Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh: The diplomatic sector continues to promote its pioneering, united, and creative role, and together with the whole country, firmly step into the new era.

Thủ tướng Phạm Minh Chính: Xây dựng nền ngoại giao toàn diện, hiện đại, chuyên nghiệp, mang đậm bản sắc Việt Nam

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the Patriotic Emulation Congress of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the 2025-2030 period. (Photo: Quang Hoa)

On the morning of November 10, in Hanoi , Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Chairman of the Central Emulation and Reward Council, attended and spoke at the Patriotic Emulation Congress of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the 2025-2030 period.

On behalf of the Party and State leaders, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh awarded the First Class Labor Medal to the Department of Southeast Asia - South Asia - South Pacific ; Third Class Labor Medal to the Department of Northeast Asia and Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu; and the Government's Emulation Flag to units with outstanding achievements, leading the emulation movement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2024, including: the Ministry's Office, the Department of Economic Diplomacy, the Department of Press and Information, and the Department of Southeast Asia - South Asia - South Pacific.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presented the First Class Labor Medal to the Southeast Asia - South Asia - South Pacific Department. (Photo: Quang Hoa)

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presented the Third Class Labor Medal to Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu. (Photo: Quang Hoa)

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh awarded the Third Class Labor Medal to the Northeast Asia Department. (Photo: Quang Hoa)

Units receiving the Government Emulation Flag. (Photo: Quang Hoa)

"Competition is to contribute to preserving world peace and democracy"

Speaking at the event, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his joy at attending the Congress in an exciting atmosphere where the whole country is striving to compete to achieve results to welcome Party Congresses at all levels, towards the 14th Party Congress; at the same time, he conveyed the respectful greetings, affectionate regards and warmest congratulations from General Secretary To Lam, leaders of the Party, State and the Central Emulation and Reward Council and the Prime Minister himself to the delegates.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that emulation plays a very important role in creating motivation, inspiration, promoting creativity and improving work efficiency by encouraging, educating, setting examples, and rewarding. Emulation is sowing, rewarding is reaping. During his lifetime, President Ho Chi Minh once advised: "Emulation is patriotism, patriotism requires emulation, those who emulate are the most patriotic."

Imbued with and following Uncle Ho's teachings, over the years, patriotic emulation movements across the country have developed strongly and spread widely; strongly promoting the spirit of solidarity, patriotic tradition, aspiration for dedication, self-reliance, self-strengthening will, encouraging and motivating people across the country to strive to overcome all difficulties and challenges, achieving great victories in the struggles for national independence and unification in the past and great achievements of historical significance in the cause of innovation, construction and protection of the Fatherland today.

"It can be affirmed that the spirit of patriotic emulation has become a source of great strength, a rallying flag of the will and determined actions of our entire Party, people and army. Patriotic emulation has crystallized into a precious tradition, an endogenous strength, and a unique and distinctive cultural feature of our nation," the Prime Minister emphasized.

The Prime Minister affirmed that for the Diplomatic sector - the "vanguard soldiers on the foreign affairs front", the patriotic emulation movement has a special meaning and is always associated with Uncle Ho's teachings: "Emulation is an international spirit"; "Emulation is contributing to preserving world peace and democracy". This is not only a recognition and honor of outstanding collectives and individuals; but also a leadership method, a strong driving force, arousing the spirit of creativity, overcoming difficulties, solidarity, discipline, responsibility, creating momentum to complete assigned tasks with many outstanding results, recognized by the Party, State and People, demonstrated in the draft documents of the 14th National Party Congress.

The Prime Minister summarized these outstanding results in five key phrases: "Maintaining the environment"; "Expanding the situation"; "Enhancing power"; "Promoting the role" and "Building the foundation".

Firstly, together with national defense, security, diplomacy has maintained a peaceful and stable environment, firmly protecting the country's independence and sovereignty for development. In the context of complex developments in the world and the region, with conflicts and fierce competition taking place in many places, it is of particular importance for Vietnam to continue to maintain a peaceful and stable environment, cooperation and development, and to avoid strategic surprises and tactical passivity.

Second, expanding the most favorable foreign situation since Doi Moi to date, consolidating strategic trust, enhancing and deepening relations with partners, thereby enhancing Vietnam's strategic value and position in the international arena. To date, Vietnam has established diplomatic relations with 195 countries, established relationship frameworks from Comprehensive Partnership and above with 40 partners, including all 5 countries that are Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council as Comprehensive Strategic Partners and 17 G20 countries. Notably, in just over 1 year (2024-2025 period), Vietnam has established and upgraded Comprehensive Strategic Partnership relations with 08 countries, Strategic Partnership with 07 countries, Comprehensive Partnership with 04 countries.

Third, enhancing the country's position and strength through economic diplomacy, cultural diplomacy, foreign information, consular affairs, citizen protection, and work with Vietnamese people abroad. These aspects of work have contributed to opening up new development spaces, diversifying import-export markets, diversifying supply chains, diversifying production chains, promoting growth, attracting resources, knowledge, and advanced technology from the world, serving the innovation of growth models and sustainable development. In particular, the results of vaccine diplomacy have contributed to helping Vietnam "go behind and be ahead" in vaccination and vaccine coverage.

Fourth, effectively promote the role of an active and responsible member of the international community, proactively and responsibly participating in solving common regional and international issues.

Fifth, build a foundation and firmly consolidate a comprehensive, modern, and professional diplomacy.

Accordingly, concretizing the foreign policy of the 13th National Congress into a system of important guidelines, strategies and policies (recently Resolution No. 59-NQ/TW dated January 24, 2025 of the Politburo on international integration in the new situation) is an important foundation for building a comprehensive, modern and professional diplomacy.

Foreign affairs work through the Party's foreign affairs channels, State diplomacy and people's diplomacy is managed in a unified manner, implemented synchronously and smoothly, contributing to strengthening friendship, creating a positive political and social foundation for relations with other countries, serving the goals and socio-economic development plans of localities.

During the 13th National Congress, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs supported localities in signing more than 400 memorandums of understanding on cooperation with international partners; actively urged, reviewed, and supported the removal of institutional obstacles and barriers in business and investment cooperation with partners.

Building a team of foreign affairs officers that is increasingly strong, mature, steadfast in character, and proficient in their profession. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has systematically and smoothly implemented the reception of the functions and tasks of the Overseas Party Committee, the Central Foreign Affairs Commission, and a number of tasks of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee. At the same time, it continues to advise on the promulgation of many important mechanisms and policies; the Government has submitted a draft Resolution of the National Assembly on a number of specific mechanisms and policies to improve the effectiveness of international integration work.

On behalf of the Party and State leaders and the Central Emulation and Reward Council, the Prime Minister respectfully thanked, commended and highly appreciated the efforts, endeavors and achievements of the Diplomatic sector in recent years, especially in launching and effectively implementing emulation movements. In particular, the Prime Minister warmly commended and congratulated the typical advanced collectives and individuals honored at today's Congress - the "beautiful flowers" in the emulation flower garden that have contributed to spreading the image of Vietnamese diplomatic staff as "Loyal - Courageous - Disciplined - Disciplined - Dedicated - Intelligent - Creative".

The Prime Minister affirmed that for the Diplomatic sector - the "vanguard soldiers on the foreign affairs front" - the patriotic emulation movement has special significance and is always associated with Uncle Ho's teaching: "Emulation is an international spirit". (Photo: Quang Hoa)

Unity brings strength, international cooperation brings benefits...

The Prime Minister stated that in the upcoming development period, we have great opportunities and chances to accelerate and make breakthroughs, but we also have to face many new difficulties and challenges. The Party and the State have identified general goals for socio-economic development in 2026 and the 2026-2030 period, notably: Prioritizing promoting growth, maintaining macroeconomic stability, ensuring major balances; enhancing strategic autonomy, restructuring the economy, renewing the growth model; developing breakthroughs in science and technology, innovation, digital transformation; further consolidating national defense and security potential; promoting foreign affairs and international integration. At the same time, to achieve the two 100-year goals in 2030 and 2045, the Party Central Committee and the Politburo have set a double-digit growth target in the coming years.

Emphasizing that the context poses new requirements for the vision, mission and tasks of foreign affairs, which are very heavy but also very glorious, the Prime Minister said that the emulation movement must contribute to serving political tasks, increasing labor productivity, improving efficiency; permeate every cadre, civil servant and public employee; definitely not formalistic, avoiding "having a movement without results".

The motto is that international solidarity brings strength, international cooperation brings benefits, international dialogue brings confidence, building a team of brave, confident, professional, modern cadres who dare to think, dare to do, dare to overcome their own limits.

The Prime Minister agreed with the directions and key tasks for the coming time determined at the Congress, and also noted some key contents:

Firstly, continue to promote the pioneering role, strongly innovate thinking (with the viewpoint that "resources originate from thinking, motivation originates from innovation, strength originates from the people") and methods of implementing foreign affairs in all fields; build a comprehensive, modern diplomacy, imbued with Vietnamese diplomatic identity - steadfast in principles, flexible in strategies, humane and benevolent in behavior, steadfast in national interests, in accordance with the United Nations Charter and international law; have a mechanism to mobilize domestic and foreign resources, of organizations and individuals to serve the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.

Second, proactively and actively promote the deepening and substantive development of relations with neighboring countries, major countries, Southeast Asian countries, important partners, traditional friends and potential partners, increasing trust and long-term sustainability; take advantage of and maximize opportunities from established relationship frameworks; enhance Vietnam's role and contributions in international politics, the global economy and human civilization.

Third, further improve the effectiveness of economic diplomacy, science and technology diplomacy, cultural diplomacy, foreign information, consular affairs, and protection of citizens and Vietnamese people abroad. Strongly, substantially, and effectively implement signed commitments and agreements; promote the attraction of high-quality investment, technology transfer, and expand import-export markets to serve the implementation of the three strategic breakthroughs and effectively implement the Politburo's pillar resolutions.

Fourth , synchronously and comprehensively deploy foreign affairs activities on all three pillars of Party foreign affairs, State diplomacy, and people's diplomacy; at the same time, proactively coordinate with foreign affairs forces at the central and local levels to improve the effectiveness of unified management of foreign affairs activities in all fields.

Fifth , continue to focus on building a team of diplomatic cadres who are "both red and professional", with strong political will, deep professional qualifications, political sensitivity, economic acumen, and profound knowledge of science and technology, meeting the requirements of the task and on par with the international common ground, truly being pioneers on the foreign affairs front of the Party and State.

According to the Prime Minister, in the context of complex and volatile world, the spirit of patriotic emulation in the diplomatic sector must be aroused more strongly than ever. Each diplomat must be a "pioneer", an "inspirational person" for a brave, humane, modern Vietnam that always strives for peace, cooperation and sustainable development in the region, in the world and for each country.

On the occasion of the Congress, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to implement the "Three Goods" in the spirit of "Three Emulation". The "Three Goods" include: "Doing better" regular work according to assigned functions and tasks; at the same time, closely following the practical situation to have strategic advice and timely and effective policy responses in the context of a rapidly changing, complex and unpredictable world situation.

"Doing better" in the connecting role: Strengthening bilateral diplomacy to connect domestically and internationally; economic connection; cultural connection; digital and technological connection; human connection...

"Doing better" in international missions; raising the level of Vietnam's multilateral diplomacy; continuing to promote the country's role and position in proactively and actively participating in shaping and reforming global governance, especially at regional and international multilateral forums and mechanisms.

The "Three competitions" include: Competition in strategic thinking innovation and creative action; Competition in fostering partnerships, trust and friendship with international friends; Competition in promoting science and technology development, innovation and national digital transformation.

In particular, the Prime Minister believes and hopes that, with the glorious tradition of the past 80 years, the Diplomatic sector will continue to promote its pioneering, united, and creative role, making even greater and more important achievements, contributing to the whole country's steady progress into a new era - an era of strong, prosperous, civilized, happy development, steadily advancing towards socialism.

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