2026-2028 term and as a judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea for the 2026-2036 term.

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