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| The Prime Minister attended and gave a speech at the Plenary Session on Economic Diplomacy for National Development. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
On the morning of December 21, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a plenary session on economic diplomacy for national development within the framework of the 32nd Diplomatic Conference (HNNG 32) in a combination of in-person and online formats. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and delivered a speech at the conference.
The plenary session was attended directly by more than 500 delegates representing leaders of central and local departments, ministries and branches, leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the periods, Ambassadors, Heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad, key officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a number of representatives of enterprises and associations.
Speaking at the opening of the Conference, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son emphasized that on the basis of closely following the foreign policy of the 13th National Party Congress, the directions of the Politburo, the Secretariat and the leaders of the Party, State and Government, strongly promoting the identity of "Vietnam's bamboo diplomacy", foreign affairs and especially economic diplomacy have been strongly and synchronously deployed across all foreign affairs pillars, taking place vigorously and widely across continents on both bilateral and multilateral levels.
As General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong assessed at the plenary session of the 32nd National Party Congress, foreign affairs work over the past three years "has achieved many important and historic results and achievements, becoming an impressive highlight among the country's overall results and achievements over the past years . "
The Minister shared that the achievements of economic diplomacy are the crystallization of the intelligence and efforts of sectors, localities and businesses as well as of the entire political system and economy, including the contributions of the diplomatic sector.
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| The achievements of economic diplomacy are the crystallization of the intelligence and efforts of sectors, localities and enterprises as well as of the entire political system and economy, including the contribution of the diplomatic sector. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
The opinions and discussions of delegates from ministries, sectors, localities, enterprises and heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad affirmed that in recent times, the foreign affairs situation has been constantly consolidated, strategic and breakthrough cooperation frameworks have been shaped, creating favorable conditions for the country's socio-economic development.
Leaders of the Central Economic Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Phuoc province shared the importance of strengthening the implementation of economic diplomacy for development and proposed many solutions to promote traditional growth drivers such as export, investment, promote agricultural diplomacy, expand new development space for the economy in the fields of green growth, digital transformation, semiconductor industry development...
Representatives of ministries, sectors, localities and enterprises expressed their appreciation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Vietnamese representative agencies abroad for accompanying and supporting localities and enterprises in implementing economic diplomacy, especially in research, information, promoting investment cooperation, promoting import and export and attracting resources to serve national development.
Agencies, localities and businesses expressed their wish that the diplomatic sector would further promote economic diplomacy in the coming time on the basis of closely following the needs and development orientations of the country, in the spirit of taking people, localities and businesses as the center of service.
The plenary session discussed and identified a number of key areas in cooperation with key partners; discussed solutions to strengthen and improve the effectiveness of coordination between the Foreign Affairs sector and agencies, localities and enterprises in implementing economic diplomacy, especially promoting a number of new breakthrough directions such as implementing "agricultural diplomacy" associated with promoting sustainable agricultural development, ensuring food security, making Vietnam an important link in the global semiconductor value chain, building Ho Chi Minh City into an international financial center, increasing investment attraction from investment funds in the Gulf region, effectively implementing the Project "Strengthening international cooperation in developing Vietnam's Halal industry"...
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| Overview of the Conference. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
Speaking at the Conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh commended and highly appreciated the efforts and successes of the diplomatic sector and foreign affairs forces in recent times with 6 outstanding achievements.
Firstly , continue to innovate thinking and awareness, make the economy truly the central task of foreign affairs activities, closely grasp developments in the situation and effectively consult in building economic diplomacy policies.
Second , combine national strength with the strength of the times, between the inside and the outside.
Third , contribute to solving global and national issues such as food security, climate change response, and environmental protection.
Fourth , create a peaceful, stable and cooperative environment for development.
Fifth, improve the effectiveness of cultural diplomacy, turning culture into endogenous strength.
Sixth , effectively implement people-to-people diplomacy, promote economic relations between businesses and businesses, people and people, especially between localities.
The Prime Minister acknowledged that these achievements were made thanks to the efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in thoroughly grasping and concretizing the foreign policy of the Party and State, putting national interests above all; promoting the fine traditions of previous generations in the diplomatic sector, along with the close and harmonious coordination between ministries, sectors and localities; responding quickly, accurately and promptly.
Accordingly, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested that economic diplomacy must closely follow domestic requirements, take practice as a measure, promote efficiency, sincerity, respect, and trust, and at the same time promote the building of a team of diplomatic cadres who are politically astute, economically sensitive, diplomatically proficient, knowledgeable about the law, and have both heart and vision.
The Prime Minister assessed that in the coming time, the world situation will continue to be difficult, with more dangers than opportunities. In that context, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must make more efforts and enhance its proactiveness in implementing economic diplomacy.
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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and delegates attend the Plenary Session of Economic Diplomacy for National Development. (Photo: Tuan Anh) |
The Prime Minister set out six main tasks for the Foreign Affairs sector and relevant agencies in implementing economic diplomacy.
Firstly, continue to institutionalize and concretize the Party and State's directives, effectively implement Directive No. 15 of the Secretariat and Resolution No. 21 of the Government on economic diplomacy on the basis of innovation in thinking, strategic vision, methodology and approach to promote the central role of the economy.
Second, deploy work with focus and key points, closely following the general trend of the world combined with focusing on removing difficulties and overcoming challenges.
Third, perfecting mechanisms, promoting cooperation, concretizing economic commitments and reviewing the implementation of signed commitments.
Fourth, diversify markets, products, and supply chains. Focus on exploiting the potential of the Middle East, Africa, South America, and Halal markets.
Fifth, promote self-reliance, self-improvement, and creativity.
Sixth, strengthen coordination and linkage with sectors and localities in the spirit of "taking enterprises and localities as the center of service".
The conference absorbed the Prime Minister's instructions to discuss and propose programs, projects, and measures to synchronously, creatively, and effectively implement economic diplomacy activities, contributing to making this work truly a strong driving force for the country's rapid and sustainable development in the new period.
Through the meeting, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has more thoroughly grasped the policies, viewpoints, mottos and orientations of the Party and State on socio-economic development and economic diplomacy, adding new motivation, spirit and strengthening the determination for the diplomatic sector together with other sectors, localities and enterprises to successfully implement the country's socio-economic development goals.
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