A ceremony was held in Hanoi on September 22 to launch Vietnam’s Diplomatic Bluebook 2015 which highlights the country’s foreign policies and outstanding achievements of the diplomatic sector in 2015.
Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung speaks at the ceremony (Source: cand)
Hanoi (VNA)▨ – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a ceremony in Hanoi on September 22 to launch Vietnam’s Diplomatic Bluebook 2015 which highlights the country’s foreign policies and outstanding achievements of the diplomatic sector last year.
Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung said that the book, the first of its kind in Vietnam, also reviews Vietnam’s external affairs in the past five years, while spotlighting new points of the external guidelines approved at the 12th National Party Congress.
The book comprises of six chapters, with one dedicating to an overview of the regional and world situations in 2015 and Vietnam’s stances, while the country’s outstanding bilateral diplomatic activities in 2015 and in the past five years are presented in the second chapter.
The third chapter deals with Vietnam’s multilateral diplomatic policy, including diplomatic activities within the framework of the United Nations, ASEAN and international cooperation in democracy and human rights.
The role of diplomacy in serving national development and defence is discussed in the fourth chapter, which covers economic and cultural diplomacy, overseas Vietnamese-related affairs. The fifth chapter deals with the Party’s and National Assembly’s external affairs and people-to-people diplomacy, while the major features of the 12th National Party Congress’s foreign policy constitute the sixth one.
The book provides detailed analysis of the seven new features in the external relation policy of the 12th Party Congress, including the goal of “safeguarding the ultimate interests of the nation”; relations with major powers and partners important to the national development and security; major guidelines for international integration; the major guidelines for national defence; the new approach to people-to-people diplomacy; and the major guidelines for foreign relations in defence and security.-VNA
External activities need to be further improved in order to defend the country’s supreme interests, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has said.
The 29th Diplomatic Conference opened in Hanoi on August 22 with the purpose of seeking measures to increase the efficiency of external activities and international integration.
International economic integration promotion is a focal task of the diplomatic sector, and external activities in other spheres must facilitate economic diplomacy, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said
An external policy of peace, self-reliance, multilateralising and diversifying ties has allowed Vietnam to maintain peace and expand equal and win-win cooperation with big countries globally.
Cultural diplomacy helps further strengthen political and economic partnerships and should be promoted in the time to come, diplomats said on the sidelines of the 29th Diplomatic Conference.
Vietnam is deeply concerned about the escalating and complex conflict in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to the lives and safety of civilians, as well as to regional and global peace and stability.
The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung speaks at the ceremony (Source: cand)
