Vietnam backs Liberia’s efforts to ensure security
New York (VNA) – Vietnam supports efforts of the Liberian Government to reduce poverty, fight corruption, counter drug-trafficking and organised crimes, as well as promote disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration.
The Vietnamese Representative to the UN Security Council, Ambassador Le Luong Minh, made the statement at an UNSC meeting in New York on April 14.
The diplomat applauded progress made by Liberia in ensuring political stability and economic growth, and promoting national reconciliation.
However, he said, Liberia is facing challenges such as fragile security, pervasive poverty, food shortages, high unemployment, massive illiteracy, poor infrastructure and inadequate delivery of basis services.
Having emphasised the important link between security and development in Liberia , Minh spoke highly of the decisions of the World Bank and the African Development Bank to clear a substantial amount of Liberia’s debts.
The ambassador called on UN agencies, the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States and the international community to continue to help Liberia consolidate peace and rebuild the nation.
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