12 July 2014 Answering the question from reporters regarding the escalating violence in Gaza, the spokesman of Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affair, Mr. Le Hai Binh, said that, “Vietnam is deeply concerned by the seriously escalating violence between Israel and Palestine. We call on all parties to restraint, ending violence immediately and quickly finding a peaceful solution via negotiations.”

 18 July 2014 

Answering the question from reporters regarding the escalating violence in Gaza, the spokesman of Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affair, Mr. Le Hai Binh, said that, “Vietnam is deeply concerned by the seriously escalating violence which have led to the deaths and injuries of civilians. We call on all parties to cease fire, resuming negotiation. We support efforts of international community to bring peace and stability to the region.”

23 July 2014

Vietnam is extremely concerned about violation escalation in Gaza and calls for intensified efforts by the international community to achieve an immediate ceasefire, said a Vietnamese representative at the United Nations.

Addressing the UN Security Council's open debate on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” in New York on July 22, Ambassador Le Hoai Trung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam at the UN, said Vietnam strongly deplores the unacceptable level of civilian casualties caused.

Vietnam shares Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on the atrocious action by Israel in Gaza and join him and others in calling on Israel to cease the violence against and take actions to protect the Palestinian civilians, he added.

“We call for an immediate ceasefire, an end to the violence against civilians and a resumption of negotiations between parties concerned. We call for intensified efforts by the international community, in particular the Security Council and the Quartet, to achieve such a ceasefire and address the current political and humanitarian crisis, including by facilitation of humanitarian relief in Gaza,” he said.

The Ambassador affirmed Vietnam’s full support for these and any other efforts by the international community aimed at bringing peace and stability to the region.

According to Ambassador Trung, the cycle of violence has and will continue to plague the region unless a just and peaceful solution is found for the almost seven-decade-long Palestinian question as well as for the broader conflict in the Middle East.

In this regard, Vietnam supports efforts towards the peaceful settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict on the basis of the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, the Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of land for peace, the Arab Peace Initiative, and the Quartet Road Map, with a view to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting solution that ensures the legitimate interests of all parties concerned, he said.

“Urgent and decisive actions are now needed to resume direct talks between Israel and Palestine and the broader Middle East peace process. Vietnam once again reaffirms its principled support for the two-state solution, including the establishment of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine existing in peace with the State of Israel,” he emphasized.

1 August 2014 

Answering the question from reporters regarding the 72 hour cease-fire proposal in Gaza by the US and UN, which Israel and Hamas have agreed, the spokesman of Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affair, Mr. Le Hai Binh, said that, “Vietnam calls on related parties to respect the recently agreed truce. We support the current efforts of international community to quickly achieve a comprehensive truce and bring peace and stability to the region”.

7 August 2014 

Answering the question from reporters regarding the new cease-fire in Gaza, the spokesman of Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affair, Mr. Le Hai Binh, said that, “Vietnam condemns military actions targeting at UN schools in Gaza, which caused casualties for civilians and UN staff. In this spirit, we welcome and call on related parties to respect the newly-agreed truce, continuing negotiations to bring peace and stability to the region”.

STATEMENT
of
The Vietnam Committee for Solidarity with Palestinian People
The Vietnam Committee for Asian-African-Latin American Solidarity and Cooperation
The Vietnam Peace and Development Foundation
The Vietnam Peace Committee

In recent weeks, the fighting situation in the Palestinian Gaza Strip has been more and more fierce. Tens of thousands of innocent civilians, especially women and children, has become direct victims of the wave of violence. Bloody conflict and violence have claimed the lives of nearly 600 people and injured thousands of others, mostly women and children. More than 100,000 Palestinians have fled from their homes due to escalating battle. The image of dead bodies of women and children in the streets and wounded people in hospitals is now a daily stories in the Gaza Strip. The fierce fighting has taken future of many children, seriously encroaching on peace, security and human rights in the region and the world.

The Vietnam Committee for Solidarity with Palestinian People, the Vietnam Committee for Asian-African-Latin American Solidarity and Cooperation, the Vietnam Peace and Development Foundation, and the Vietnam Peace Committee energetically condemn the use of armed force against civilians in the Gaza Strip, and call upon all parties concerned to immediately end all uses of armed force, discontinue bombings in Gaza, and enter into negotiations for a radical solution of the conflict. We also call on all parties to abide by international law and cooperate with the international community for a prompt restoration of peace and stability in the region.

          On this occasion, The Vietnam Committee for Solidarity with Palestinian People, the Vietnam Committee for Asian-African-Latin American Solidarity and Cooperation, the Vietnam Peace and Development Foundation, and the Vietnam Peace Committee would like to express solidarity and profound condolences to the people of Gaza over their sufferings and losses as well as expectations for peace to be restored in the region; reiterate our solidarity with and support for the legitimate national aspirations of the Palestinian people.

Statement by the Vietnam – Palestine Friendship Association of Hanoi

          During recent days, the Vietnam – Palestine Friendship Association of Hanoi is deeply concerned by the escalating violence in Gaza Strip, Palestine. Bloody conflict and violence have claimed the lives of over one thousand people and injured thousands of others, mostly women and children. More than 100,000 Palestinians have fled from their homes. The conflict continues to escalate despite diplomatic efforts of the international community, seriously threatening the peace and security in the Middle East and around the world.

The Vietnam – Palestine Friendship Association of Hanoi fully support the statement on July 18^th by the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam and the statement on July 28^th of the UN Security Council, which call on both sides to immediately and unconditionally cease fire in Gaza Strip for humanitarian cause, in order to treat wounded civilians, to resume negotiations aimed at finding a fair and sustainable solution for the conflict between Palestine and Israel, to bring peace and stability to the region. Besides, we call on all parties to abide by international law and cooperate with the international community to end the bloodshed and restore normal life of people here.

          The Vietnam – Palestine Friendship Association of Hanoi would like to express deep condolences to families of the victims in the Gaza Strip as well as our desire for peace on this land. On this occasion, we affirm our solidarity with the Palestinian people in the struggle for the fundamental national rights, including the right to return and establish an independent Palestinian State.

Hanoi, 31 July 2014