As the final minutes of the meeting concluding Vietnam’s Month of Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) clocked in, the country could be proud of reaching a new milestone in its diplomacy via successfully assuming the role of UNSC Chair for the second time, as part of its stint as a non-permanent member of the council in 2020-2021.
The diplomatic sector has significantly contributed to maintaining a peaceful, stable environment favourable for national development, as well as national security, according to Bui Thanh Son, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
In 2020, Vietnam secured breakthrough success in diplomacy despite adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung affirmed in a recent article reviewing the first year of the country’s non-permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
The most important task for external work in 2019 is to intensify established relations and enhance the mutual interests between Vietnam and its key partners, especially neighbouring, regional, and major countries, along with strategic and comprehensive partners.
Former Party General Secretary Do Muoi always paid attention to diplomacy, as it is among three areas under direct leadership of the Politburo, said former Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cam.
The diplomatic sector is focusing on serving development, Standing Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son told the press after the conclusion of the 30th Diplomatic Conference on August 17.
For over four decades, the traditional friendship and all-round cooperation between Vietnam and Mexico have been reinforced and developed in many fields from politics-diplomacy, economy-trade to culture, education and health care, stated Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoai Duong.
Vietnam and Laos need to continue deepening their political ties while boosting their cooperation in diplomacy, security, and defence fields, President Tran Dai Quang said at his reception for Prime Minister of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith in Hanoi on March 30.
Carlyle A. Thayer- Emeritus Professor, the University of New South Wales, Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy, has an exclusive article on the Vietnam-Australia ties to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the official visit to Australia by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from March 14-18.