General Secretary attends the 75th Anniversary of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission

On the morning of October 28 in Hanoi, General Secretary To Lam attended the 75th Anniversary of the Central External Relations Commission.

Also attending the ceremony were: Tran Quoc Vuong, former Politburo member, former Standing member of the Secretariat; Pham Gia Khiem, former Politburo member, former Deputy Prime Minister, former Minister of Foreign Affairs; Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office; Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; Nguyen Khac Dinh, Party Central Committee member, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly; Le Thanh Long, Party Central Committee member, Deputy Prime Minister; Party Central Committee members, alternate members of the Party Central Committee, leaders of departments, ministries, branches and localities; all leaders and staff of the Central External Relations Commission through the periods.

On behalf of generations of leaders and cadres of the Central External Relations Commission, Head of the Central External Relations Commission Le Hoai Trung reviewed the growth and development of the Central External Relations Commission through the ages.

75 years ago, on November 1, 1949, President Ho Chi Minh and the Central Party Standing Committee issued a resolution to establish the Central Laos-Cambodia Department, the predecessor of today's Central Foreign Affairs Committee, under the comprehensive leadership of the Central Party, specializing in the Party's foreign affairs and cooperation with the revolutions of Laos and Cambodia.

Over the past 75 years, under the leadership of the Party, the Central External Relations Commission has always strived to fulfill its assigned tasks. Generations of leaders and cadres of the Central External Relations Commission of different periods, including Mr. Nguyen Chi Thanh, Pham Van Dong, Le Duc Tho, Pham Hung, Ung Van Khiem, Xuan Thuy... have continued to write glorious pages of history for the Central External Relations Commission, successfully implementing foreign policy in each historical development stage of the Vietnamese revolution, making important contributions to the glorious revolutionary cause of the nation and the cause of national construction and development.

Head of the Central External Relations Commission Le Hoai Trung delivered a speech at the ceremony.

Notably, the Central External Relations Commission, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security and relevant agencies, has advised the Party Central Committee, the Politburo and the Secretariat in building foreign policy through the Party Congresses, and has advised on the building of many important resolutions and directives of the Party on foreign affairs.

At the same time, effectively implement foreign policy with major and important partners and political parties; direct and guide the effective implementation of people-to-people diplomacy.

The Party's foreign affairs work has become one of the three important pillars of Vietnam's comprehensive and modern diplomacy, playing a core role in firmly protecting independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, maintaining a peaceful, stable, and favorable environment for the cause of national construction and defense, and carrying out strategic tasks of socio-economic development.

The Communist Party of Vietnam has established relations with 253 political parties in 115 countries, of which more than 100 are ruling parties or participating in ruling coalitions. The Vietnam Fatherland Front and people's organizations have developed relations with about 1,200 people's organizations and other foreign partners.

The contributions and dedication of the Central External Affairs Commission have been recognized by the Party and State with noble awards such as the Ho Chi Minh Medal (2019), the Gold Star Medal (2003) and many other noble awards.

General Secretary To Lam speaks at the ceremony.

Speaking at the ceremony, General Secretary To Lam affirmed that over the past 75 years, the Party's foreign affairs, associated with the work of the Central External Relations Commission, have always played a core role in the strategic orientation of our Party's foreign policy and guidelines, strongly and effectively mobilizing national strength, international strength, support and assistance from progressive people and peace-loving people around the world, creating great resources to help the Vietnamese revolutionary boat overcome all rapids, gain one victory after another, and create many miracles.

Recalling the important achievements in the glorious revolutionary cause of our Party and people throughout the 79 years of revolutionary history and nearly 40 years of renovation, General Secretary To Lam affirmed the correct and appropriate foreign policy of our Party through historical periods, including the important role and contribution of the Party's foreign affairs work, with the Central External Relations Commission as the core.

Generations of leaders and officials of the Central External Relations Commission have done a good job of coordinating and monitoring the international situation, promptly advising the Party and State on planning foreign policies and guidelines, making an important contribution to creating a proactive strategic position and consolidating a favorable foreign situation for national construction and defense.

General Secretary To Lam emphasized that since the beginning of the 13th National Congress, the Central External Relations Commission has continued to innovate in its advisory work on major orientations and policies to implement the Party's foreign policy; bringing the unified management of foreign affairs activities into an increasingly systematic, professional and effective manner.

On behalf of the Party and State leaders, General Secretary To Lam warmly commended and congratulated the achievements that generations of leaders and officials of the Central External Relations Commission have persistently strived for over the past 75 years.

General Secretary To Lam emphasized that the world is in a period of epochal change, bringing many new opportunities and advantages, but also many challenges. The above situation poses many new and very high requirements for planning and organizing the implementation of the Party's foreign policy in the new period, which is also the glorious task of the Central External Relations Commission.

General Secretary To Lam suggested that in the coming time, the Central External Relations Commission should pay attention to and focus on performing well a number of strategic tasks, specifically: continuing to do well the work of researching, advising, and planning the Party's foreign policy in the new period, contributing to the successful implementation of the two 100-year strategic goals under the Party's leadership; effectively organizing and implementing the Party's foreign policy in the entire political system, maximizing the dialectical relationship between Party foreign affairs, State diplomacy and people's foreign affairs under the unified leadership of the Party, promoting the guiding and guiding role of Party foreign affairs for the highest goal, which is to ensure the highest national and ethnic interests, for the prosperity and happiness of the People.

Foreign affairs need to continue to make active contributions to the world revolutionary movement, to regional and global peace and stability, participate in solving common world problems; raise high the flag of peace and justice, and create inspiration to arouse the aspiration for prosperous development and happiness throughout the world.

The General Secretary emphasized that foreign affairs must be combined with national defense and security, maintaining a peaceful and stable environment to develop the country and firmly protect the fatherland from early on and from afar; combining multi-layered national strength with the strength of the times, closely linking foreign affairs with the people's hearts, linking the country with the world, the nation with the times, being proactive, creating new positions and forces, and building an international environment favorable to the Vietnamese revolution.

General Secretary To Lam and delegates attended the ceremony to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Central External Relations Commission (November 1, 1949 - November 1, 2024).

General Secretary To Lam suggested that the Central External Relations Commission should continue to focus on building a team of foreign affairs cadres with strong political will, pure moral qualities, good expertise, and always putting the interests of the nation, people, and people first and foremost.

General Secretary To Lam expressed his belief that, with its 75-year tradition of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation, the Central External Relations Commission will continue to excellently fulfill the tasks assigned by the Party and the State, contributing to the successful implementation of the Resolution of the 13th National Congress, towards the 14th National Party Congress, making worthy and effective contributions to the cause of building and firmly defending the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and constantly enhancing the country's international position and prestige.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu delivered a speech at the ceremony.

Mr. Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central External Relations Commission, thanked the General Secretary and Party and State leaders for their deep concern for foreign affairs in general and the Party's foreign affairs in particular; affirming that this is a great source of encouragement for the collective leadership, cadres and employees of the Central External Relations Commission.

Accepting the direction of General Secretary To Lam, Mr. Le Hoai Trung affirmed that generations of cadres of the Central External Relations Commission will continue the tradition of the past 75 years, constantly strive to fulfill assigned tasks, and continue to write glorious pages of history of the Central External Relations Commission and the Party's external affairs work.

Some pictures at the Ceremony: