VN’s diplomacy continues focusing on peace, stability, cooperation
Vietnam’s diplomacy continues focusing on peace, stability, cooperation
The mission of Vietnamese diplomacy in 2018 is to continue maintaining an environment of peace, stability and cooperation to ensure Vietnam’s security and development goals.
Foreign reporters work during APEC Year 2017 (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The mission of Vietnamese diplomacy in 2018 is tocontinue maintaining an environment of peace, stability and cooperation toensure Vietnam’s security and development goals.
The statement was made by Deputy Foreign Minister Ha KimNgoc at the ministry’s New Year reception with representatives of foreigndiplomatic missions and foreign correspondents in Vietnam in Hanoi on January11.
Ngoc said that together with this mission, Vietnam will workto contribute to the maintenance of peace, stability, cooperation anddevelopment in the region and the world.
“In this process, wewill face not only favourable conditions but also significant challenges. Indeedwe cannot fulfill these tasks without the support of the international andregional community, of which you are an important part,” he told around 70foreign Ambassadors, head representatives, cultural and press attachés,along with 50 foreign correspondents and press assistants at the event.
He hailed theimportant role of foreign media and press in connecting Vietnam to the world,providing the world with an insight into Vietnam’s situation and contributingto bringing nations closer together.
Looking back onVietnam’s diplomatic activities in 2017, Ngoc confirmed that the brightest spoton the diplomatic panorama is the successful hosting of the 2017 APEC year.
Thanks to theforeign press, the success of the APEC Year 2017 was spread far and wide acrossthe international community, giving rise to the image of a proactive and dynamicVietnam, he added.
Last year, Vietnam’s bilateral relations with its partnerswere also further promoted and strengthened.
The country welcomed over 30 delegations led by Heads of State, high-level leaders, andForeign Ministers.
The diplomaticactivities have made great contributions to mustering external resources ofnational development, the Deputy Minister said, noting that the country’s GDP growth in 2017 was over 6.8 percent, exceeding previous targets and projections, and was the highest figure in the past 10 years. Foreign trade turnover hit 425 billion USD, increasing by over 20 percent compared to 2016; foreigndirect investment was estimated at almost 36 billion USD, the highest figuresince 2009. The number of international visitors to Vietnam reached 12.9million, a year-on-year increase of 29 percent, for the first time putting Vietnam on the list of the countries with the fastest tourism growth in the world.-VNA
Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for Inspection Tran Quoc Vuong lauded people-to-people diplomacy during a conference in Hanoi on January 4.
Rasmei Kampuchea, a newspaper with the largest readership in Cambodia, ran an article on January 10 highlighting Vietnam’s successes in multilateral diplomacy as Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is leading a high-ranking delegation to attend the second Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Leaders’ Meeting in Phnom Penh.
The resolution on such mechanisms aims to serve as a legal basis for opportunely dealing with difficulties and hindrances caused by legal regulations in important, priority, and urgent areas that require immediate settlement so as to unlock resources, facilitate economic development, and turn legislation into a competitive edge.
PM Pham Minh Chinh instructed chairpersons of the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to strictly follow the Ministry of Finance's guidelines on handling public finances and budgets, with a focus on preventing wastefulness, misconduct, or corruption.
Knapper reaffirmed the US's commitment to supporting a strong, independent, prosperous and resilient Vietnam, while respecting each other’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence and political systems.
Vietnam is deeply concerned about the escalating and complex conflict in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to the lives and safety of civilians, as well as to regional and global peace and stability.
The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Foreign reporters work during APEC Year 2017 (Source: VNA)
