Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh speak at the conference (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minhon December 23 launched an emulation movement for the Foreign Ministry tofuffil heavy tasks during Vietnam’s Chair of ASEAN in 2020 and non-permanentmembership of the UN Security Council during the 2020-2021 tenure.
Speakingat a conference held by the ministry in Hanoi to review its performance in 2019,the official said 2020 is very important as besides the country’s internationalmissions, Party organisations throughout the country will organize their Partycongresses towards the 13th National Party Congress. The diplomaticsector will also mark its 75th anniversary of the diplomatic sector.
He,therefore, urged the ministry’s staff to make greater efforts to fulfill their assignedtasks, contributing to national construction and defence.
Delegatesat the event shared the view that last year, external affairs were carried outsynchronously in all pillars, ranging from Party, State and National Assembly diplomacy,to defence and people-to-people diplomacy.
Thediplomatic sector has significantly contributed to maintaining an environmentof peace and development, and closely coordinated with the national defence andsecurity sector to protect the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Thanksto efforts of diplomats, Vietnam’s relations with neighbouring and regionalcountries, the world’s powers, key partners and traditional friends have beendeepened, and multilateral diplomacy has been advanced, they said.
Besides,the sector has also made outstanding performance in citizen protection,cultural diplomacy, overseas Vietnamese affairs and external informationservice, they added.
The same day, the ministry honoured individuals and collectives inrecognition of their contributions to the sector in the year./.
VNA
