Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a conference on 29/12 to review the foreign affairs sector's work for 2025. He highly praised the significant achievements, noting Vietnam's increasingly elevated position in the global economy, world politics, and human civilization, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vietnam has established comprehensive partnership frameworks or higher with 42 partners and successfully hosted many important multilateral events. These events include the ASEAN Future Forum, the P4G Conference, and the signing ceremony for the Hanoi Convention. Economic diplomacy has attracted breakthrough resources, securing nearly 350 agreements and commitments with partners, contributing significantly to national development.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the conference reviewing the foreign affairs sector's work on 29/12. *Photo: VGP*

The Prime Minister highlighted three crucial lessons for the diplomacy sector. First, it must persevere in the path of national independence and socialism, upholding an independent, self-reliant, multilateralized, and diversified foreign policy. This approach involves proactive and active international integration, positioning Vietnam as a friend, a trusted partner, and a responsible member of the international community.

Second, the diplomacy sector needs to be resolute yet flexible, protecting national and ethnic interests while demonstrating great agility in implementation to achieve its objectives. The third lesson involves a thorough and deep understanding of the situation, enabling timely, flexible, appropriate, and effective advisory responses.

In the new context, the Prime Minister urged the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to fully grasp a 24-word motto: "Accurate advice, flexible adaptation, timely shift, effective transformation, community responsibility, and stable development."

Ngoc Anh