EDITOR'S NOTE:
Tet is the time to return to your roots and enjoy the warmth of family reunion.
Tet is also a special time to look back on the past, to start a new year with faith and hope for the best things.
Welcome the Year of the Snake, VietNamNet shares stories about Tet, about the nation's position, about the new era, the era of national growth.
Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations Phan Anh Son said that in 2024, the Union will organize thousands of people-to-people diplomacy activities in various fields. Each activity has its own imprints and emotional memories, especially in the fields of peace, friendship and development cooperation.
Those stories take place in many different environments, circumstances, and situations, but the common point is that they all demonstrate the spirit of solidarity, consistent loyalty, helping friends is helping oneself in interpersonal relationships; leaving deep, strong impressions.
In September 2024, General Secretary and President To Lam will pay a State visit to Cuba. In preparation for the meeting with Cuban friendship delegates and young people on September 27, the Central External Relations Commission requested agencies to proactively propose awards, including the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union proposing to award the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Youth Union the Friendship Medal.
General Secretary To Lam awarded the Friendship Medal to the Cuban Youth Union. Photo: VNA
Because this was a relatively urgent matter, when the delegation officially left, they still had not received the decision to award the medal. The next day, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union sent the Friendship Medal to the delegation of the Central Foreign Affairs Committee to bring to Cuba. The Friendship Medal includes a certificate of merit and a medal.
President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations Phan Anh Son asked the Central Committee of the Communist Youth Union of Cuba to prepare a Youth Union flag for General Secretary and President To Lam to award by pinning medals on the flag of the Communist Youth Union of Cuba. Mr. Son shared that this not only ensures political and diplomatic aspects but also shows the solemnity of presenting the noble award of the Vietnamese State to a foreign organization. The event to meet with the people's friendship representatives and the young generation of Cuba is the first people's diplomacy activity in history attended by the highest leader of the neighboring country. The event was a great success.
"In May 2024, during a working trip to the Russian Federation to attend Vietnam Week in Saint Petersburg at the invitation of the Chairman of the Saint Petersburg Foreign Affairs Committee, I met and worked with Professor Nikolay Mikhailovich Kropachev and Professor Vladimir Nikolaevich Kolotov," said the Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations.
Professor Nikolay Mikhailovich Kropachev is Rector of Saint Petersburg State University. He has made many positive contributions to scientific, educational, cultural cooperation and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.
Professor Vladimir Nikolaevich Kolotov (Director of the Ho Chi Minh Institute at Saint Petersburg State University) has for many years proposed that Vietnam award the Friendship Medal to Professor Kropachev for these great contributions.
"Your side has many concerns. Respecting and appreciating your great contributions, I have proactively proposed to proceed with the procedure to propose awarding the Vietnam Friendship Medal to Professor Kropachev.
I promised Professor Kropachev that I would do this immediately after the end of the business trip. At the end of August 2024, your side sent back the award proposal dossier through the Union. As soon as I received the dossier, I directed the immediate implementation of the prescribed procedures, closely followed the dossier processing process, and closely coordinated with the agencies to discuss and clarify the issues...", Mr. Phan Anh Son said.
On December 3, 2024, the President signed a decision to award the Friendship Medal to Professor Kropachev. Upon receiving the notice, Professor Kolotov and Professor Kropachev were very surprised and expressed their joy and gratitude for the Union's prompt involvement and drastic promotion of the work. Professor Kolotov said that after many years of seemingly deadlocked situations, the problem was resolved quickly and effectively...
2024 is a year in which the foreign affairs work of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations has been implemented comprehensively and effectively. The Union has organized 43 outgoing delegations, 28 incoming delegations; over 1,000 on-site foreign affairs activities, 5 international conferences and seminars.
Notably, the participation of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations in high-level foreign affairs activities of Party and State leaders is prominent.
During his visit to France and attendance at the Francophone Summit in October 2024, General Secretary To Lam met with nearly 30 outstanding overseas Vietnamese experts and intellectuals from France, the UK, Belgium, Canada, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. Photo: Minh Nhat
The Union coordinated and chaired the organization of 9 activities for our Party and State leaders to meet with friends and people of other countries and for leaders of other countries to meet with the Vietnamese people.
Mr. Son emphasized that people-to-people diplomacy activities within the framework of high-level diplomacy not only demonstrate the importance of the Party and State leaders to people-to-people diplomacy in general and the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations in particular, but also demonstrate Vietnam's appreciation for the sentiments, solidarity, support and assistance of people of other countries for Vietnam...
Five years of Vietnam's diplomatic relations with China, Russia, and the United States
The President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations affirmed that Vietnamese people's diplomacy, including organizations under the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations system, has accompanied the country through the eras of the nation.
The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations is a socio-political organization, a core force in people-to-people diplomacy - one of the three pillars of comprehensive and modern Vietnamese diplomacy.
The Union's system is being increasingly consolidated with more than 110 member organizations at the central and local levels. The network of more than 1,000 partners includes international agencies, organizations, mechanisms, political-diplomatic forums, social organizations, businesses, intellectuals, and overseas Vietnamese communities in more than 100 countries and territories.
People's diplomacy has made great contributions to the era of independence and self-reliance, the era of innovation and development of Vietnam.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin attended an art performance at the Vietnam National Academy of Music during the Russian Prime Minister's visit to Vietnam earlier this year. Photo: Pham Hai
Chairman Phan Anh Son said that 2025 is a year with many important events for the country, including many occasions to celebrate Vietnam's diplomatic relations with other countries.
The celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Russian Federation and the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam-Soviet Union/Vietnam-Russia Friendship Association is scheduled to be held in May.
Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations Phan Anh Son presented a painting to Russian Ambassador Gennady Stepanovich Bezdetko.
The first Vietnam - Russia People's Forum will also be held in 2025. The event is highly anticipated by Russian partners and is expected to bring together a large number of people from all walks of life in the fields of science, technology, culture, education, tourism, etc. Mr. Son emphasized that the organization of the forum will create a mechanism for close cooperation between the parties on the people's channel, contributing to promoting the Vietnam - Russia relationship.
With China, the 75th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-China diplomatic relations and the 13th Vietnam-China People's Forum and a series of activities of the "Vietnam-China Humanitarian Exchange Year" will be hosted by the Union.
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Vietnam-US relations, the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations in coordination with the US Embassy organized the "Workshop on Vietnam-US relations" and a series of 4 Vietnam-US friendship exchange events in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho and Da Nang.
The Vietnam-US Association and the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations will organize meetings, discussions, and exchanges between veterans and relatives of the two countries to promote reconciliation and heal the wounds of war...
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