Minister Counsellor Nguyen Hoang Nguyen, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations. (Photo: VNA)

Minister Counsellor Nguyen Hoang Nguyen, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, attended a ministerial-level open debate held by the UN Security Council in New York on Wednesday to look into the Middle East situation, including the Palestinian question.

In his speech, Nguyen expressed serious concern over the continuation and spread of complex developments in the Middle East, particularly the escalating conflicts in the Gaza Strip. The diplomat also called on the UN Security Council to further augment efforts to promptly resolve the crises.

He reaffirmed Vietnam’s stance of consistently supporting the two-state solution with the establishment of an independent State of Palestine that peacefully exists alongside the State of Israel, and has the pre-1967 borders and East Jerusalem as its capital as in conformity with the UN’s relevant resolutions.

At the debate, most countries also expressed concern over the risks of broader conflicts and an increasingly severe humanitarian crisis in the territory. They asked all the parties to exercise self-restraint, prevent tensions from escalating, and focus on improving the living conditions of Palestinians in Gaza.

They affirmed the importance of implementing the two related resolutions recently adopted by the UN Security Council and appealed for the early resumption of peace talks on the basis of the two-state solution.