Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that one of the five key tasks of the diplomatic sector is that all foreign affairs and diplomatic activities must effectively serve the growth target of at least 8% and strive for higher growth under possible conditions.
Vietnam continues to be a safe and attractive destination
On the morning of January 6, in Hanoi, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and directed the conference to review the diplomatic sector's work in 2024 and the sector's key directions and tasks in 2025.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested the diplomatic sector to effectively and efficiently serve the growth target of at least 8% (Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac).
Speaking at the conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh assessed that in 2024, global, national, and comprehensive issues around the world will develop faster, more complexly, and more unpredictably.
However, Vietnam has become a bright spot in terms of growth in the region and the world (over 7%) with a stable macroeconomic foundation, controlled inflation, and guaranteed major economic balances.
Vietnam continues to be a safe and attractive destination for international investment and business, among the 15 developing countries attracting the largest FDI in the world with nearly 40 billion USD registered and realized capital reaching nearly 25 billion USD.
The stock market capitalization reached nearly 7.2 million billion VND, the stock market growth rate reached double digits, the highest in the region; import and export is estimated at 786 billion USD, the highest ever; foreign tourists to Vietnam are estimated at 17.6 million, an increase of 39.5% compared to 2023.
To achieve the above results, the Prime Minister highly appreciated the Party building and diplomacy sector building work in the past year and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' development strategy to 2030, with a vision to 2045, in a professional, formal, and modern direction.
Recognizing, praising and congratulating the efforts and achievements of the diplomatic sector, the Prime Minister stated that 2025 is of special importance, we must both accelerate, break through, and complete the goals and tasks set out in the Resolution of the 13th National Congress; "running and lining up at the same time" to carry out the arrangement and streamlining of the organizational apparatus.
At the same time, it is necessary to successfully organize party congresses at all levels towards the 14th National Party Congress; well organize major holidays and important events of the country to celebrate the 135th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh, the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Party, the 80th anniversary of the founding of the country, the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification.
According to the Prime Minister, besides advantages, foreign affairs and diplomacy also face many challenges, such as how to put the country in the most favorable context, the most optimal position in the new situation and order that is taking shape, and flexibly adapt to all external fluctuations.
5 key tasks
To contribute to the realization of the country's 2025 goals, create momentum, create strength, create position, create trust and strengthen the hope of people, businesses and international friends, with the viewpoint of valuing time, intelligence and timely decisiveness, the Prime Minister requested the entire diplomatic sector to focus on key tasks and solutions.
First of all, all foreign affairs and diplomatic activities must effectively serve the growth target of at least 8% and strive for higher growth under possible conditions.
Overview of the conference (Photo: VGP).
Besides, maintaining, consolidating and enhancing a favorable foreign situation, a peaceful, cooperative and developing environment, promoting in-depth, stable and sustainable relations with all countries, especially major countries, neighboring countries and traditional friends.
Diplomatic activities must contribute to promoting new productive forces in the new context such as semiconductor chips, big data, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, internet industry and internet of things, blockchain technology, cultural industry, entertainment industry, biomedical industry, new energy, new materials, etc.
Another task set by the Prime Minister is to complete the reception of functions and tasks from the Central External Relations Commission and the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee, to streamline the apparatus to be strong, efficient, effective and efficient; to consolidate, strengthen and further promote the three pillars: Party external relations, State diplomacy and people's diplomacy.
The diplomatic sector also needs to develop and implement a restructuring project, improve the quality of cadres, civil servants and public employees, and consolidate and enhance the potential of the diplomatic sector's domestic and foreign facilities.
Along with that, synchronously and effectively carry out regular tasks, promote economic diplomacy, cultural diplomacy, promote the national image, build modern and professional diplomacy; focus on building a clean and strong Party; improve the leadership capacity and fighting strength of Party organizations and Party members; step up the fight against negativity and waste...
The Prime Minister hopes and believes that, with the joint efforts, solidarity and consensus of all levels, sectors and localities, the diplomatic sector will overcome all difficulties, overcome all challenges, strongly and comprehensively implement assigned tasks, continue to achieve breakthrough and more practical results, continue to be a bright spot in the coming years, make practical and effective contributions, and create a foundation to bring the country firmly into a new era - an era of strong, civilized and prosperous development.
According to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, in 2024, the vision and strategic thinking on foreign affairs, along with the decisions, strategic orientations and direct participation in foreign affairs activities of the Party Central Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat, Party and State leaders, especially the upgrading and elevation of relations with important partners and traditional friends, have created a fundamental change in the foreign affairs situation of our country.
Thanks to that, foreign affairs work has been increasingly enhanced, strongly promoting its pioneering role, creating increasingly high consensus and achieving many new developments in the fields of bilateral and multilateral foreign affairs, political diplomacy, economic diplomacy, cultural diplomacy, foreign information, work with overseas Vietnamese and citizen protection.
In particular, economic diplomacy and foreign economic relations under the close and drastic direction of the Prime Minister have transformed strongly in many areas such as trade, investment, digital transformation, green transformation, semiconductor chips, artificial intelligence, etc.
Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/moi-hoat-dong-doi-ngoai-phai-phuc-vu-dac-luc-muc-tieu-tang-truong-8-192250106145119867.htm
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