Hanoi (VNA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung chaired an inter-sectoral meeting in Hanoi on July 9 to accelerate the delivery of international commitments, stressing that the current priority is to translate signed agreements into tangible resources for national development and measurable outcomes.
The meeting was the first convened under a newly established coordination mechanism designed to follow directives from key leaders and the Government. Accordingly, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has been directed to join with relevant agencies in conducting monthly compliance reviews and submit regular reports to the Politburo, the Prime Minister, and the Central Steering Committee for Foreign Affairs and Global Integration.
In his opening speech, Trung stressed that delivering on international commitments has become a critical political task drawing heightened scrutiny from the Party Central Committee and the country’s key leaders. For the first time, the task has been embedded in the 14th National Party Congress’s document, while the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat issued a Decree strengthening the Party's leadership over the signing and realisation of international commitments.
He demanded clear roles, responsibilities, timelines, and concrete deliverables. Relevant agencies were told to identify difficulties early and flag them to competent authorities without delay.
Ministries, agencies, and localities were ordered to tighten discipline, meet reporting deadlines, keep the digital tracking system updated in real time, and provide assessments of progress, results, bottlenecks, and proposed fixes. They must review all commitments, agreements, and major projects to avoid omissions, foster inter-sectoral coordination, and promptly report emerging issues for immediate settlement rather than waiting for routine reporting cycles.
They were also assigned to review planned cooperation, documents expected to be signed, and outstanding issues ahead of upcoming high-level external activities. He highlighted the need to expand training and capacity building for officials directly involved in advising on and realising international pacts.
The MoFA will continue upholding its role as the committee’s standing agency, he said, vowing to team up with other ministries, agencies and localities on inter-sectoral coordination and policy advice. It will also harness the network of Vietnam's overseas representative agencies and external resources to clear obstacles, accelerate delivery of international agreements, contribute to rapid and sustainable development, and elevate Vietnam's global standing and reputation.
The ministry reported that Vietnam has signed more than 1,400 international commitments and agreements since the start of the 13th National Party Congress’s term. Over 350 new pacts have been inked since early 2026 alone, driven by high-level diplomatic activities.
The inter-sectoral coordination mechanism has been gradually reinforced, a digital platform for tracking implementation is now operational, training courses for ministries, agencies, and localities have been held, and guidance on reporting procedures and data updates has been issued. To date, more than 1,000 non-state-secret commitments and agreements have been uploaded, enabling real-time monitoring and reporting./.
