While respecting the decision of countries that had abolished the death penalty or had established a moratorium on its use, Viet Nam continued to use the death penalty as a last resort to protect the right to life of the overwhelming majority of its population.
越南完全尊重废除死刑或暂停执行死刑的国家的决定，它将继续使用死刑作为保护极大部分群众的最后手段。