Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and a number of Government members will answer questions about issues in the field of diplomacy on the afternoon of March 18.
The content of the questioning includes the protection of Vietnamese citizens abroad; Law violations by Vietnamese citizens abroad and foreigners in Vietnam; protect the legitimate rights and interests of Vietnamese fishermen; management, arrangement, consolidation, and improvement of qualifications and organizational capacity of the diplomatic apparatus; Solutions to strengthen the prevention and fight against corruption and negativity in diplomatic activities.
Minister Bui Thanh Son will also answer about the current status of implementing bilateral and multilateral agreements and solutions to promote the implementation of economic, trade and investment cooperation agreements; Support the expansion of export goods markets, assist Vietnamese businesses to avoid fraud; Promotion activities, promoting Vietnamese tourism to the world and visa exemption for citizens of other countries to enter Vietnam to develop tourism.
Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son. Image: Foreign Office
In a report sent to the National Assembly Standing Committee before the questioning session, Minister Bui Thanh Son said that since the 13th Party Congress, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has chaired, coordinated to organize and serve more than 100 bilateral and foreign diplomatic activities. multilateralism of Party and State leaders.
Foreign affairs activities, especially high-level foreign affairs, have deepened relations, increased the overlap of interests, and consolidated a peaceful and stable foreign environment. Favorable diplomatic relations open up many new opportunities to attract resources to serve rapid and sustainable national development.
Hundreds of commitments and international cooperation agreements were signed, many of which have great value, making practical contributions to the country's socio-economic development. However, the implementation of some agreements and commitments has not been effective, progress is still slow, and the effectiveness and benefits of cooperation have not been fully exploited.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs said that the Ministry has increased monitoring of the situation of policy and legal adjustments in countries to inform ministries and branches, and give early warning of countries applying new trade policies and imposing measures. defense measures and risks of disputes, fraud, and international trade fraud.
The above activities have contributed positively to Vietnam's economic and trade growth in recent years. Vietnam's export growth rate has been among the highest in the world over the past 30 years, averaging nearly 18%/year.
From 2016 until now, Vietnam has continuously had a trade surplus, of which in 2023 the trade surplus will be nearly 30 billion USD with nearly 50 items, reaching an export turnover of over 200 billion USD, to nearly XNUMX countries and territories. Vietnamese goods have a fairly solid foothold in the US, Japan, and EU markets.
