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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, April 10 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom (UK) Dominic Raab (
pic) is keen on exploring new opportunities with Brunei to enhance relations between the two countries, including trade, security cooperation, modern sustainable economy, threats to cyber and the roles in the ‘Indo-pacific Tilt’.
“UK-Brunei have a rich history together. We look forward to building an even stronger relationship for the future, ” he said in an exclusive interview with the Weekend Bulletin hosted by the British High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam John Virgoe on Thursday.
Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs
Bui Thanh Son (centre) chairs the UNSC open debate on April 8 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –
Vietnam, as the rotating President of the United Nations Security Council
(
UNSC) for April, held a ministerial open debate on April 8, focusing on “Mine
action and sustaining peace: Stronger partnerships for better delivery”.
The event, held both
virtually and in person under the chair of Vietnamese Minister of Foreign
Affairs Bui Thanh Son, was attended by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres,
along with ministers, deputy ministers, ambassadors, and heads of missions of
the UNSC member states.
Speakers at the debate
included Director of the Geneva International
Wednesday, December 09, 2020 17:25
Some of the participants in the UNSC open debate, held both virtually and in person on April 8 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The
Mine action and sustaining peace: Stronger partnerships
for better delivery”, held on April 8 under the chair of Vietnam – Council
President for April, has been highly valued by the international community.
Ilene Cohn, Officer-in-Charge of the UN Mine
Action Service (UNMAS), told the Vietnam News Agency that Vietnam put forward
the issue at the right point of time, expressing her delight at Vietnam, as
Council President, choosing the
unexploded ordnance (UXO) issue as the topic
for one of the main debates in April.