Enhancing people-to-people external relations in new period
The Vietnam Union of
Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and its members will continue the task
of boosting people-to-people diplomacy in order to expand and diversify
the friendship and cooperation with people in other nations.
VUFO Chairman Vu Xuan Hong has told the press on the key tasks of the
people-to-people diplomacy in the coming time on the thresholds of the
union’s fifth National Congress to be held in Hanoi on December 30.
According to the Chairman, the Congress which will discuss
orientation for the next five years (2013-2018), takes place at an
important moment of the country.
The Party and
State’s external relations have been implemented synchronously and
comprehensively, contributing to maintaining a peaceful and stable
environment for national development, he said.
The
country has paid attention to deepening ties with neighbouring and
regional countries, consolidating the relations with traditional
friends, maintaining positive relationship with strategic partners and
creating new developments in its cooperation with large partners.
At the time the country is integrating intensively and extensively
into the international community, people-to-people relations have been
expanded at all levels and sectors, he noted.
The Chairman also stressed the importance of people-to-people diplomacy in the country’s external policy.
From 2008 to June 2013, the VUFO mobilised 1.4 billion USD from
international NGOs to implement 15,000 projects and programmes on such
issues as poverty reduction, sustainable community development, health
care, education, environmental protection and emergency aid, he said.
The union will continue to implement a national
programme to mobilise assistance from NGOs in the 2013-2017 period,
consolidate the relationship with those who are conducting projects in
Vietnam and expand relations with potential NGOs for further financial
support, Hong added.-VNA