Confident integration and self-reliance

Hanoi strives to become a "Cultured - Civilized - Modern" city by 2030, deeply integrating internationally, and developing on par with the capitals of developed countries in the region. Photo: Quang Thai

1. General Secretary To Lam affirmed: “Entering the period of renovation, our Party determined that if we want peace and development, we must open up to the outside world and cooperate with other countries, in which international integration is a form and a high level of development of international cooperation. In other words, international integration is “putting the country in the mainstream of the times, beating with the same rhythm, breathing with the same breath of the times”, increasing our strength through connecting with the world”.

The international integration policies of our Party and State have positioned Vietnam in the flow of the times, affirmed national interests, and met the requirements of building and defending the Fatherland.

The outstanding achievement is that Vietnam, from a poor, backward country, heavily devastated by war, besieged and isolated, has now become a developing country with average income, deeply integrated into the global political and economic system. In particular, with its rising position, Vietnam undertakes many important international responsibilities, promoting an active role in important international organizations and multilateral forums.

In recent years, when the world and regional situation has always been unpredictable, Vietnam has shown that its position and prestige in the international arena are increasingly consolidated and enhanced. Countries around the world increasingly respect, appreciate, and wish to promote extensive and effective relations with Vietnam.

In the period from 2024 to early 2025 alone, Vietnam has upgraded its relations to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with 6 countries: Australia, France, Malaysia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore. Thus, up to now, Vietnam has had Comprehensive Strategic Partnership relations with 12 countries (previously including China, Russia, India, South Korea, the United States, Japan).

Overall, to date, Vietnam has established diplomatic relations with 194 countries, bringing cooperation between our country and other countries increasingly deep, effective, strategic, stable and long-term.

On the multilateral level, Vietnam has increasingly affirmed its capacity, role and responsibility in international issues as an active member of more than 70 regional and international organizations. In international forums such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the United Nations, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Group of 20 (G20), the BRICS, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (AIPA), the Non-Aligned Movement, and Francophonie, Vietnam continues to play a proactive and positive role with responsible and effective voices.

In international integration, the field of economic diplomacy and foreign economic relations has developed strongly, contributing to the realization of growth targets, as well as promoting the process of economic restructuring on the basis of science - technology and innovation. Notably, the participation in 17 free trade agreements (FTAs) has connected Vietnam with more than 60 key economies, participating more deeply in global production and supply chains...

Currently, Vietnam has the 17th largest trade scale in the world and is in the group of 20 economies attracting the most foreign investment in the world... International cooperation in culture has also highlighted and spread the image of a peaceful, stable and developing Vietnam in the region as well as in the world. In particular, in the face of major fluctuations in the world, national defense, security and foreign affairs have truly formed a tripod contributing to firmly protecting sovereignty, territorial integrity, and protecting the Fatherland early and from afar.

2. As the capital - the national political and administrative nerve center, a major center of culture, science, education, economy and international transactions of the whole country, where most of the foreign affairs activities of the Party and State take place, Hanoi city has synchronously and effectively implemented the principles, mottos and guiding views on foreign affairs and international integration.

As the diplomatic center of the country, Hanoi has constantly affirmed its pioneering role in foreign affairs and international integration. Hanoi has expanded its relations and proactively integrated into the international community with three main pillars: politics, economy and culture. To date, Hanoi has established and maintained effective cooperation with more than 100 cities and capitals around the world. The city has also promoted investment attraction and become a bright spot in attracting foreign investment capital, especially from large corporations around the world...

In the process of international integration, Hanoi has always clearly defined the role and responsibility of the Capital and demonstrated the elegance, splendor and heroic spirit of the thousand-year-old capital. This special position has been recognized by international friends when Hanoi is the City for Peace, the Creative City... These proud achievements have affirmed that Hanoi is a place where the noble human values ​​of the Vietnamese people converge and spread in the context of increasingly deep international integration today.

In the era of growing together with the country, the capital city of Hanoi is strongly mobilizing all resources for comprehensive, deep and effective international integration. Accordingly, the Party Committee, government and people of the capital continue to realize the goals set out in Resolution No. 15-NQ/TU dated May 5, 2022 of the Politburo on "Orientations and tasks for the development of the capital city of Hanoi to 2030, with a vision to 2045": By 2030, the capital city of Hanoi will be a "Cultured - Civilized - Modern" city; deeply integrated internationally, highly competitive with the region and the world, striving to develop on par with the capitals of developed countries in the region... By 2045, the capital city of Hanoi will be a globally connected city, with a high standard of living and quality of life, typical of the whole country; with a level of development on par with the capitals of developed countries in the region and the world...

3. Continuing the policies and guidelines on international integration of our Party and State, including the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, which emphasized: "Continue to implement the foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization, and diversification; proactively and actively integrate comprehensively, deeply, and effectively into the international community; maintain a peaceful and stable environment, and constantly enhance Vietnam's international position and prestige"; Resolution No. 59-NQ/TU dated January 24, 2025 of the Politburo on "International integration in the new situation" is considered a breakthrough policy, marking a historic turning point in the country's integration process, positioning international integration as an important driving force to bring the country into a new era. The consistent viewpoint of the resolution affirms that international integration shifts from receiving to contributing, from deep integration to full integration, from the position of a behind-the-scenes country to the status of a rising country, pioneering in new fields.

General Secretary To Lam in the article “Strengthening in international integration” affirmed: “Facing the historical moment, the country needs historic decisions. Inheriting the affirmed values, Resolution No. 59-NQ/TU has grasped the flow of the power of the times and “raised” international integration with revolutionary, breakthrough, national, scientific and highly contemporary viewpoints”.

In the new era - the era of national development, all sectors, all fields and all social classes contribute to the development of the country to prosperity and wealth. And international integration is no exception, it must have "revolutionary, breakthrough, national, scientific and contemporary character" to mobilize resources and favorable external conditions for the goal of protecting the Fatherland and developing the country with the highest goal of ensuring national interests, the interests of the people.

In this spirit, General Secretary To Lam affirmed: “In perception, international integration must be the cause of all people, of the entire political system, under the leadership of the Party and the management of the State. People and enterprises are the center, the subject, the driving force, the main force and the beneficiaries of the benefits of international integration. Integrate but still maintain national identity, integrate, integrate but not dissolve”.

In the strategic vision for the future development of the country in the new era, the leader of our Party emphasized the important tasks: “Along with the “innovative spirit” in organizing the apparatus of the political system of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TU; “breakthrough thinking” on science, technology development, innovation and national digital transformation of Resolution No. 57-NQ/TU; the orientation on international integration is the “action manual” of Resolution No. 59-NQ/TU will create a “strategic trio” focusing on “Long-term stability - Sustainable development - Improved living standards” as outlined by the Party”.

Promoting international cooperation with an independent, self-reliant, multilateral and diversified Vietnamese foreign affairs will continue to affirm the country's new position, new appearance and new thinking in the new era - the era of national growth.

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