Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysia has appointed Defence Forces chief Zulkifeli Mohd Zin as the first Director-General of the National Security Council (NSC). Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the appointment took effect on August 15, stressing that the assignment is part in the government’s effort to ensure security bodies’ cohesive coordination. However, Zahid said senior police officers could be made NSC director-general in the future. The NSC includes the Prime Minister serves as the President of the council, a Deputy Prime Minister serves as Vice President of the council, and the Ministers of Defence, Home Affair, Telecommunication and Multimedia, the Chief of the Prime Minister’s Office, the commander of armed forces, and the inspector-general of police as members. The council is considered to be powerful as it has the right to declare curfew in any areas in the country. Earlier, the council had only a civil officer to serve as secretary.-VNA … [Read more...] about Malaysia appoints Director General of National Security Council
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Italy supports Vietnam’s bid for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council in the 2008-2009 term
State President Nguyen Minh Triet has emphasised Viet Nam's desire to beef up trade ties with Italy. While receiving Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Massimo D'Alema in Ha Noi on October 8, President Triet said Viet Nam will work to maintain its economic growth and ensure an open investment environment for foreign investors. The State leader also expressed his delight at the motorbike maker Piaggio's building of a factory in Viet Nam, hoping that the move will create a new wave of Italian investment into the Southeast Asian country. He thanked the Government and people of Italy for their assistance to Viet Nam in socio-economic development as well as their support for Viet Nam's accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and its bid for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council in the 2008-2009 term. For his part, Deputy PM D'Alema said that Italy and Viet Nam have shared a long friendship and that Italy wanted to bring the bilateral … [Read more...] about Italy supports Vietnam’s bid for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council in the 2008-2009 term
Vietnam will fulfill its important role as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council
Vietnam will perform well to fulfill its great responsibility as a non- permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, worthy of the trust of the international community, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in an interview immediately after Vietnam was elected as a non-permanent member of the Council for the 2008-09 term collecting a high number of votes from member countries. Here is the full text of the interview: Question: Could you elaborate on the significance of Vietnam's election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2008-09 term? Mr Dung: On behalf of the Government and people of Vietnam, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the Asian nations, permanent members of the UN Security Council and other UN members for electing Vietnam to this important position. In the wake of Vietnam's entry to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the country's becoming a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council represents an important landmark in its … [Read more...] about Vietnam will fulfill its important role as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council
Vietnam is fully capable of taking on the UN Security Council responsibility
CPV- "I think the 96% vote of the UN General Assembly for Vietnam's admission carried with it a trust of sentiment and respect for Vietnam as a country, with its ability to engage in the events of Southeast Asia and in the United Nations. Vietnam won the trust and respect at other nations from its struggle for independence, reunification, peace, prosperity and human dignity.She is thus totally entitled, and fully capable of taking on the UN Security Council responsibility," said Dr. Ngo Thanh Nhan. On the occasion of Vietnam being elected a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2008 - 2009 term, Dr. Ngo Thanh Nhan, a Vietnamese American, Computational Linguist from New YorkUniversity, had an interview with a reporter from the Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper. Here is the full text of the interview: Reporter: With 183 out of 190 votes, the UN General Assembly on October 16, elected Viet Nam as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2008-2009 … [Read more...] about Vietnam is fully capable of taking on the UN Security Council responsibility
Vietnam will perform its important role as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council
Vietnam will perform well to fulfil its great responsibility as a non- permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, worthy of the trust of the international community, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in an interview immediately after Vietnam was elected as a non-permanent member of the Council for the 2008-09 term collecting a high number of votes from member countries. Here is the full text of the interview: Question: Could you elaborate on the significance of Vietnam’s election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2008-09 term? Mr Dung: On behalf of the Government and people of Vietnam, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the Asian nations, permanent members of the UN Security Council and other UN members for electing Vietnam to this important position. In the wake of Vietnam’s entry to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the country’s becoming a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council represents an … [Read more...] about Vietnam will perform its important role as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council