Vietnam is perfecting its legal system regarding nuclear security and boosting its control over all high-intensity radioactive sources in the country, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said. The Vietnamese leader asserted at the third Nuclear Security Summit on Tuesday in The Hague, the Netherlands, that nuclear security is the responsibility of all nations.  The PM made the statements in his speech before representatives from 53 countries and five international organizations, including 40 high-ranking leaders. The premier added that Vietnam has also joined international initiatives in association with nuclear security.

The country has applied measures to tighten control over the import and export of radioactive sources at a number of airports and seaports, the Vietnamese government leader said, adding that intensive training courses have been held for his country’s personnel in charge of nuclear security. Vietnam, as a member and chair of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors for the 2013-2014 tenure, will try its best to help ensure nuclear safety in the world, PM Dung vowed. The premier also lauded the role of IAEA in the global nuclear security context.

Using nuclear power for peaceful purposes, along with the non-proliferation and the disarmament of nuclear weapons, is a common goal that the entire world pursues, the Vietnamese leader affirmed. He emphasized that all countries should continue supporting the role of multilateral institutions, especially IAEA and the United Nations, in assuring nuclear security, and should come up with specific and suitable ways to help developing countries as regards nuclear security.