VN’s diplomacy continues focusing on peace, stability, cooperation
Vietnam’s diplomacy continues focusing on peace, stability, cooperation
The mission of Vietnamese diplomacy in 2018 is to continue maintaining an environment of peace, stability and cooperation to ensure Vietnam’s security and development goals.
Foreign reporters work during APEC Year 2017 (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The mission of Vietnamese diplomacy in 2018 is tocontinue maintaining an environment of peace, stability and cooperation toensure Vietnam’s security and development goals.
The statement was made by Deputy Foreign Minister Ha KimNgoc at the ministry’s New Year reception with representatives of foreigndiplomatic missions and foreign correspondents in Vietnam in Hanoi on January11.
Ngoc said that together with this mission, Vietnam will workto contribute to the maintenance of peace, stability, cooperation anddevelopment in the region and the world.
“In this process, wewill face not only favourable conditions but also significant challenges. Indeedwe cannot fulfill these tasks without the support of the international andregional community, of which you are an important part,” he told around 70foreign Ambassadors, head representatives, cultural and press attachés,along with 50 foreign correspondents and press assistants at the event.
He hailed theimportant role of foreign media and press in connecting Vietnam to the world,providing the world with an insight into Vietnam’s situation and contributingto bringing nations closer together.
Looking back onVietnam’s diplomatic activities in 2017, Ngoc confirmed that the brightest spoton the diplomatic panorama is the successful hosting of the 2017 APEC year.
Thanks to theforeign press, the success of the APEC Year 2017 was spread far and wide acrossthe international community, giving rise to the image of a proactive and dynamicVietnam, he added.
Last year, Vietnam’s bilateral relations with its partnerswere also further promoted and strengthened.
The country welcomed over 30 delegations led by Heads of State, high-level leaders, andForeign Ministers.
The diplomaticactivities have made great contributions to mustering external resources ofnational development, the Deputy Minister said, noting that the country’s GDP growth in 2017 was over 6.8 percent, exceeding previous targets and projections, and was the highest figure in the past 10 years. Foreign trade turnover hit 425 billion USD, increasing by over 20 percent compared to 2016; foreigndirect investment was estimated at almost 36 billion USD, the highest figuresince 2009. The number of international visitors to Vietnam reached 12.9million, a year-on-year increase of 29 percent, for the first time putting Vietnam on the list of the countries with the fastest tourism growth in the world.-VNA
Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for Inspection Tran Quoc Vuong lauded people-to-people diplomacy during a conference in Hanoi on January 4.
Rasmei Kampuchea, a newspaper with the largest readership in Cambodia, ran an article on January 10 highlighting Vietnam’s successes in multilateral diplomacy as Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is leading a high-ranking delegation to attend the second Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Leaders’ Meeting in Phnom Penh.
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee is scheduled to convene its 48th session on August 11-13, with August 14-15 set as a backup date, according to the NA Office.
Vietnam’s Ambassador to Brazil and Bolivia Bui Van Nghi has led an embassy delegation to attend official events marking the 200th anniversary of Bolivia’s Independence Day.
Party General Secretary To Lam met with members of the Vietnam Innovation Network in Korea (VINK) and Vietnamese experts living and working in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Seoul on August 10 as part of his state visit to the RoK.
In an interview with Korean media on the occasion of Party General Secretary To Lam’s state visit to the RoK, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed that the visit demonstrates Vietnam’s strong resolve to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the RoK, with the aim of fostering greater political trust, closer strategic coordination, more substantive and comprehensive cooperation, and stronger bonds of friendship between the two countries' people.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also a Politburo member and Secretary of the Government Party Committee, attended the 4th Party Congress of the EVN Party Organisation for the 2025–2030 tenure on August 10, directing EVN to ensure power supply to meet the country’s development demands with double-digit growth set for the coming years.
Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, along with a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Seongnam Air Base in Seoul on August 10 afternoon (local time), beginning a state visit to the Republic of Korea from August 10-13.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly departed from Hanoi on August 10 morning for a four-day state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK), which is made at an invitation of RoK President Lee Jae Myung.
As part of the ASEAN Day celebrations, the Vietnamese embassy will also host the ASEAN Family Day 2025 in Ottawa to foster solidarity and community spirit among ASEAN members in Canada.
State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
Across print, broadcast, and online platforms, Angolan media portrayed State President Luong Cuong's visit as a warm and historic occasion, strengthening bilateral ties and boosting Vietnam’s presence in Africa through the AU.
The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Party General Secretary To Lam called on the criminal police force to accelerate the application of science, technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation in criminal investigation tasks such as crime prevention, detection, tracking and verification, ensuring that no area remains out of their reach.
Many Koreans living, studying, and working in Hanoi see the upcoming state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Party General Secretary To Lam as an opportunity to generate strong synergy in economic cooperation, people-to-people exchanges, and cultural understanding.
The achievements of the five decades of Vietnam–Angola cooperation provide a strong and enduring foundation, as well as momentum for the two sides to consolidate, expand, and bring their partnership into a new phase of development.
Foreign reporters work during APEC Year 2017 (Source: VNA)
