Vietnam supports the sides involved to continue negotiations for long-term solutions for Syria within the framework of the Syrian Constitutional Committee, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese mission to the United Nations, has said.
New York (VNA) – Vietnam supports the sidesinvolved to continue negotiations for long-term solutions for Syria within theframework of the Syrian Constitutional Committee, Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy,head of the Vietnamese mission to the United Nations, has said.
The committee — established a year ago under United Nationsauspices with the goal of forming a new constitution — is set to bring togetherthe parties to the conflict in Geneva for a fourth session from 30 November to4 December.
In his address at a UN monthly briefing on Syria on November25, Quy said constructive dialogues should be maintained, reiterating that theonly solution to the Syrian crisis is through a Syrian-led political processfacilitated by the United Nations, with respect to the international law, theUN Charter, and Syria’s independence and territorial sovereignty and integrity.
About the humanitarian issue in the nation, the diplomatnoted a special attention should be paid to boosting capacity in response tothe COVID-19 pandemic, tackling food security challenges, and preparing forsurging demand for humanitarian aid in upcoming winter months.
At the function, UN Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Envoyfor Syria Khawla Matar said the agenda for next week’s Constitutional Committeemeeting and its fifth meeting slated for January 2021 present an importantopportunity to engage in good faith.
Ramesh Rajasingham, UN Assistant Secretary-General forHumanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, noted that 6.7million people in Syria are internally displaced, a third of which lack propershelter ahead of the approaching winter season.
Crisis and conflict in Syria has entered their 10th year, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and injuries, and displacingmillions of people./.
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At the UN monthly briefing on Syria (Photo: VNA) 
