Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Thanh attends UN's conference on counter-terrorism

The working trip took place at the invitation of the UN Under-Secretary-General Vladimor Voronkov.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Thanh speaks at the event.

Speaking at the summit meeting, Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Thanh emphasized the risks of using advanced technologies and artificial intelligence for terror activities, and briefed the delegates on Vietnam's efforts to prevent and combat terrorism by continuously improving its legal framework and promoting international cooperation. 

He also proposed approaches to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the prevention and combat of terrorism in the coming time.

In particular, Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Thanh stressed the importance of the event in the context of increased terror and radical activities in many countries, seriously affecting peace and security of the world. 

Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Thanh and the high-ranking delegation of the Ministry of Public Security.

With the rapid development of science and technology, and the achievements of the 4th Industrial Revolution, terrorists have been taking full advantage of the Internet and social networks to propagate their ideologies, give instructions on terror attacks and encourage terrorism.

Delegates at the conference were interested in Vietnam’s measures to prevent and combat terrorism in the country, shared by Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Thanh.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Thanh showed consensus and support for the anti-terrorism approaches proposed by the UN. To effectively deny the use of advanced technologies and AI for terror activities, the Vietnamese delegation proposed countries promote cooperation and coordination in implementing these solutions. 

Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Thanh hoped that countries in the world would support Vietnam when it takes a non-permanent member seat at the UN Security Council and the Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2020 so as it can make the largest contribution to ensuring international security and succeed in hosting regional events in the time to come.

According to BelTA, the High-Level Conference on Counter-Terrorism aims to discuss multilateral efforts and develop solutions at the global, regional and national levels to combat terrorists and terrorist groups amid a wider access to and a growing complexity of applied technologies. 

The conference divides into three themed sessions to discuss the misuse of new technologies and artificial intelligence by terrorists, approaches and strategies to counteract terrorist propaganda and the misuse of scientific progress.  The conference has brought together representatives of nearly 50 countries.