Also attending were Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Committee for Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung. The plenary session had the direct participation of over 500 delegates representing leaders of central and local departments, ministries, branches; leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through periods; Ambassadors, Heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad, key officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a number of business and association representatives.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh spoke to direct the conference. Photo: TTXVN.
Speaking at the opening of the Conference, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son emphasized that on the basis of closely following the foreign policy of the 13th Party Congress, the instructions of the Politburo, the Secretariat and Party leaders, The State and Government, strongly promoting the identity of “Vietnamese bamboo diplomacy”, foreign affairs work and especially economic diplomacy work have been deployed strongly and synchronously across the foreign policy pillars. , taking place vibrantly across continents on both bilateral and multilateral levels.
As Comrade General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong assessed at the opening plenary session of the 32nd Diplomatic Conference, foreign affairs work in the past 3 years “has achieved many important and historically significant results and achievements.” history, becoming an impressive bright spot in all the country’s overall results and achievements in recent years”, the Minister shared that economic diplomacy achievements are the crystallization of the intelligence and efforts of various sectors. , localities and businesses as well as the entire political system and economy, including the contribution of the diplomatic sector.
The opinions and presentations of delegates from departments, ministries, branches, localities, businesses and heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad affirm that in recent times, the situation in foreign affairs has continuously improved. has been consolidated, strategic and breakthrough cooperation frameworks have been shaped, creating favorable conditions for the country’s socio-economic development.
Leaders of the Central Economic Commission, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and Binh Phuoc province shared the importance of strengthening Deploy economic diplomacy for development and propose many solutions to promote traditional growth drivers such as export, investment, promote agricultural diplomacy, and expand new development space for economy in the fields of green growth, digital transformation, semiconductor industry development…
Representatives of departments, ministries, branches, localities and businesses highly appreciated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Vietnamese representative agencies abroad for accompanying and supporting localities and businesses in implementing diplomatic work. economy, especially in research, information, promoting investment cooperation, promoting import and export and attracting resources to serve national development. Agencies, localities and businesses hope that the diplomatic sector will further promote economic diplomacy in the coming time on the basis of closely following the needs and development orientation of the country, in the spirit of people-centeredness. People, localities and businesses act as service centers.
The plenary session discussed and identified a number of focus areas in cooperation with key partners; discuss solutions to strengthen and improve the effectiveness of coordination between the Foreign Affairs sector and agencies, localities, and businesses in implementing economic diplomacy, especially promoting some new breakthrough directions. such as implementing “agricultural diplomacy” associated with promoting sustainable agricultural development, ensuring food security, making Vietnam an important link in the global semiconductor value chain, and building Ho Chi Minh City. Minh becomes an international financial center, enhances investment attraction from investment funds in the Gulf region, effectively implements the Project “Strengthening international cooperation in developing Vietnam’s Halal industry”…
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh gave a directive speech. Photo: TTXVN.
Speaking at the Conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh praised and appreciated the efforts and successes of the Diplomatic Service and foreign affairs forces in recent times with 6 outstanding achievements: Continuing to change new thinking and awareness, making economics truly the central task of foreign affairs activities, closely grasping situation developments and effectively consulting in building economic diplomacy policies; Combining national strength with the strength of the times, between inside and outside; Contribute to solving global and all-people issues such as food security, climate change response, and environmental protection; Create a peaceful, stable and cooperative environment for development; Improve the effectiveness of cultural diplomacy, transforming culture into endogenous strength; Effectively deploy people-to-people diplomacy, promote economic relations between businesses, people and people, especially localities.
The Prime Minister assessed that in the coming time, the world situation will continue to be more difficult and more dangerous. In that context, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must make more efforts and increase proactiveness in implementing economic diplomacy work.
The Prime Minister set out 6 main tasks for the Foreign Affairs sector and related agencies in implementing economic diplomacy.
Firstly, continue to institutionalize and concretize the directions of the Party and State, effectively deploy Directive No. 15 of the Secretariat and Resolution No. 21 of the Government on economic diplomacy on the basis of economic diplomacy. innovation in thinking, strategic vision, methodology and approach to promote the central role of the economy.
Second, deploy work with focus and focus, closely following the general trend of the world combined with focusing on removing difficulties and overcoming challenges.
Third, perfect the mechanism, promote cooperation, concretize economic commitments and review the implementation process of signed commitments.
Fourth, diversify markets, products, and supply chains; Focus on exploiting the potential of the Middle East, Africa, South America and Halal markets.
Fifth, promote self-reliance, self-reliance, and proactive creativity.
Sixth, strengthen coordination and linkages with industries and localities in the spirit of “taking businesses and localities as the service center”.
The conference absorbed the Prime Minister’s guiding opinions to discuss and propose programs, projects, and measures to synchronously, creatively, and effectively deploy economic diplomacy activities, contributing to bringing This work has truly become a strong driving force for rapid and sustainable development of the country in the new period.
Through the meeting, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs more deeply grasped the policies, viewpoints, mottos and orientations of the Party and State on socio-economic development and economic diplomacy, adding more motivation and spirit. new position and strengthen determination so that the Foreign Affairs sector, along with other sectors, localities and businesses, successfully implement the country’s socio-economic development goals.
