Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet answered an interview about the Dialogue Session on Vietnam's UPR National Report, Cycle IV.
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Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet speaks at the Dialogue Session. (Source: VNA)
Vietnam has just presented and had a dialogue on the National Report under the UPR mechanism of cycle IV on May 7. Could you please share the messages that Vietnam raised at this dialogue session? We had a very successful UPR dialogue session with the participation of many United Nations member countries. It was also a very coincidental coincidence that the dialogue session took place on the day of Dien Bien liberation on May 7, in Geneva, where the negotiation and signing of the Geneva Agreement in 1954 were witnessed. Therefore, the first message that the Vietnamese delegation brought to the conference was to affirm the importance of peace, national independence, and the right to national self-determination for the effort to develop and promote human rights. The second big message we shared was that in the field of ensuring and promoting human rights, there is no single correct model. Each country, depending on its circumstances, conditions, and level of socio-economic development, will be able to choose its own path. We affirm the correctness of the path Vietnam has chosen and we will steadfastly follow that path. The third major message is that with Vietnam's consistent policy on protecting and promoting human rights, Vietnam has seriously implemented the UPR recommendations that we accepted in the previous cycle and achieved many positive results, especially in perfecting the legal system on human rights and ensuring human rights in practice, bringing very practical results to the people. The fourth message is that despite facing many difficulties and challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic, with the participation of the entire political system, the participation, companionship and consensus of the people, we have overcome those difficulties, protected the health and lives of the people, recovered, developed the socio-economy and improved the people's lives. |
Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet talks with delegates. (Source: VNA)
Could you please share the assessments and recommendations that Vietnam received from other countries during the dialogue session on May 7? The dialogue session on Vietnam's UPR Report attracted great attention, with 133 countries registering to speak and making 320 recommendations for Vietnam. Through preliminary review, most of the recommendations that Vietnam received this time were positive, and we can accept them. There are some recommendations that we need to consider further regarding their suitability with laws, policies, resources and implementation capabilities. Some countries congratulated Vietnam on the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory. Many countries highly appreciated Vietnam's presentation and dialogue, recognizing Vietnam's policies, efforts and achievements in ensuring human rights, and seriously implementing the UPR recommendations that have been accepted since the previous review. The contents that have been welcomed and highly appreciated by many countries are our completion of the system of policies and laws on human rights, especially the development of national programs and many achievements in poverty reduction, economic development, improvement of social welfare, ensuring the right to education, the rights of vulnerable groups, implementing international commitments on human rights and cooperation with United Nations human rights mechanisms. There are also a few countries that have commented and made recommendations that are not really appropriate, based on inaccurate information about ensuring freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, etc. We will continue to dialogue and provide information so that countries can better understand the actual situation in Vietnam. Through the UPR cycles, Vietnam has always been well-evaluated for its efforts to seriously implement the accepted recommendations, especially through the development of national plans, mid-term reports, consultation processes, and soliciting opinions from organizations and individuals. Countries also positively appreciated the spirit of sincere, frank and open dialogue of the Vietnamese delegation. |
Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet and the Vietnamese delegation at the approval session. (Source: VNA)
Could you please tell us about the next steps in Vietnam's UPR process after this dialogue session? After the dialogue session, we worked with the three coordinating countries of the UPR Working Group to technically review the recommendations Vietnam received at the dialogue session. At the meeting on May 10, the Working Group approved a report on the results of the UPR review for Vietnam, including information that Vietnam received 320 recommendations from 133 countries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ministries and sectors in the interdisciplinary UPR working group will carefully study the recommendations, review their conformity with Vietnam's laws and policies, and recommend that the Prime Minister accept the recommendations that meet Vietnam's priorities, conditions, and implementation resources. It is expected that Vietnam will announce its official stance on the recommendations and the number of recommendations that Vietnam will accept before the 57th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in September and October. After that, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with relevant ministries, branches and agencies, will coordinate to develop and submit to the Prime Minister for approval a Master Plan for implementing the recommendations accepted by Vietnam under the UPR mechanism of the fourth cycle. The plan will identify the assignment of tasks and responsibilities of the agencies and help monitor the progress of implementing the recommendations accepted by Vietnam. Thank you very much, Deputy Minister! Source: https://baoquocte.vn/bon-thong-diep-lon-cua-viet-nam-tai-phien-doi-thoai-ve-bao-cao-upr-chu-ky-iv-270900.html
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