(VOVworld) – Vietnam pledges to co-operate with other countries and international organisations to fight terrorism and ensure human rights, said Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh, head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva at a session of the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday.

Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh at the event (Photo: VNA)

He said terrorist acts must be punished, in order to protect national security, public order, safety, and human dignity. Mr Thanh said that as a member of the international conventions on human rights and counter-terrorism, Vietnam condemns all terrorism activity and violence against civilians and has implemented several anti-terror measures, including the Anti-Terrorism Law of 2013.