Vietnam must raise a stronger voice and a more active stance in foreign affairs, said General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong in his remarks at the 30th Conference on Diplomacy in Hanoi on Monday.At the conference, the Party leader highly spoke of Vietnam’s achievements in diplomacy during the past time. The diplomacy has contributed to the maintenance of peace and supported the country's economic development. The integration generates driving force for the economy and raise the country’s standing internationally, while Vietnam’s relations with countries worldwide are expanding.
Vietnamese Party Leader Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the 30th Conference on Diplomacy
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Besides, Vietnam still faces challenges, amid the increasingly unpredictable happenings worldwide, Trong noted, while rolling out eight recommendations for the country’s diplomacy.
Firstly, the country’s diplomacy sector should have a new mindset, think “outside the box” in order to reach the international level. “Issues of Vietnam’s major benefits call for a stronger voice and more active stance from us,” noted the Party chief.
Secondly, Vietnam should remain the foreign policy principle of independence, self-reliance, peace, cooperation and development as well as a policy of openness, diversification and multilateralization, independent, self-control, peaceful, cooperative diplomatic policy.
The exclusive target is to maintain the peaceful, stable, favorable environment for the country’s building and economic development and at the same time, consistently defend the sovereignty, independence and legitimate benefits under the international law.
Thirdly, he stressed that Vietnam should make use of advantages to contribute to, build and form multilateral mechanisms, especially when the country is set to take chair of the ASEAN bloc in 2020.
Fourthly, following the nation’s current diplomatic policy, Vietnam needs to continue creating common strategic interests with other countries to prevent conflicts, avoid confrontation, isolation and dependence, Trong.
Fifthly, the country also needs to prepare necessary conditions to effectively implement its international commitments, especially commitments to the ASEAN, CPTPP and WTO, the Party leader said. Priority should be given to seeking and expanding markets for Vietnam’s goods, services and labor as well as attracting the foreign direct investment (FDI) and official development aid (ODA).
Sixthly, the country should attach high importance to, reinforce the studies and forecast of international relations, policy amid the on-going Industry Revolution 4.0.
Seventhly, the Party leader pressed the role the cooperation between state and local bodies, diplomacy and national defense – security sectors in implementing the national policies of integration and foreign affairs.
Last but not least, the Party leader noted, to fulfill the abovementioned missions, the diplomacy corps needs to focus on arranging its structure and training its human resources.
Some 700 delegates are attending the 30th Conference on Diplomacy, schedule to close on Friday.
The conference aims to discuss the situation in the region and the world since the 29th conference in 2016, important foreign affairs issues that could heavily impact Vietnam's security and development, as well as the direction of the country's foreign policies for the next three years.
