General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping during a meeting with prominent people and intellectuals in Hanoi in December 2023. Photo: Viet Niem.
At the first regular press conference of 2024 held this afternoon, January 11, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam Pham Thu Hang summarized the successes of Vietnam’s foreign affairs in 2023.
The spokesperson said: Last year there were 22 visits by key Vietnamese leaders to neighboring countries, important partner countries, traditional friend countries, attending key international conferences; 28 visits by senior leaders of countries to Vietnam. There are also hundreds of meetings at multilateral forums.
This is a clear demonstration of the diplomatic identity of Vietnamese bamboo.
Official welcoming ceremony of US President Joe Biden’s state visit to Vietnam. Photo: Pham Hung.
Relations with many important partners such as China, the United States, and Japan have been raised to new heights.
Vietnam affirms its role at important multilateral mechanism forums such as ASEAN, APEC, Mekong Subregion, UNESCO…
Economic diplomacy continues to be promoted with localities, businesses, and people as the center, serving Vietnam’s socio-economic development.
Economic diplomacy makes a worthy contribution to socio-economic development. Import-export reached 680 billion USD, FDI 36.6 billion USD, many of the world’s leading technology corporations have committed to long-term investment in Vietnam.
Regarding cultural diplomacy, Vietnam is trusted to be elected to important agencies of UNESCO.
In the work of protecting citizens, Vietnam closely monitors and protects hundreds of fishermen, bringing home thousands of fishermen from difficult and conflict-ridden areas such as Myanmar.
The lives and legal status of Vietnamese citizens are increasingly guaranteed and stable, contributing to host countries and serving as a bridge of friendship and cooperation with world countries.
