General Secretary To Lam attends the 80th anniversary of the Diplomatic sector

On the morning of August 25, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Diplomatic sector (August 28, 1945 - August 28, 2025) and received the First Class Labor Medal.

General Secretary To Lam and delegates attend the ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnamese Diplomatic Service on the morning of August 25. Photo: QUANG PHUC

Attending the ceremony were comrades: General Secretary To Lam; former General Secretary Nong Duc Manh; former President Truong Tan Sang. Also attending were comrades Politburo members: Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission Nguyen Trong Nghia; Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Xuan Thang; Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh ; Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang; Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang.

On the side of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , attending the ceremony were: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son; former Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Dy Nien; former Deputy Prime Minister, former Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Gia Khiem; former Vice President, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam Nguyen Thi Binh...

Speaking at the ceremony, General Secretary To Lam emphasized that the event took place in a heroic and sacred atmosphere towards the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2. The ceremony was an opportunity to look back on the 80-year journey of building and growing the Vietnamese Diplomatic sector, and was also a source of joy and pride for the entire Party, army and people.

Looking back on the 80-year journey, General Secretary To Lam pointed out the core reasons for the mettle and success of Vietnamese diplomacy; affirmed that the tradition, achievements and glorious history of 80 years have left the Vietnamese diplomacy with great lessons that remain valuable today and in the future. Those lessons are: The crystallization of revolutionary theory and practice; steadfastness in national and ethnic interests; combining national strength with the strength of the times; steadfastness in principles, flexibility in strategies; taking research, forecasting and strategic advice as the basis; building a contingent of cadres as the key of the key; linking diplomacy with the people's hearts.

In the context of the world undergoing epochal changes, General Secretary To Lam said that the Vietnamese diplomatic sector is facing a historic mission, to maintain a peaceful and stable environment, creating favorable conditions for the successful implementation of the country's major breakthroughs, especially the two 100-year goals, contributing to bringing the country into an era of prosperous development.

To achieve that goal, General Secretary To Lam requested the Foreign Affairs sector to thoroughly grasp and focus on implementing a number of major orientations. First, to build a comprehensive, modern, professional diplomacy imbued with Vietnamese identity. Second, to ensure the highest national interests on the basis of the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter and international law. Third , to enhance Vietnam's contributions to world politics, the global economy, human civilization, to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world. Fourth, to improve the quality and effectiveness of research, forecasting, and strategic advice on foreign affairs. Fifth, to build a team of "both red and professional" diplomatic staff, meeting the requirements and tasks in the new era.

General Secretary To Lam expressed his hope: “I firmly believe that Vietnamese diplomacy - with the mettle, intelligence, spirit and character of the Vietnamese people in the new era - will continue to be the pioneering and core force with glorious responsibilities: creating and maintaining a peaceful and stable environment, pioneering in connecting cooperation, opening up and attracting development resources, and constantly improving the country's position.”

In his response, on behalf of all officials, civil servants and employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son thanked the Party, State, Government and the General Secretary for their deep concern for the diplomatic sector, considering this a great source of encouragement and extremely important orientation for the work of the diplomatic sector in the coming period.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister affirmed that with the mettle and spirit of Vietnamese diplomacy that has been forged over thousands of years of the nation's history and tempered and matured in the Ho Chi Minh era over the past 80 years, Vietnamese diplomacy will certainly continue to write new chapters in the country's journey of development, bringing the country "on par with the world powers" as Uncle Ho always wished.

>> Photos at the 80th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Diplomatic Sector (August 28, 1945 - August 28, 2025):

General Secretary To Lam and other leaders and former leaders of the Party and State, along with delegates, visited the photo exhibition marking 80 years of the Diplomatic sector on the morning of August 25. Photo: QUANG PHUC

General Secretary To Lam and other leaders and former leaders of the Party and State perform the flag-saluting ceremony at the commemoration ceremony on the morning of August 25. Photo: QUANG PHUC

General Secretary To Lam speaks at the celebration ceremony on the morning of August 25. Photo: QUANG PHUC

General Secretary To Lam presents the First Class Labor Medal to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: QUANG PHUC

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son speaks at the ceremony. Photo: QUANG PHUC

Awarding the title of Hero of Labor to comrade Nguyen Thi Binh

At the ceremony, comrade Nguyen Thi Binh recalled the memories of the negotiations between Vietnam and the US at the Paris Conference on ending the war in Vietnam and affirmed that this was a particularly important event in the 80-year history of Vietnamese diplomacy, contributing to the great historical victory of the nation, leading to the Liberation of the South and national reunification.

“Today, we have peace, independence, unity with a new position, deep international integration, with the goal of building a strong and developed Vietnam. I believe that with 80 years of tradition and valuable historical lessons, the Diplomatic sector will develop strongly, reap many great victories in the new journey, worthy of the trust of the Party, State and people,” Comrade Nguyen Thi Binh believes.

At the ceremony, General Secretary To Lam, on behalf of the Party and State, presented the First Class Labor Medal to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and conferred the title of Labor Hero on comrade Nguyen Thi Binh.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Binh, former Vice President, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam attended the ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnamese Diplomatic Service. Photo: QUANG PHUC

General Secretary To Lam presented the title of Hero of Labor to comrade Nguyen Thi Binh, former President and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam, on the morning of August 25. Photo: QUANG PHUC

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