President: The peace-building role of Vietnamese diplomacy is demonstrated throughout

President Luong Cuong speaks at the international scientific conference “50 years of national reunification: The role of diplomacy in peace-building in history and at present”. (Photo: Lam Khanh/VNA)

On the morning of April 23, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized an international conference with the theme "50 years of National Reunification: The constructive role of Diplomacy in history and present".

President Luong Cuong attended and gave a speech.

Attending the workshop were leaders, former leaders of the Party, State and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, leaders of central departments, ministries and branches, revolutionary veterans, historical witnesses, international friends, domestic and international scientists.

Speaking at the opening of the workshop, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son said that exactly 50 years ago, the historic victory of the Ho Chi Minh Campaign ended the long resistance war, completely liberated the South, reunified the country, and opened a new era, the era of "independence - unification - peace and development" for the Vietnamese people.

It is the victory of patriotism, the spirit of national unity and the burning aspiration of the Vietnamese people as well as peace-loving people around the world. In that journey, diplomacy has played a very important role.

Reviewing the important achievements of Vietnamese diplomacy over the past decades, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Bui Thanh Son said that in the face of the great changes of the times, Vietnamese diplomacy is undergoing fundamental innovations entering a new era, an era of national growth.

From the lessons learned in the struggle for national reunification, Vietnam will actively participate in building and protecting a fair and equal international order based on international law, enhancing Vietnam's contribution to ensuring security and creating peace in the world.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs hopes that the Conference will be a forum for open exchange and dialogue, where researchers, scholars, diplomats, historical witnesses, and international friends will discuss the role of diplomacy in creating peace, especially the 50th anniversary of national reunification, an opportunity to look back on the past with deep pride, and join hands towards the future.

President Luong Cuong with delegates attending the international scientific conference “50 years of national reunification: The role of diplomacy in peace-building in history and at present”. (Photo: Lam Khanh/VNA)

Expressing his joy at attending the Conference during the historic April days of the nation, President Luong Cuong pointed out that every country and nation in the world, whether big or small, generally goes through turning points and historical crossroads that determine their destiny and path of development.

For Vietnam, the victory of April 30, 1975 was an extremely important event in the nation's history. From then on, Vietnam was completely unified, the country was reunited; the Vietnamese people entered a new historical era - the era of independence, unity, and the whole country moving towards socialism.

Emphasizing the great contribution of Vietnamese diplomacy to that historic victory, the President said that half a century has passed, but the historical significance and profound lessons from the victory on April 30, 1975 for Vietnamese diplomacy in creating peace, protecting and building the Fatherland still retain their value, and are deeply national and contemporary.

The President affirmed that looking back at the history of the Vietnamese people's struggle for national liberation, independence and reunification, we are more clearly aware of the very important role of diplomacy.

Especially when the Politburo in 1969 issued a Resolution identifying "Diplomacy has become an important front of strategic significance", diplomacy became an important tool, contributing to dividing the enemy, gaining the support of international friends and spreading the righteousness of the struggle of the Vietnamese people to the world.

The vision and clear thinking of the Communist Party of Vietnam on foreign affairs were put forward at the right time, very suitable for the international context at that time. In particular, the rise of "revolutionary currents", especially the national liberation movement, the international workers' movement, and the support of progressive people around the world were the basic conditions that helped Vietnamese diplomacy combine national strength with the strength of the times for the cause of fighting to liberate the South and unify the country.

According to the President, the peace-building role of Vietnamese diplomacy has also been demonstrated throughout historical periods, from the struggle for national liberation and reunification to building and developing the country in peacetime.

In particular, diplomacy has mobilized great material and spiritual support from socialist countries and progressive people around the world, creating an unprecedentedly large international movement to support the just struggle of the Vietnamese people. In the history of the 20th century, there have been few struggles of any nation that have gathered such widespread and strong support both at home and abroad as the Vietnamese people.

President Luong Cuong attends the international scientific conference “50 years of national reunification: The role of diplomacy in peace-building in history and at present”. (Photo: Lam Khanh/VNA)

Diplomacy coordinated smoothly and closely with the military and political fronts, opening up a situation of "fighting and negotiating at the same time" thereby achieving victory step by step, creating the premise to bring the struggle to liberate the South and unify the country to complete victory.

Among them were the fierce intellectual battles at the Geneva Conference negotiating table in 1954 and especially the Paris Conference (from 1968-1973) which became the pinnacle of victory of Vietnamese diplomacy in the Ho Chi Minh era.

The President pointed out that diplomacy has made an important contribution to national reconstruction, successfully implementing foreign policy during the Doi Moi period, opening up a favorable foreign situation for national construction and defense.

In the 40 years of Doi Moi, diplomacy has made many practical contributions to great achievements of historical significance. From a backward country, heavily devastated by war, Vietnam is now in the top 35 leading economies in terms of GDP scale, and the top 20 leading economies in terms of international trade.

From a besieged and isolated country, Vietnam now has diplomatic relations with 194 countries, establishing a network of 34 countries with comprehensive partnerships or more, including all permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, all G7 members, 18/20 G20 economies, and all ASEAN countries.

The President affirmed that half a century has passed, but the struggle for national independence, national reunification, and the construction and protection of the Fatherland has left many valuable lessons for diplomacy.

For Vietnam, these are lessons on creatively applying Ho Chi Minh's ideology and diplomatic style; upholding the spirit of independence, self-reliance and self-improvement; combining national strength with the strength of the times; closely following the motto "adapting to all changes with the unchanging," always steadfast in the strategic goal of national independence associated with socialism, yet very flexible in strategy.

It is also a lesson on the importance of close coordination between foreign affairs, national defense, security, economy and other key areas in protecting and building the Fatherland; a lesson on promoting the role of overseas Vietnamese - an inseparable part of the Vietnamese ethnic community.

For international friends, the historic victory of April 30, 1975 and the strong revival and development of Vietnam are typical examples of a resilient, indomitable, peace-loving, friendly and very humane nation.

In the context of the world witnessing many historic turning points, the President stated that Vietnam is deeply aware that the future and destiny of the country are closely linked to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world; at the same time, emphasizing that entering a new era, an era of strong, prosperous development, Vietnam consistently pursues a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation and development, multilateralization and diversification of foreign relations; consistently pursues a "four no's" defense policy; and is ready to actively and proactively contribute to world politics, the global economy and human civilization.

International delegates attending the workshop. (Photo: Lam Khanh/VNA)

The President hopes that the conference organized by the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs will contribute to recognizing and clarifying the factors, lessons, roles, and great and outstanding contributions of Vietnamese diplomacy during the period of national liberation, unification and development. At the same time, it will suggest practical directions for Vietnam and the international community to join hands in creating and maintaining sustainable peace in the region and the world.

The President emphasized that the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification is a major political event, a historic victory for the Vietnamese people, and also a common victory for progressive people around the world; demonstrating the aspiration for peace, independence, freedom and happiness. Although years have passed, the profound timeliness and topicality of the “Vietnam story” remains intact, shining with the noble values ​​of the journey to seek lasting peace, dialogue, healing the wounds of war, national reconciliation, reconstruction and development.

At the Workshop, experts, historical witnesses, and scientists at home and abroad focused on discussing and sharing many lessons learned from the past and present on various aspects related to the Party's leadership role in the historic spring victory of April 30, 1975; the contribution of diplomacy in ending the war, restoring peace and unifying the country; the coordination between military and diplomatic struggles in the 1975 Spring General Offensive; lessons learned from diplomacy during the anti-American resistance war for current foreign affairs; or the pioneering role of foreign affairs in creating and maintaining a peaceful, stable, developing environment and enhancing the country's position in the new era...

The presentations provided a lot of information, analyzed and explained many issues, suggested and proposed many valuable directions, reaffirming the great contributions of diplomacy in the cause of national unification of Vietnam.

Delegates also shared international experiences and practices in protecting and promoting peace, resolving regional and international conflicts. Among them were many lessons learned from Vietnam’s practice of national reunification such as healing the wounds of war, putting the past behind, and looking towards the future…

The presentations also suggested many initiatives and contents that Vietnamese diplomacy can participate in and contribute to promoting peace and stability in the region.

According to VNA/Vietnam+

https://www.vietnamplus.vn/chu-tich-nuoc-vai-tro-kien-tao-hoa-binh-cua-ngoai-giao-viet-nam-duoc-the-hien-xuyen-suot-post1034491.vnp

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