Politburo member, Secretary of the Government Party Committee, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivered a speech directing the Congress. (Photo: Quang Hoa) |
Attending the Congress were Party Central Committee member, Deputy Prime Minister, Party Secretary, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son; representatives of leaders of central departments, ministries and branches; leaders and former leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and nearly 300 delegates representing more than 12,000 party members in the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Contribute to strengthening foreign affairs and enhancing the country's position
With the theme "Enhancing the leadership capacity and fighting strength of the Party Committee; building a comprehensive, modern and professional diplomatic sector; promoting the pioneering, important and regular role of foreign affairs and international integration; contributing to building and defending the Fatherland in the new era", the 1st Congress of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was held on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnamese diplomatic sector (August 28, 1945 - August 28, 2025).
In his opening speech, Deputy Prime Minister, Party Secretary, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son said that the Congress objectively and comprehensively assessed the results of implementing the goals and tasks in the 2020-2025 term and summarized lessons learned; discussed and determined the directions, key tasks and breakthrough solutions for implementing the Party's political tasks in the new situation, effectively implementing Party diplomacy, State diplomacy, people-to-people diplomacy, building a strong, comprehensive, modern and professional Party and Diplomacy sector.
The political report at the Congress stated that in the 2020-2025 term, the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will merge with the Party Committee Overseas, the Central Foreign Affairs Commission, and take over some functions and tasks of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee; streamline the apparatus in accordance with Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW of the Central Committee.
With high political determination, the Foreign Affairs sector has promoted its pioneering role, implemented foreign affairs activities synchronously, comprehensively and effectively and "achieved many important and historic results and achievements, becoming an impressive highlight among the country's overall achievements in recent years, contributing to consolidating a favorable foreign affairs situation for development and enhancing the country's position" as affirmed by the late General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong; contributing to the successful implementation of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress.
Thoroughly understanding that Party building is the key, the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the past term has focused on leading and directing the synchronous implementation of political tasks, closely linking Party building with industry building and has achieved important results, contributing to the historic achievements of foreign affairs work, bringing the Foreign Affairs sector to a new stage of development in a comprehensive, modern and professional direction. The qualities, mettle and fighting strength of cadres and Party members have been constantly improved. Party organizations have been consolidated, streamlined and made more efficient. Leadership methods and working styles have been innovated. Institutions and regulations on Party work have been increasingly improved, especially for Party work abroad.
Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister, Party Secretary, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son delivered the opening speech at the Congress. (Photo: Quang Hoa) |
In the context of the rapidly changing and complex world situation, the 2025-2030 term is the period when our country is preparing to enter an era of national growth, opening up many new opportunities and chances, but also posing new and heavier responsibilities and requirements for foreign affairs and diplomacy.
All cadres and Party members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs continue to enhance political determination, unite, strongly innovate thinking, promote the glorious tradition and pioneering, important and regular role of foreign affairs, make more efforts to synchronously, creatively and effectively implement Party foreign affairs, State diplomacy and people's diplomacy; build a truly clean, strong, comprehensive and modern Party organization and the Foreign Affairs sector, making worthy contributions to the successful implementation of the vision and goals of the 100th anniversary of the Party's founding and the 100th anniversary of the country's founding.
At the Congress, delegates enthusiastically discussed and contributed to the Political Report, the Report reviewing the leadership of the Party Executive Committee for the 2020-2025 term; and the Report synthesizing comments on the draft documents submitted to the 14th National Congress of the Party. There were in-depth discussions on issues such as economic diplomacy, science and technology diplomacy, etc.
The Congress introduced the new Executive Committee to lead the Party Committee to successfully implement the Resolution of the Congress of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the 2025-2030 term and elected the delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to attend the 14th National Congress of the Party. Announced the decision of the Government Party Committee to appoint the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the 2025-2030 term, consisting of 10 comrades, with comrade Bui Thanh Son as Party Committee Secretary.
On behalf of the Government Party Committee, delivering a speech directing the Congress; sending the best wishes of General Secretary To Lam and other Party and State leaders to the Congress, Politburo member, Secretary of the Government Party Committee, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh assessed that in the 2020-2025 term, the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has united and strived to achieve comprehensive results in all aspects of work, demonstrating high determination, great aspirations, high fighting spirit and strong innovation.
The Prime Minister emphasized that the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the diplomatic sector have proactively and actively implemented the foreign policy and the leadership and direction of the Party and the management of the State; made continuous efforts and struggles, with high determination, great efforts, drastic actions, completing each task, focusing on key points; closely coordinated with ministries, branches, localities, and international partners; contributed to the common achievements of the country, created an environment of peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world, contributed to defending the country early, from afar, before the country was in danger; consolidated the foreign policy of the Party and State...
In particular, the Party Committee has led the institutionalization and concretization of the foreign policy of the 13th National Party Congress, with more than 300 reports, 300 submissions, 17 Resolutions and projects submitted to the Politburo and the Secretariat on implementing foreign affairs tasks, especially submitting to the Politburo Resolution No. 59 on international integration in the new situation, one of the "four pillars" as the foundation for bringing the country to develop rapidly and sustainably in the new era.
Foreign affairs have continuously consolidated “position and strength”, expanded friendly relations and cooperation with neighboring countries, regions, traditional friends, and the network of strategic partnerships; expanded diplomatic relations from 189 to 194 countries; brought the total number of strategic partners and comprehensive partners to 37 countries; for the first time, Vietnam has relations at the level of strategic partnership or higher with all major countries, all 5 permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, and with all G7 countries, 18/20 G20 countries.
Delegates take souvenir photos. (Photo: Quang Hoa) |
Vietnam has successfully assumed important positions and roles at multilateral forums within the framework of ASEAN and the United Nations system, especially the ASEAN Future Forum initiative. In 2025, Hanoi was chosen for the first time as the venue for the signing of the United Nations Convention on Cybercrime.
Emphasizing the particularly outstanding results of vaccine diplomacy, helping Vietnam to be ahead in vaccinating the entire population against Covid-19, opening the economy early, creating the premise for current economic development achievements, the Prime Minister pointed out that economic diplomacy has been promoted, becoming an important content in high-level foreign affairs activities, effectively exploiting international cooperation opportunities. Cultural diplomacy has been promoted, in which dozens of Vietnamese heritages have been recognized and listed by UNESCO; foreign information, work with overseas Vietnamese, consular work, and citizen protection have been actively, effectively, and promptly implemented.
Building a professional, civilized, humane, modern and effective diplomacy sector
According to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, during the past term, the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs continued to focus on and achieve many positive results in the work of Party building and rectification. In particular, it thoroughly grasped, persistently and determinedly implemented Resolution 18 of the Party Central Committee on streamlining the organizational apparatus.
In particular, it has taken over the functions and tasks of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission and some tasks of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee; consolidated and reduced 2 general department-level units, 16 units, and about 40% of the focal points at the department and division levels. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has become the agency in charge of unified management and synchronous implementation of foreign affairs activities on all three pillars of Party foreign affairs, State diplomacy, and people-to-people diplomacy.
Believing that it is necessary to continue perfecting institutions and laws related to diplomacy, the Prime Minister pointed out a number of lessons learned on maintaining solidarity and unity; firmly grasping and responding flexibly, promptly and effectively to developments in the situation and providing timely strategic advice; and building a professional, civilized, humane, modern and effective diplomatic sector.
In the coming time, the Prime Minister assessed that the regional and world situation may become more complicated, therefore, the Foreign Affairs sector must strive with new and breakthrough ways of doing things compared to before. In particular, the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Foreign Affairs sector must effectively implement the Party's Resolutions, especially the Resolution of the 14th Party Congress, the Resolution of the Government Party Congress and the Resolution of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Party Congress for the 2025-2030 term, with the spirit of "The Party has directed, the Government has agreed, the National Assembly has supported, the people are waiting, the nation is yearning; only discuss and do, not retreat".
The Diplomatic Sector must continue to promote its pioneering, important, and core role in implementing an independent, self-reliant, diversified, and multilateral foreign policy, being a good friend and reliable partner with all countries, an active and responsible member of the international community, for the goal of peace, cooperation, and development; deepening the bamboo diplomacy school and the motto of "remaining constant, responding to all changes" on the diplomatic front; each diplomatic officer must be a soldier. Thereby, contributing to the implementation of two strategic tasks: building and defending the Fatherland, with two 100-year goals, by 2030, Vietnam will become a developing country with modern industry and high average income, and by 2045, it will become a developed country with high income.
The Congress announced the decision of the Government Party Committee to appoint the Standing Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Party Committee for the 2025-2030 term, consisting of 10 members, with comrade Bui Thanh Son as Party Committee Secretary. (Photo: Quang Hoa) |
The diplomatic sector must regularly monitor and grasp the regional and world situation to ensure comprehensive coverage; respond flexibly, promptly and effectively to developments and provide timely strategic advice, so as not to surprise the Party and State with new issues.
Emphasizing the development of the country based on three pillars: socialist democracy, socialist rule of law state, socialist-oriented market economy, the Prime Minister requested the Foreign Affairs sector to contribute to economic development as a key task; develop the economy - society quickly and sustainably; build an independent, self-reliant, proactive, active economy with deep, substantive and effective integration; harmoniously combine foreign and domestic policies; effectively carry out the revolution of "rearranging the country"; implement the "four pillars" of the new Resolutions issued by the Politburo, especially Resolution 59 on foreign affairs in the new situation.
In particular, contributing to the development of green economy, circular economy, knowledge economy; diversifying products, diversifying markets, diversifying supply chains; implementing 3 strategic breakthroughs in institutions, infrastructure, human resource training; developing a culture imbued with national identity, nationalizing human civilization and internationalizing the quintessence of national culture.
The Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must build a clean and strong Party Committee; innovate and improve the quality and effectiveness of Party building work; enhance the leadership capacity and fighting strength of Party organizations and Party members; step up the fight against corruption and negativity; promote the democratic spirit, aspiration, passion and dedication of diplomatic staff.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh believes that with a high sense of responsibility, passion for the profession, aspiration to contribute, a desire to demonstrate one's value and overcome one's limits, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the diplomatic sector will successfully implement the foreign policy of the Party and State, contributing to building and protecting the Fatherland, and together with the country entering a new era - an era of the nation's rise to civilized development, prosperity and growth, further enhancing the 80-year tradition of the diplomatic sector.
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