Diplomacy needs to spread the independent and prosperous version of Vietnam

Constantly strengthening "position and strength"

The General Secretary andPresident emphasized that throughout the 79 years of revolutionary history and 40 years of renovation, the cause of national construction and defense has achieved great achievements. Never before has our country integrated so deeply and made such positive contributions to the international community as it does today.

General Secretary and President To Lam speaks at the meeting (Photo: International Newspaper/Nguyen Hong).

From a poor, backward, besieged and embargoed country, Vietnam has become a developing country with average income, deeply and widely integrated into world politics , the global economy and human civilization.

In particular, diplomacy has strongly promoted its pioneering role in creating and maintaining an environment of peace, stability, independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, creating the most favorable conditions for national construction and development.

Foreign affairs have continuously consolidated "position and strength", expanded friendly relations and cooperation with neighboring countries, regions, traditional friends, and a network of strategic partnerships and comprehensive partnerships with 30 countries.

Closely and effectively coordinating with national defense, security and other foreign affairs forces, diplomacy has contributed to firmly protecting the Fatherland from early on, from afar, before the country was in danger; actively contributing to peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world, performing well its role, proposing many initiatives and ideas for cooperation in multilateral mechanisms, especially in ASEAN and the United Nations.

At the same time, diplomacy constantly strengthens national solidarity, cares for and mobilizes the overseas Vietnamese community to actively contribute to building the homeland and country, and spreads Vietnam's soft power to the world through cultural diplomacy and foreign information.

The coordination of the three pillars of Party diplomacy, State diplomacy and people's diplomacy, the activities of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad, the work of building the diplomatic sector, especially Party building, has made important contributions to the country's foreign affairs achievements.

Spreading the "Vietnamese version" strongly

Emphasizing that the world is in a period of epochal change, the General Secretary and President pointed out that our country is standing at a new historical starting point, a new era, an era of the Vietnamese people's rise.

The General Secretary and President suggested that in the coming time, foreign affairs work needs to be proactive and timely detect opportunities and challenges, contributing to the successful implementation of the 100-year strategic goals under the Party's leadership and the 100th anniversary of the country's founding.

Overview of the working session (Photo: International Newspaper/Nguyen Hong).

He also requested that diplomacy should elevate and expand Vietnam's contributions to peace, cooperation, development and progress of humanity, strongly spreading "the version of Vietnam that is independent, self-reliant, peaceful, cooperative, friendly, developed, prosperous and happy".

It is especially necessary to build and strengthen new-era diplomacy, in which the highest goal is to "ensure the highest national and ethnic interests, for a strong Party, for a prosperous socialist Vietnam, with an important position and role in world politics, the global economy and human civilization, for the prosperity and happiness of the people".

At the same time, it meets the requirements of connecting the country with the world, the nation with the times, and proactively participating in solving common world problems.

Reiterating President Ho Chi Minh's words "... the best way to use troops is to fight with strategy. The second is to fight with diplomacy. The third is to fight with troops", the General Secretary and President emphasized that in the new era, Vietnamese diplomacy must rise to new heights to fulfill new glorious responsibilities, worthy of being the "vanguard", making important contributions to the cause of building, developing the country and defending the Fatherland.

Receiving the direction of General Secretary and President To Lam, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son requested the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to seriously grasp and effectively implement the direction with the highest determination and effort, contributing to the successful implementation of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/tong-bi-thu-chu-tich-nuoc-ngoai-giao-can-lan-toa-phien-ban-viet-nam-doc-lap-phon-vinh-192240829153852025.htm