Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN (Photo: VOV)

Addressing an UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday on the situation in Somalia, the Vietnamese ambassador voiced concern over armed clashes in the capital city of Mogadishu, saying that armed conflicts and political divisions are the main cause of instability in Somalia.

He said Vietnam strongly condemns the Al-Shabaab’s violence and attacks against civilians in Somalia and called on the Somalia Government to make efforts and take measures to ensure security of its civilians.