The diplomatic sector is an impressive bright spot in the country's overall achievements.

The diplomatic sector continues to promote new positions and strengths, the combined strength of the entire nation, and more firmly consolidate the open foreign affairs situation, favorable for the development of the country and the Fatherland in the new period.

On the morning of December 19, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the opening ceremony of the 32nd Diplomatic Conference with the theme "Promoting the pioneering role, building a comprehensive, modern, and strong diplomacy, successfully implementing the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress". The conference will be held in both in-person and online formats until December 23, 2023.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong attended and delivered a speech at the conference. Also attending were leaders of the Party, State, and leaders of central ministries, departments, and branches.

Provincial Party Secretary Hoang Trung Dung operates the Ha Tinh bridge.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son speaks at the conference. (Photo: Nguyen Hong).

Since the beginning of the 13th National Congress term, foreign affairs activities have been vibrant, continuous, synchronous, and effective, further consolidating the open and favorable foreign affairs situation to maintain a peaceful and stable environment; mobilizing external resources to serve socio-economic development and enhance the country's position.

Key leaders have made 45 visits to neighboring countries, important partners, traditional friends and welcomed nearly 50 delegations of leaders from countries and international organizations, creating a new qualitative development in our country's foreign affairs and international integration. Along with that, the framework of relations with many partners has been raised to a new level, political trust is higher, cooperation is increasingly expanded, more substantial and effective. On the multilateral level, Vietnam's position and prestige are increasingly enhanced.

Provincial Party Secretary Hoang Trung Dung operates the Ha Tinh bridge.

The foreign affairs achievements have contributed to the great and historic common achievement that “our country has never had such a foundation, potential, position and international prestige as today”, which is the result of the Party’s correct foreign policy, the close guidance of the Politburo, the Secretariat and the direct participation of the Party and State leaders, especially General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the National Foreign Affairs Conference. Those results also affirm the foreign affairs and diplomacy with the strong identity of “Vietnamese bamboo”, based on the foundation of Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh Thought, the cultural identity and the tradition of peaceful, humane but indomitable diplomacy of the nation.

Delegates attending Ha Tinh bridge point.

At the conference, ministries, branches and localities also focused on discussing the organization, implementation and concretization of major policies and orientations on foreign affairs that the Central Committee, Politburo and Secretariat issued in the first half of the 13th term.

Extensively discuss the orientations, tasks, and solutions for building and developing a strong, comprehensive, and modern diplomacy. The focus is on measures to strengthen Party building and rectification in terms of ideology, politics, ethics, and lifestyle; preserve and promote the identity of Vietnamese diplomacy; strongly innovate working methods, styles, training, fostering, planning, staff arrangement, facilities, mechanisms, and policies for foreign affairs and diplomacy activities to build a contingent of Vietnamese diplomatic cadres who are loyal, dedicated, trustworthy in character, sensitive to the times, profound in strategy, creative in tactics, proficient in expertise, and professional in style.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong delivers a speech at the conference. (Photo: Nguyen Hong).

Speaking at the conference, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong emphasized that this is a very important event, not only for the diplomatic sector but also for all cadres working in foreign affairs nationwide. The conference is an opportunity for the whole sector to look back on the nearly 3-year process of implementing the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress on foreign affairs in general and diplomacy in particular, on that basis, propose directions and measures to effectively carry out key tasks in the coming years, while contributing to the preparation for summarizing 40 years of implementing the renovation policy and preparing for the 14th National Party Congress.

The General Secretary emphasized that the National Foreign Affairs Conference in December 20221 highly unanimously affirmed the formation and development of the "Vietnamese bamboo" school of foreign affairs and diplomacy: firm roots, sturdy trunk, flexible branches, imbued with the soul, character and spirit of the Vietnamese people and is increasingly widely recognized internationally.

For nearly 3 years, especially since the National Foreign Affairs Conference, the diplomatic and foreign affairs sectors nationwide have strived, seriously grasped and well implemented the Party's foreign policy, "achieving many important and historic results and achievements, becoming an impressive bright spot among the country's overall results and achievements", a source of pride, adding motivation and confidence to foreign affairs work in the coming time.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visits a photo exhibition on foreign affairs activities. (Photo: Tuan Anh)

The outstanding results include thoroughly grasping and synchronously and effectively implementing the foreign policy of the 13th National Congress, promoting new positions and strengths, the combined strength of the entire nation, more firmly consolidating the open foreign situation, favorable for the development of the country and the Fatherland in the new period; taking the lead in mobilizing external resources, making an important contribution to the implementation of socio-economic development tasks; proactively and actively integrating comprehensively and deeply into the international community, constantly enhancing the country's international position and prestige; synchronously implementing and closely combining the Party's foreign affairs, State diplomacy and people's diplomacy; closely coordinating with national defense, security and sectors and levels to promote the pioneering role in maintaining a peaceful and stable environment, ensuring the highest national interests, protecting the Party, the Fatherland and the People.

These results were achieved thanks to the correct, wise, strict and regular leadership of the Party Central Committee, directly the Politburo and the Secretariat, the proactive and flexible management of the State and the active participation of all sectors and localities, and especially the very important contribution of the foreign affairs staff in general and diplomatic staff in particular, with enthusiasm, responsibility and high expertise, always absolutely loyal to the Party, to the regime, always putting the interests of the nation and people first. The General Secretary also proposed to summarize the lessons learned from the above achievements to continue to promote further as well as assess the limitations to proactively overcome.

Emphasizing that in the coming time, the world and regional situation is forecast to continue to have complex and unpredictable developments, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong requested the diplomatic sector to regularly monitor developments closely and correctly forecast the development direction of the situation, carefully assess the impacts on Vietnam, absolutely not be subjective, not be passive, surprised, always be calm, sober to seize opportunities, advantages, overcome difficulties and challenges, successfully carry out the goals and tasks of foreign affairs from now until the end of the term of the 13th National Party Congress.

The General Secretary requested the diplomatic sector to continue to closely follow the foreign policy of the 13th National Congress, the resolutions of the Central Committee, the directions of the Politburo and the Secretariat, proactively develop and organize the synchronous, creative and effective implementation of specific programs and plans. Diplomacy must skillfully combine the strength of the nation with the strength of the times, harmoniously handle the relationship between national and ethnic interests and international obligations and responsibilities. In implementation, it is necessary to always be steadfast in principles and flexible in strategies, depending on each issue and each time. In particular, the General Secretary emphasized the great thoughts of President Ho Chi Minh on foreign affairs such as "responding to all changes with the unchanging", "making more friends and reducing enemies", "being ready to be friends with all democratic countries and not creating hatred with anyone"...

Regarding the issue of building and developing a comprehensive and modern diplomacy, the General Secretary requested to pay attention to building solidarity and consensus as Uncle Ho advised: "The cause is made by Unity"; perfecting the synchronous institutions and policies to manage unified foreign affairs activities, innovating the coordination mechanism between Party foreign affairs, State diplomacy and People's diplomacy with foreign affairs activities in all fields. In particular, doing better in perfecting the organizational apparatus and building a team of foreign affairs cadres who are comprehensive in terms of mettle, qualities, ethics and intelligence, modern in working methods and manners, professional in style and behavior, proficient in professional skills and foreign languages.

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Reportage on foreign affairs achievements after the 13th National Party Congress, summarizing the foreign affairs guidelines of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong; reviewing important foreign affairs milestones in recent times and reflecting the international community's assessments of Vietnam's international role and position.

Ha Tinh's foreign affairs in 2023 will be implemented synchronously and comprehensively with many outstanding marks and dynamic adaptation; continue to expand international integration, consolidate and tighten the great friendship and cooperation relationship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with localities of the Lao PDR; expand and enhance cooperation with diplomatic agencies and international organizations in Vietnam; focus on economic diplomacy; strengthen foreign information, consular work, citizen protection... contributing significantly to economic and social development and enhancing the province's position.

In particular, continue to maintain and strengthen the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with localities of the Lao PDR, especially with Bolikhamxay province and comprehensive cooperation with Khammouane province, Vientiane capital, Savannakhet; expand cooperation with the northern provinces of Laos.

Organize overseas investment promotion delegations in Europe and Japan; successfully organize the Provincial Planning Announcement Conference associated with investment promotion, attracting many international delegations and foreign enterprises to participate, thereby attracting foreign investment projects to the province. In 2023, 2 new FDI projects with a total investment capital of 69.7 million USD were approved, including: investment in construction and infrastructure business of Bac Thach Ha Industrial Park of VSIP Group, Singapore; Factory producing industrial wood panels, wood flooring and wood accessories for export. Currently, a number of large companies/corporations in the world are continuing to research and prepare documents to propose project implementation in the province. Focus on receiving and effectively managing and using ODA capital

At the same time, effectively and promptly implement information on incentives of the Free Trade Agreements that Vietnam has signed; improve the effectiveness of trade promotion activities, boost the export of potential and advantageous products of the province. In 2023, export turnover is estimated to reach 2.4 billion USD, exceeding 20% ​​of the plan, up 33% compared to 2022; import turnover reaches 2.7 billion USD...

Duong Chien

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