President Nguyen Xuan Phuc poses in a photo with the new ambassadors (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc presented decisions to confer the title of ambassadors to 26 senior officials of the Foreign Ministry, heads of Vietnamese representative agenciesabroad and leaders of international organisations to which Vietnam is a member, at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 14.
Following theceremony, he hosted a reception for delegates to the 31st DiplomaticConference, during which he hailed diplomatic affairs as a bright spot in the country’s common achievements, most notably the vaccine diplomacy strategy over the past two years since COVID-19 pandemic hit the country.
The President highlighted the principle of using national interests as a basis to deal with external issues as well as to make the best use of signed agreements and mechanisms with partners. The top strategic task of diplomatic sector is maintaining an environment of peace for national development, he said.
He asked ambassadors and heads of representative agencies to workclosely with localities and businesses to popularise traditional products andservices, continue improving the efficiency of vaccine diplomacy and facilitatesafe travelling in adaptation with the pandemic.
At the same time, heasked for promoting multilateral diplomacy in combination with bilateral diplomacyto best serve national interests.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the reception (Photo: VNA)
Following the successof Vietnam’s role as ASEAN Chair 2020 and non-permanent member of the UnitedNations Security Council for the 2020-2021 tenure, the sector needs to offerconsultations to the Party and State about plans to host internationalmultilateral conferences in the next decade, Phuc said.
He added that overseas Vietnamese affairs should also be stepped up in thespirit of the Politburo’s Resolution No.36/2004 and the Politburo's Conclusion No.12 dated August12, 2021, to demonstrate the Party and State’s responsibility for overseasVietnamese.
Phuc remindeddiplomats to pay attention to on-site training, especially for young officers, aswell as strengthening internal solidarity to fulfill assigned tasks./.
