Professor Carl Thayer, a Viet Nam specialist at the Australian Defence Force Academy, University of New South Wales, has said that Viet Nam has undergone decisive transformations, building its role and position in the international arena.

At the recent workshop on reviewing the movement and development of Vietnamese literature and arts over 50 years after national reunification, artists and researchers emphasised the role of traditional arts in political and diplomatic events.

During the process of world integration, cultural diplomacy is one of the three pillars of Vietnam's comprehensive diplomacy, besides political and economic diplomacy, and also an effective tool to strengthen mutual understanding among the nations.