The first national conference on multilateral diplomacy concludedlate August 12, offering valuable recommendations for Vietnam’s externalrelations in the 21st century.
At discussions, Vietnamese andinternational delegates analysed major trends of multilateral diplomacyin the 21st century, achievements and lessons of multilateraldiplomacy in Vietnam’s renewal period, and newly-emerging requirementsfor the country and ASEAN.
Addressing the event, United NationsResident Coordinator in Vietnam Pratibha Mehta said terrorism, humantrafficking, diseases such as H7N9 and Ebola were examples of globalconcerns that no country, however big or rich, could resolvesingle-handedly.
She said Vietnam’s inspiring story of fightingpoverty and meeting the Millennium Development Goals has strengthenedits position in the UN and helped the country gain the confidence ofinternational partners.
Deputy Minister of Defence Nguyen ChiVinh said Vietnam has shown its strong interest in defence cooperationfor peaceful purposes and a strong commitment to avoiding militarymeasures to solve disputes.
Concluding the event, Deputy PrimeMinister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh stressed that multilateraldiplomacy has become an urgent request and also an effective measure forall countries to harness all resources to develop economy and establishtheir position in the global arena.
He outlined major lessonsdrawn out from international experience and the reality in Vietnam overthe nearly three decades of renew on how to utilise the strength ofmultilateral diplomacy in the nation’s development and internationalintegration.
He said an independent foreign policy should bemaintained while continuing to multilateralise and diversify externalrelations, which is an important foundation for the planning andpromoting multilateral activities.
Second, the country shouldkeep close watch of the mainstream trend and concern in order toapproach and deal with issues on the basis of maintaining a harmonybetween national, regional and international interests.
TheDeputy PM and FM also underlined the need to combine multilateral andbilateral diplomacy, as well as the close relation between internalstrength and the efficiency of external relations.
At the sametime, he stressed the importance of long-term and comprehensivethinking as well as a sharp and flexible approach in order to deal withprofound and complicated changes in the international situation in the21st century.
Minh urged all ministries, agencies and sectorsto shift their approach from “joining and participating in” to“proactively contributing to, initiating and shaping” external relationsin the time ahead.-VNA
At discussions, Vietnamese andinternational delegates analysed major trends of multilateral diplomacyin the 21st century, achievements and lessons of multilateraldiplomacy in Vietnam’s renewal period, and newly-emerging requirementsfor the country and ASEAN.
Addressing the event, United NationsResident Coordinator in Vietnam Pratibha Mehta said terrorism, humantrafficking, diseases such as H7N9 and Ebola were examples of globalconcerns that no country, however big or rich, could resolvesingle-handedly.
She said Vietnam’s inspiring story of fightingpoverty and meeting the Millennium Development Goals has strengthenedits position in the UN and helped the country gain the confidence ofinternational partners.
Deputy Minister of Defence Nguyen ChiVinh said Vietnam has shown its strong interest in defence cooperationfor peaceful purposes and a strong commitment to avoiding militarymeasures to solve disputes.
Concluding the event, Deputy PrimeMinister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh stressed that multilateraldiplomacy has become an urgent request and also an effective measure forall countries to harness all resources to develop economy and establishtheir position in the global arena.
He outlined major lessonsdrawn out from international experience and the reality in Vietnam overthe nearly three decades of renew on how to utilise the strength ofmultilateral diplomacy in the nation’s development and internationalintegration.
He said an independent foreign policy should bemaintained while continuing to multilateralise and diversify externalrelations, which is an important foundation for the planning andpromoting multilateral activities.
Second, the country shouldkeep close watch of the mainstream trend and concern in order toapproach and deal with issues on the basis of maintaining a harmonybetween national, regional and international interests.
TheDeputy PM and FM also underlined the need to combine multilateral andbilateral diplomacy, as well as the close relation between internalstrength and the efficiency of external relations.
At the sametime, he stressed the importance of long-term and comprehensivethinking as well as a sharp and flexible approach in order to deal withprofound and complicated changes in the international situation in the21st century.
Minh urged all ministries, agencies and sectorsto shift their approach from “joining and participating in” to“proactively contributing to, initiating and shaping” external relationsin the time ahead.-VNA
