Vietnam considers UN migration pact important step forward
The UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) marked an important step forward in international cooperation concerning the matter, stated Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung.
Migrants captured near the Mexican border (Source: AFP/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly andRegular Migration (GCM) marked an important step forward in internationalcooperation concerning the matter, stated Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen QuocDung.
Dung made the statement at an intergovernmental conference toadopt the pact, held in Marrakesh, Morocco, on December 10 and 11, as part ofthe UN Migration Week, which ran from December 5 to 11.
The diplomat affirmed that Vietnam support orderly and legalmigration as well as increasing international collaboration in illegal migrationprevention.
He said there is no perfect multilateral agreement that could meetthe demands and interests of all countries concerned, thus the implementationof the pact should respect specific conditions of each nation and continue fine-tuningthe content.
At the conference, participants agreed that migration has become aglobal issue that no country could handle by itself. They stated migrants’basic rights and interests must be ensured, adding that orderly and legalmigration contributes significantly to sustainable development of countries’involved.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the pact will help curb thepressing issue of illegal migration in many countries.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said it is regrettable thatsome countries are yet to join the accord, which she considers a requirementrather than an option.
The GCM is the first intergovernmentally negotiated agreement,prepared under the auspices of the United Nations, to cover all dimensions ofinternational migration.
In September 2016, the UN General Assembly decided, through theadoption of the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, to develop aglobal compact for safe, orderly and regular migration. The process to developthis global compact started in April 2017, with its text finalized on July 13by UN member states.-VNA
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Migrants captured near the Mexican border (Source: AFP/VNA) 
