Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Ha Noi, Oct. 17 (VNA) -- Viet Nam's foreign ministry spokeswoman Phan Thuy Thanh today called on the United States and other countries to cooperate with Viet Nam in the fight against terrorist attacks on Viet Nam.

The United States and other countries should be consistent in their fight against terrorism and help Viet Nam to capture and punish those people who use terrorism to attack the State and people of Viet Nam at home and at its representative missions overseas, Ms.Thanh said.

The spokeswoman made the comment when she was asked by Ha Noi-based foreign correspondents about media reports that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had arrested Vo Van Duc, a member of the so-called "Free Viet Nam," for his involvement in a recent abortive bomb attack on Viet Nam's Embassy in Bangkok.

Nguyen Huu Chanh and his accomplices in the so-called "Free Viet Nam" organisation that has its headquarter in the United States have on numerous occasions organized bomb attacks in Viet Nam and against its representative missions overseas, she said.

Ms.Thanh also recalled that Viet Nam had received help and cooperation from some countries, especially those in the region, in preventing and foiling the attempts of Chanh and his men.

"However," she stressed,"Chanh and his accomplices have never abandoned their plan of terror against Viet Nam."

"The U.S. Embassy in Ha Noi has provided Viet Nam with information from the Internet and pledged to check it again with official information in the near future," Ms.Thanh added.

She pointed out that Viet Nam had asked the United States not to shelter, sponsor, or support but rather to strongly punish all those who attempt to launch terrorist attacks against Viet Nam such as Ly Tong, Nguyen Huu Chanh, and their accomplices.

"The United States has pledged to cooperate with Viet Nam. We hope that the U.S. will do it," Phan Thuy Thanh said.--VNA