Ho Chi Minh City Department of Foreign Affairs holds meeting with retired officials to celebrate New Year

On the morning of January 17, retired officials of the Central Unification Committee, CP72 Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ho Chi Minh City Department of Foreign Affairs held a traditional meeting to celebrate the New Year.

On this occasion, the leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Foreign Affairs called for contributions of documents and artifacts about the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam to serve activities commemorating the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Diplomatic sector. (Source: nld)

Ho Chi Minh City Department of Foreign Affairs and the Retired Liaison Committee organized the 35th traditional meeting and New Year celebration for retired officials of the Central Unification Committee, CP72 Committee and retired officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs residing in Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces.

This year, the meeting was held at the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Foreign Affairs Hall (6 Alexandre de Rhodes, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City).

Mr. Pham Dut Diem, Acting Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Foreign Affairs, reported on the Department's activities; announced activities to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the diplomatic sector in the Southern region and wished a happy New Year to retired officials.

Leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Foreign Affairs have called for contributions of documents and artifacts about the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam to serve activities commemorating the 80th anniversary of the diplomatic sector.

Participants watched reports on 10 foreign affairs milestones of Ho Chi Minh City in 2024 as well as Vietnam's foreign affairs situation in 2024.

2024 marks a vibrant year in the city's foreign affairs activities. Ho Chi Minh City has effectively taken advantage of bilateral and multilateral cooperation opportunities, affirming its role as the economic and cultural locomotive of the country.

In advisory work, Ho Chi Minh City has issued many important policies such as the Strategy to enhance foreign affairs to 2030, vision 2045; welcomed more than 40 high-ranking foreign delegations, along with many other remarkable achievements.