Deputy PM and Minister of FM Pham Binh Minh

The provisional Government of the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam was established on August 28, 1945 which also marked the founding of the modern Vietnamese diplomacy sector. I'm honoured that the modern diplomacy sector was established and given a solid foundation by President Ho Chi Minh, who was also the first minister of the Vietnamese diplomacy sector.

The world and regional situations are changing rapidly and in a complex way, bringing about both opportunities and challenges. The world economy has seen visible recovery but unveiled instability. While contemporary economic models all showed problems during the last crisis, they intend to seek a way that will balance growth and stability with the focus on sustainable development, green growth and clean energy.

Regarding political and security issues, the trend of peace, co-operation and interdependence is the major trend which generates good opportunities for Viet Nam to seize, for the targets of national security and development.

Regarding bilateral co-operation aspect, Viet Nam will deepen and foster relations with its partners. Since early this year, senior leaders had participated in seven working tours to foreign countries and received 11 high-ranking foreign delegations. Viet Nam also conducted exchanges of senior delegations with other neighbouring and regional countries and potential partners, bringing many positive results.

In the future, the diplomatic sector will continue to work closely with relevant ministries and sectors at central and local levels to protect the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and national security; implement co-operative programmes and international integration tasks, as well as restructure its working apparatus.