The Prime Minister has asked the Interdisciplinary Steering Committeefor international integration in politics, security, defence, economics,socio-culture, science-technology and education-training to improve thequality of its consultancy on policymaking so as to make internationalintegration an effective means of promoting sustainable development andsafeguarding national sovereignty and security.
Vietnnam has defined staying proactive and positive in internationalintegration a key strategic direction to the success of nationalconstruction and defence.
The PM asked forharmonious operations of coordination mechanism between ministries,sectors, supportive bodies of the National Steering Committee andagencies in charge of pushing international integration in localities.
Ministries,Ministerial-level agencies and agencies directly under the Governmentwere required to intensify and uphold the role of multilateraldiplomatic work by actively engaging in the building of multilateralcooperation mechanisms in line with the country’s interests.
Sustainabledevelopment initiatives and responses to global challenges wereencouraged to be set up and introduced in important forums to furtherincrease Vietnam’s global position.
Localities, enterprisesand business associations will work to expand economic ties with foreignpartners while enhancing communications on opportunities and challengesthat Vietnamese businesses will face during the integration process,especially in the context of the upcoming ASEAN Community formation andthe implementation of Vietnam’s new economic and trade commitments.
The PM assigned the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) to work withrelevant ministries and sectors to build the country’s multilateraldiplomatic orientations by 2030.
MoFA was alsorequested to urge Ministries, sectors and localities to implementbilateral diplomatic initiatives in accordance with their functions andtasks, including assuming international responsibility, hosting keymultilateral events, building post-2015 ASEAN visions, improving theefficiency of links within Mekong Sub-region, realising internationalcommitments, taking advantage of free trade agreements signed withpartners and promoting the completion of negotiations on other FTAs.
The Ministry will also work to call on foreign partners to recognise Vietnam’s market economy before December 31, 2018.
Meanwhile,the Ministry of Industry and Trade will team up with relevantministries and sectors to accelerate the conclusion of negotiations onfree trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)agreement, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) andFTAs with the EU and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) whileactively implementing newly-signed FTAs Vietnam inked with the EurasianEconomic Union (EAEU) and the Republic of Korea.
The Ministry ofPlanning and Investment (MoPI) along with other ministries and sectorswill concentrate on researching sea-based economic developmentstrategies, the electronic network economy, connecting production valuechains and proposing promotion measures.
MoPI will also beresponsible for enhancing legal frameworks and standards related togovernment public procurement, public-private cooperation and tender inline with international commitments.
Provincial andmunicipal People’s Committees are requested to build and implement localinternational integration action plans focusing on improvingcompetitiveness, investment and the business climate; promotingadministrative reform; and fostering local-level links with foreignpartners.
In order to support enterprises in boostinginternational integration, authorities of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, DaNang and other related localities will actively prepare forinternational events in Vietnam, including activities for the APEC Yearin 2017.
The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry willactively raise enterprise awareness of the country’s new economic andtrade commitments and urge businesses to get involved in implementinginternational integration activities.-VNA
Vietnnam has defined staying proactive and positive in internationalintegration a key strategic direction to the success of nationalconstruction and defence.
The PM asked forharmonious operations of coordination mechanism between ministries,sectors, supportive bodies of the National Steering Committee andagencies in charge of pushing international integration in localities.
Ministries,Ministerial-level agencies and agencies directly under the Governmentwere required to intensify and uphold the role of multilateraldiplomatic work by actively engaging in the building of multilateralcooperation mechanisms in line with the country’s interests.
Sustainabledevelopment initiatives and responses to global challenges wereencouraged to be set up and introduced in important forums to furtherincrease Vietnam’s global position.
Localities, enterprisesand business associations will work to expand economic ties with foreignpartners while enhancing communications on opportunities and challengesthat Vietnamese businesses will face during the integration process,especially in the context of the upcoming ASEAN Community formation andthe implementation of Vietnam’s new economic and trade commitments.
The PM assigned the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) to work withrelevant ministries and sectors to build the country’s multilateraldiplomatic orientations by 2030.
MoFA was alsorequested to urge Ministries, sectors and localities to implementbilateral diplomatic initiatives in accordance with their functions andtasks, including assuming international responsibility, hosting keymultilateral events, building post-2015 ASEAN visions, improving theefficiency of links within Mekong Sub-region, realising internationalcommitments, taking advantage of free trade agreements signed withpartners and promoting the completion of negotiations on other FTAs.
The Ministry will also work to call on foreign partners to recognise Vietnam’s market economy before December 31, 2018.
Meanwhile,the Ministry of Industry and Trade will team up with relevantministries and sectors to accelerate the conclusion of negotiations onfree trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)agreement, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) andFTAs with the EU and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) whileactively implementing newly-signed FTAs Vietnam inked with the EurasianEconomic Union (EAEU) and the Republic of Korea.
The Ministry ofPlanning and Investment (MoPI) along with other ministries and sectorswill concentrate on researching sea-based economic developmentstrategies, the electronic network economy, connecting production valuechains and proposing promotion measures.
MoPI will also beresponsible for enhancing legal frameworks and standards related togovernment public procurement, public-private cooperation and tender inline with international commitments.
Provincial andmunicipal People’s Committees are requested to build and implement localinternational integration action plans focusing on improvingcompetitiveness, investment and the business climate; promotingadministrative reform; and fostering local-level links with foreignpartners.
In order to support enterprises in boostinginternational integration, authorities of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, DaNang and other related localities will actively prepare forinternational events in Vietnam, including activities for the APEC Yearin 2017.
The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry willactively raise enterprise awareness of the country’s new economic andtrade commitments and urge businesses to get involved in implementinginternational integration activities.-VNA
