New York, April 28 -- Vietnam presided over the opening session of the 11th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in New York on April 27, marking a significant event in efforts to uphold the international legal foundation for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.

Chaired by Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Vietnam's Permanent Representative to the UN, and the president-designate of the conference, the event runs from April 27 to May 22, bringing together representatives from the treaty's 191 member states, including foreign ministers, ambassadors, leaders of international organisations and observers.

In his opening remarks, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the NPT a...