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General Secretary To Lam speaks at the 75th anniversary of the Central External Relations Commission's tradition day

On the morning of October 28, in Hanoi , General Secretary To Lam attended the 75th Anniversary of the Central External Relations Commission's Traditional Day (November 1, 1949 - November 1, 2024).

Also attending the ceremony were comrades: Tran Quoc Vuong, former Politburo member, former Standing member of the Secretariat; Pham Gia Khiem, former Politburo member, former Deputy Prime Minister, former Minister of Foreign Affairs; Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office; Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; Nguyen Khac Dinh, Party Central Committee member, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly; Le Thanh Long, Party Central Committee member, Deputy Prime Minister; comrades of the Party Central Committee, alternate members of the Party Central Committee, leaders of departments, ministries, branches and localities; all leaders and staff of the Central External Relations Commission through the periods.

Continuously contribute to enhancing the country's international position and prestige.

On behalf of generations of leaders and cadres of the Central External Relations Commission, comrade Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central External Relations Commission, reviewed the growth and development of the Central External Relations Commission through the periods.

75 years ago, on November 1, 1949, President Ho Chi Minh and the Central Party Standing Committee issued a resolution to establish the Central Laos-Cambodia Office, the predecessor of today's Central Foreign Affairs Committee, under the comprehensive leadership of the Central Party, specializing in the Party's foreign affairs and cooperation with the revolutions of Laos and Cambodia.

Comrade Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central External Relations Commission, read a speech at the Commemoration Ceremony.

Over the past 75 years, under the leadership of the Party, the Central Commission for External Relations has always strived to fulfill its assigned tasks well. Generations of leaders and cadres of the Central Commission for External Relations in different periods, including comrades Nguyen Chi Thanh, Pham Van Dong, Le Duc Tho, Pham Hung, Ung Van Khiem, Xuan Thuy... have continued to write glorious pages of history for the Central Commission for External Relations, successfully implementing foreign policy in each historical development period of the Vietnamese revolution, making important contributions to the glorious revolutionary cause of the nation and the cause of national construction and development.

Among them, the Central External Relations Commission, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security and relevant agencies, has advised the Party Central Committee, the Politburo and the Secretariat in building foreign policy through the Party Congress terms, advising on the development of many important resolutions and directives of the Party on foreign affairs; at the same time, effectively implementing foreign policy with major and important partners and political parties; directing and guiding the effective implementation of people-to-people foreign affairs.

The Party's foreign affairs work has become one of the three important pillars of Vietnam's comprehensive and modern diplomacy, playing a core role in firmly protecting independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, maintaining a peaceful, stable, and favorable environment for the cause of national construction and defense, and carrying out strategic tasks of socio-economic development.

The Communist Party of Vietnam has established relations with 253 political parties in 115 countries, of which more than 100 are ruling parties or participating in ruling coalitions. The Vietnam Fatherland Front and people's organizations have developed relations with about 1,200 people's organizations and other foreign partners.

The contributions and dedication of the Central External Relations Commission have been recognized by the Party and State with noble awards such as the Ho Chi Minh Medal (2019), the Gold Star Medal (2003) and many other noble awards.

Continue to do well the work of planning the Party's foreign policy in the new period.

Speaking at the ceremony, General Secretary To Lam affirmed that over the past 75 years, the Party's foreign affairs, associated with the work of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission, have always played a core role in the strategic orientation of our Party's foreign policies and guidelines, strongly and effectively mobilizing national strength, international strength, support and assistance from progressive people and peace-loving people around the world, creating great resources to contribute to bringing the Vietnamese revolutionary boat through all rapids, winning one victory after another, and creating many miracles.

Reiterating the important achievements in the glorious revolutionary cause of our Party and people throughout 79 years of revolutionary history and nearly 40 years of renovation, General Secretary To Lam affirmed the correct and appropriate foreign policy of our Party through historical periods, including the important role and contribution of the Party's foreign affairs work, with the Central External Relations Commission as the core.

Generations of leaders and officials of the Central External Relations Commission have done a good job of coordinating and monitoring the international situation, promptly advising the Party and State on formulating foreign policies and guidelines, making an important contribution to creating a proactive strategic position and consolidating a favorable foreign situation for national construction and defense.

Since the beginning of the 13th Congress term, the Central External Relations Commission has continued to innovate in its advisory work on major orientations and policies to implement the Party's foreign policy; bringing the unified management of foreign affairs activities into an increasingly systematic, professional and effective manner.

On behalf of the Party and State leaders, General Secretary To Lam warmly commended and congratulated the achievements that generations of leaders and officials of the Central External Relations Commission have persistently strived for over the past 75 years. General Secretary To Lam emphasized that the world is in a period of epochal change, bringing many new opportunities and advantages, but also many challenges.

The above situation poses many new and very high requirements for planning and organizing the implementation of the Party's foreign policy in the new period, which is also the glorious task of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission.

General Secretary To Lam suggested that in the coming time, the Central External Relations Commission should pay attention to and focus on performing well a number of strategic tasks, specifically: continuing to do well the work of researching, advising, and planning the Party's foreign policy in the new period, contributing to the successful implementation of the two 100-year strategic goals under the Party's leadership; effectively organizing and implementing the Party's foreign policy in the entire political system, promoting to the highest level the dialectical relationship between Party foreign affairs, State diplomacy and people's foreign affairs under the unified leadership of the Party, promoting the role of orientation and guidance of Party foreign affairs for the highest goal, which is to ensure the highest national and ethnic interests, for the prosperity and happiness of the people.

Foreign affairs need to continue to make active contributions to the world revolutionary movement, to regional and global peace and stability, participate in solving common world problems; raise high the flag of peace and justice, and create inspiration to arouse aspirations for development, prosperity, and happiness throughout the world.

General Secretary To Lam and delegates attending

General Secretary To Lam noted that foreign affairs need to be combined with national defense and security, maintaining a peaceful and stable environment to develop the country and firmly protect the homeland early and from afar; combining multi-layered national strength with the strength of the times, closely linking foreign affairs with the people's hearts, linking the country with the world, the nation with the times, being proactive, creating new positions and forces, and building an international environment favorable to the Vietnamese revolution.

General Secretary To Lam requested that the Central External Relations Commission continue to focus on building a team of foreign affairs officials with strong political will, pure moral qualities, good expertise, and always putting the interests of the nation, people, and people first and foremost.

With a 75-year tradition of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation, General Secretary To Lam expressed his belief that the Central External Relations Commission will continue to excellently fulfill the tasks assigned by the Party and State, contributing to the successful implementation of the Resolution of the 13th National Congress, towards the 14th National Party Congress, making worthy and effective contributions to the cause of building and firmly defending the socialist Fatherland of Vietnam, constantly enhancing the country's international position and prestige.

Speaking to receive the direction, comrade Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central External Relations Commission, thanked the General Secretary and the Party and State leaders for their deep concern for foreign affairs in general and the Party's foreign affairs in particular. This is a great source of encouragement for the collective leadership, cadres and employees of the Central External Relations Commission.

Head of the Central External Relations Commission Le Hoai Trung affirmed that generations of cadres of the Central External Relations Commission will continue the 75-year tradition, constantly strive to fulfill assigned tasks, and continue writing glorious pages of history of the Central External Relations Commission and the Party's external affairs work.

TB (according to VNA)

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