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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 6 held a networking session with business community as part of the 33rd Diplomatic Conference, providing a platform for diplomats and businesses to discuss opportunities and challenges in the new situation while enhancing coordination in support of the country's development goals.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on August 4 called on the diplomatic sector and Vietnamese representative missions abroad to further raise the effectiveness of parliamentary and economic diplomacy, expand international relations and proactively mobilise external resources for national development.
On the morning of August 4, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung attended the plenary session on diplomacy serving national development in the new period, held within the framework of the 33rd Diplomatic Conference under the theme “Breakthrough thinking – Decisive action – Substantive results”.
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on August 1 called on the diplomatic sector to play a pioneering role, strengthen strategic research and forecasting, provide sound policy advice and take timely action to safeguard national interests and create resources for development.
Held regularly since 1957, the Diplomatic Conference serves as the sector's most important forum, bringing together officials from domestic units and overseas missions to review international developments, assess diplomatic affairs and agree on orientations for the next phase.
Advancing diplomacy and international integration is not the task of specialised external-affairs bodies alone nor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in isolation, but a shared cause of the entire Party, people and armed forces, involving the whole political system, Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has affirmed.
As the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) convenes at a pivotal moment in the country’s development, the role of foreign affairs has been elevated to a “key and regular” task on par with national defence and security, reflecting the Party and State’s heightened trust and expectations for diplomacy in the new development era.
State President Luong Cuong has penned an article on the occasion of the 80th founding anniversary of the diplomatic sector. (August 28, 1945-2025).
Close to 2,000 participants joined a 2.5-kilometre friendship walk in Ho Chi Minh City on August 23 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Vietnamese diplomatic service (August 28, 1945 – 2025).
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has highlighted the prominent diplomatic achievements of Viet Nam, the diplomatic service's contributions to the process of national development over the last eight decades, and its future development orientations.
Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang received Shin Jung Hoon, Chairman of the Public Administration and Security Committee of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK), in Ha Noi on August 19, discussing measures to boost cooperation between the two countries, particularly in law enforcement.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and his spouse Diana Nausediene, along with a high-ranking delegation of Lithuania, arrived in Hanoi on June 11, beginning an official visit to Viet Nam from June 11-12 at the invitation of State President Luong Cuong.
