On the morning of June 11, the Politburo and the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam held a national conference to study, understand and implement Politburo Resolution No. 06 on Implementing the Foreign Policy Guidelines of the 14th Party Congress.
Secretary General and President To Lam attended the conference and delivered an opening speech. It was attended by Party and state leaders, as well as 800 delegates, including heads of ministries, departments, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, central mass organizations and representatives of many localities, agencies and units.
Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung presented the main content of the resolution and several working groups responsible for implementing the action program to implement this resolution.
Resolution 06 sets the goal of developing foreign relations in the new era in a manner commensurate with the historical, cultural and positional status of the country.
The resolution clearly sets out the guiding principles of ideological orientation, notably affirming that foreign affairs and international integration are the concern of the entire Party, the entire people and the entire army; identifying foreign affairs as a “crucial and ongoing” task; firmly defending the spirit of strategic autonomy and self-sufficiency; guaranteeing national interests; and insisting on discipline in the implementation and effective respect of international commitments.
The resolution also defines several major directions for the future, including promoting the pioneering role of foreign affairs in risk prevention and contributing to the early and remote protection of the Homeland; the expansion of development spaces for the country; and strengthening Vietnam’s responsibility and contribution to solving common problems of the international community.
In addition, the resolution also sets out a direction to strengthen the country’s prestige by leveraging the cultural soft power and resources of overseas Vietnamese; by building a global, modern and professional diplomacy that meets the strategic challenges of the new era.
In his opening speech at the conference, Secretary-General and President To Lam stressed that at the dawn of a new era of national development, Vietnam’s foreign policy reflects a renewal of thought, with major points of view which shape its ideology.
Foreign relations are defined as a “crucial and permanent” task, playing a pioneering role in the early and distant protection of the homeland, and in the creation of an international environment favorable to national development.
External relations must develop in proportion to the status, position and cultural identity of the nation, helping to affirm the image of an independent, autonomous, peaceful, cooperative and responsible Vietnam.
Foreign policy is based on strategic autonomy and national self-sufficiency, guaranteeing the highest interests of the nation, placing the people at the heart of all policies and considering contribution to the international community as a responsibility. of the entire Party and the entire people, mobilizing the combined strength of the entire political system and the country.
Raising the status of the nation
Based on this observation, the general secretary and president stressed that foreign policy for the coming period will focus on five major axes.
First, we must play a pioneering role in maintaining a peaceful and stable environment, thereby creating a favorable international situation for the country.
Secondly, foreign relations should become a driving force for the opening of new development spaces, organically linked to the process of socio-economic development of the country, contributing to attracting external resources and favorable conditions for the rapid and sustainable development of the country.
Third, actively participate and contribute responsibly to solving common problems of the international community, thereby strengthening Vietnam’s role and position in multilateral mechanisms.
Fourth, raise the status of the nation to match its historical importance, cultural identity and position, making a positive contribution to human civilization.
Fifth, establish a global, modern and professional diplomacy, up to the strategic challenges of the new era, contributing to the achievement of national development objectives by the middle of the 21st century.
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In this spirit, the Secretary General and President underlined the motto “understand deeply, do correctly, do thoroughly and do efficiently”, and called on all ministries, departments and localities in the country to fully understand and quickly translate the resolution into action programs and in work plans.
The Secretary General and President also indicated that there is a need to carry out significant reforms of the intersectoral and inter-domain mechanisms between the central and local levels, and to strengthen the management apparatus in order to effectively coordinate the implementation of the resolution.
The Secretary-General and the President expressed confidence that with strong political determination and the involvement of the entire political system, Resolution 06 will soon be implemented, thereby enabling foreign affairs to effectively play its pioneering role and fulfill their crucial and permanent mission of nhiệm vụ, contributing to the construction of a developed, independent, self-reliant and strong Vietnam in the new era.
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