The legislature should continue to play the role of an active and responsible member in multilateral parliamentary forums and gradually move from active participation towards contributing, proposing initiatives and helping shape agendas on issues aligned with Vietnam’s interests and capabilities.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh has asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) to keep a close watch on, and resolutely and persistently fight to firmly protect Vietnam’s sea and islands sovereignty and legitimate interests in the East Sea.
Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, Tran Quoc Vuong, has called for more effort to renew the content and method and increase the efficiency of people-to-people diplomacy.
Three Russian officials in HCM City were awarded the insignias “For Peace, Friendship among Nations” by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) during a ceremony on August 12, for their contributions to fostering the traditional friendship between the two countries’ people.
External activities should be held online more frequently in the context of COVID-19, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh at a meeting of the inter-sectoral steering committee for international integration in politics-defense-security in Hanoi on July 8.
The Nhan Dan newspaper and the Su That (Truth) National Political Publishing House have coordinated to publish a book on Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong.
The most important task for external work in 2019 is to intensify established relations and enhance the mutual interests between Vietnam and its key partners, especially neighbouring, regional, and major countries, along with strategic and comprehensive partners.
The World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) 2018 is scheduled to take place in Hanoi from September 11-13, featuring entrepreneurship and the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0).
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will attend the 137th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly and related meetings in Russia from October 14-15 and pay an official visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan from October 16-18.
The central coastal city of Da Nang has basically completed all necessary facilities serving the upcoming APEC Economic Leaders’ Week and related meetings to be held in the city from November 6-11.
The Party’s external activities have played a crucial role in reinforcing trust, handling the relations with important partners, solidifying the country’s peaceful and stable environment.
Ho Chi Minh City needs to shift from political diplomacy to economic diplomacy in service of its development demand, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.
The 29th Diplomatic Conference opened in Hanoi on August 22 with the purpose of seeking measures to increase the efficiency of external activities and international integration.
External activities need to be further improved in order to defend the country’s supreme interests, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has said.
Over the past 70 years, the NA’s external activities have become an integral part of external relations of the Party and State, contributing to the effective enforcement of Vietnam’s foreign policy.
The National Committee for APEC 2017 held the third session on Dec. 25 to review preparations done so far this year for the country’s hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.
