Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - Politburo member and permanent member of the PartyCentral Committee’s Secretariat, Tran Quoc Vuong, has called for more effort torenew the content and method and increase the efficiency of people-to-peoplediplomacy.
Vuong made the appeal when attending a conference held by the PartyCentral Committee’s Commission for External Relations in Hanoi on December 23 toreview people-to-people diplomacy in 2020 and put forth tasks for 2021.
He applauded the contributions of people involved in people-to-peoplediplomacy in protecting national independence, sovereignty, and integrity, aswell as in promoting the country’s sustainable development.
They were asked to actively study how to broadly expand Vietnam’srelations with partners in each region and propose initiatives that benefit thecommunity and the country in both bilateral and multilateral cooperationmechanisms.
It is also important to introduce Vietnam to more international friendsand promptly fight false allegations and sabotage activities by hostile forces,especially in the fields of democracy and human rights, he stressed.
The official also highlighted the need to pay attention to increasingthe quality of personnel training to meet requirements in the new circumstances.
Bright spots in Vietnam’s people-to-people diplomacy this year were the friendshipand cooperation activities to fight COVID-19, overcome the consequences ofnatural disasters, effectively carry out external activities amid the pandemic,and respond to the ASEAN Chairmanship Year.
Amid the pandemic, the country promptly adjusted the operational methodof people-to-people diplomacy, thus contributing to boosting socio-economicdevelopment and protecting national interests./.
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