During the conference to disseminate Resolution No. 06-NQ/TW, Secretary General and President To Lam stressed that Vietnam’s development is inseparable from that of the region and the world. The close combination of national forces and the assets of the time, internal and external forces, constitutes not only an objective requirement, but also an essential condition for the realization of aspirations for national development.
This is also the guiding principle underlying our Party’s foreign policy and Hô Chi Minh Thought, especially since the beginning of the Doi Moi (Renovation) process in 1986. However, while previously the central task of foreign policy was to break the blockade and embargo, to develop relations and to create an international environment favorable to national development, the demands are now much higher.
To achieve the goal of becoming a high-income developed country by 2045, the nation needs new resources in terms of capital, technology, knowledge, markets and highly skilled human resources. At the same time, the new development model, focused mainly on science and technology, innovation and digital transformation, requires greater international connectivity than ever.
This request is entirely justified if we consider the 40 years of the Doi Moi (Renovation) process.
Formerly subject to a blockade and embargo, Vietnam today maintains diplomatic relations with 194 countries, has established 38 partnership agreements and is an active member of more than 70 international organizations and forums. It develops economic and commercial relations with 230 countries and territories and participates in a network of 20 free trade agreements. Its economy, once struggling in 1986, saw its size increase nearly 100-fold, making Vietnam one of the world’s 32 largest economies, while per capita income rose from less than $100 to more than $5,000.
Since joining ASEAN in 1995, APEC in 1998 and the WTO in 2007, to its participation in next-generation free trade agreements such as the CPTPP, EVFTA and RCEP, Vietnam has not only expanded its markets, but has also gradually improved its competitiveness, attracted investments, acquired technologies and participated more deeply in global value chains.
International integration has truly become an important driver of national capacity building, effectively contributing to the country’s development, particularly in the fields of science and technology, education and training, and health care; thus allowing the Vietnamese economy to strengthen and integrate more deeply into the world.
These figures do not only reflect integration successes. More importantly, they show that each stage of the country’s development is linked to each stage of the expansion of its foreign relations.
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Therefore, the most notable feature of Resolution No. 06-NQ/TW is that, for the first time, foreign affairs are identified as a “crucial and ongoing” task along with defense and security. national security.
This is a significant development in the thinking of the Party leaders!
Previously, foreign policy mainly contributed to the protection of a peaceful environment and the creation of international conditions favorable to development. Today, it occupies a central place and contributes to identifying and preventing the risks of remote conflict, from their origin, while actively working to establish the international conditions most conducive to national development. In other words, foreign policy is entrusted with a new and broader mission.
Secretary-General and President To Lam clearly indicated the need to move from a “diplomacy of protecting development space” to a “diplomacy of strengthening national development capacities”; from “market integration” to “market creation”; and from “participation in the rules of the game” to “contribution to the development of the rules of the game”.
This is the most significant development in the foreign policy orientations of the 14th Party Congress!
This vision stems from the new position and power of the country. Vietnam has built a vast network of relationships with key partners around the world, has a very open economy, where science, technology, innovation and digital transformation have become the main drivers of development, and faces increasingly strategic and technological competition. fierce, its foreign policy can no longer be limited to maintaining relations or attracting resources in the traditional way.
Foreign policy must actively engage in opening up new areas for development. This involves diversifying markets, partners and sources of supply. This involves carefully selecting sources of FDI, favoring high-tech projects, establishing close links with national partners and transferring technologies rather than focusing only on quantity. This involves promoting technology diplomacy, including innovation, and building relationships with the world’s leading science and technology centers. It is also about actively participating in the proposal and development of international frameworks, rules and standards in emerging areas.
This is why Resolution No. 06-NQ/TW aims not only to guarantee national interests, but also to underline the responsibility to contribute to the common action of the international community. A country mainly engaged in multilateral mechanisms, Vietnam is called upon to contribute more to the resolution of common problems and global challenges such as peacekeeping, the fight against climate change, food security, sustainable development, humanitarian aid and research and development operations. rescue.
It is the natural evolution of a country which has acquired new strength and power!
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President Hô Chi Minh once said: “Strength is like the gong, diplomacy like sound. If the gong is good, the sound will carry far.” Inner strength always plays a decisive role. But to maximize this inner strength, it is necessary to make the most of favorable external conditions.
Resolution No. 06-NQ/TW is part of the continuity and development of the overall foreign policy of the Party and the thought of Ho Chi Minh. If integration has created an environment conducive to development, foreign policy must now lead the way, protecting and expanding this space.
All of this aims to ensure that the country is firmly on the path to 2045.
Source : https://baotintuc.vn/thoi-su/khi-doi-ngoai-kien-tao-tuong-lai-20260612132824648.htm
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