On the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year 2024, on the evening of January 24, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife chaired a meeting and reception for the diplomatic delegation in Vietnam.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh recalled the event on December 22, 2023, when the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution recognizing Lunar New Year as an annual public holiday of the United Nations. This is good news for nearly 2 billion people around the world.
For Vietnam, the annual traditional Tet holiday has an important meaning, it is an occasion for family and community reunion, sharing, and bonding; for everyone, every household to look back on the past year, express gratitude, send wishes and hope for a better new year.
The Prime Minister sent New Year greetings to delegates with a Vietnamese folk couplet: "Happy New Year, may all your wishes come true/Happy Spring, may all your wishes come true" (Photo: Nhat Bac).
Emphasizing that 2023 has just passed with many complex fluctuations, the Prime Minister said that in that context, the Vietnamese ship has "overcome the waves, steadfastly rowed", "turned the situation around, changed its state", and achieved important results in many fields with many outstanding marks.
In addition to many achievements in economics, politics and society, foreign affairs activities have taken place actively and continuously and are a highlight of 2023, contributing to expanding and enhancing relations and cooperation between Vietnam and other countries and international partners.
On this occasion, on behalf of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, leaders of the Party, State and people of Vietnam, the Prime Minister thanked the ambassadors, chargé d'affaires and heads of international organizations.
Through the delegates, the Prime Minister expressed his deep gratitude to the Governments, peoples of countries, and international organizations for their sincere sentiments, effective cooperation, and valuable support for Vietnam in 2023 and throughout the past time.
Delegates congratulated the Prime Minister and his wife on the occasion of the traditional New Year (Photo: Nhat Bac).
Entering 2024, the Prime Minister said the world and regional situation is forecast to continue to develop in a complex and unpredictable manner; but peace, cooperation and development are still the mainstream, the major trend, and the common aspiration of mankind.
Trends in digital transformation, green transformation, circular economy, sharing economy, knowledge economy, innovation, startups, emerging industries and fields such as artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductor chips, etc. and regional and international economic cooperation and linkages are opening up many new opportunities, new choices, and new development spaces for countries.
To turn those opportunities and potentials into new driving forces serving humanity's aspirations for peace and development requires the efforts and solidarity of each country and the whole world.
"No single country, no matter how big and powerful, can solve all problems, especially global and national problems today," Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed.
The Head of Government also hopes and believes that ambassadors, chargé d'affaires, and heads of international organizations in Vietnam will continue to effectively promote their special bridging role, bringing the friendship and cooperation between countries and international organizations with Vietnam to become increasingly closer, deeper, more practical, and more effective.
Mr. Saadi Salama, Ambassador of the State of Palestine, Head of the Diplomatic Corps in Vietnam, congratulated Vietnam on its important achievements and milestones in 2023 (Photo: Nhat Bac).
Stating that for Eastern culture in general and Vietnam in particular, 2024 has special significance because it is the year of the "dragon", the Prime Minister shared that the Vietnamese people have many related legends and stories, most notably the legend "Descendants of the Dragon and the Fairy".
With the year of the dragon symbolizing a year full of energy, strength, faith, hope, prosperity and luck, the Prime Minister sent his New Year greetings to delegates with a Vietnamese folk couplet: "Happy New Year, may all your wishes come true/Happy Spring, may all your wishes come true."
On behalf of ambassadors, chargé d'affaires, and heads of international organizations in Hanoi, speaking at the event, Mr. Saadi Salama, Ambassador of the State of Palestine, Head of the Diplomatic Corps in Vietnam, congratulated Vietnam's important achievements and milestones in 2023.
According to him, Vietnam's international role and position continue to be affirmed. The spirit of "Vietnam is a friend, a reliable partner and an active, responsible member of the international community" is effectively promoted.
Visits of heads of state and high-ranking leaders of other countries to Vietnam as well as visits of key Vietnamese leaders to other countries have opened up great opportunities for national development.
Mr. Saadi Salama believes that with determination and courage, Vietnam will continue to contribute an important voice in maintaining world peace and stability, enhancing cooperation between countries, promoting multilateralism and making efforts to resolve global challenges.
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