Developing a modern and professional diplomatic sector

The Government has just issued Resolution No. 292/NQ-CP on the Plan for building and developing the Foreign Affairs sector to 2030, with a vision to 2045 (Plan).

President Ho Chi Minh received a delegation of American intellectuals protesting the war in Vietnam (January 17, 1967). (Photo: VNA archive)

The objective of the Plan is to build and develop a comprehensive, modern, professional Diplomatic sector, meeting the requirements of promoting foreign affairs and international integration as an important, regular task, commensurate with the position and strength of Vietnam, truly becoming a pioneering and core force to successfully implement the Party and State's foreign policies and guidelines in the era of national development. At the same time, concretize foreign policies, guidelines and orientations into tasks and solutions to build and develop the Diplomatic sector until 2030, with a vision to 2045.

The plan sets out key tasks and solutions to achieve the above-mentioned goals, including: Perfecting institutions, improving working processes, strengthening effective coordination mechanisms with ministries, branches and localities in the field of foreign affairs; perfecting the organizational structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Vietnamese representative agencies abroad to be streamlined, reasonable, and operate effectively and efficiently; building and improving the quality of diplomatic staff and civil servants and public employees working in foreign affairs of ministries and branches at the central and local levels; ensuring appropriate operating budgets, synchronizing facilities and equipment, upgrading information technology infrastructure towards modernity, intelligence, digitalization and wide connectivity; building clean and strong party and mass organizations; promoting the identity of the diplomatic sector in the new era.

Specifically, the Plan sets out the task of perfecting legal regulations and operating mechanisms to improve the quality and effectiveness of Vietnam's work of signing and implementing international treaties and international agreements, contributing to international integration in the new situation; promoting administrative reform in the public service activities of the Foreign Affairs sector towards simplifying administrative procedures, actively transforming digitally; enhancing dynamism, flexibility and adaptability.

In addition, continue to review and improve the functions and tasks of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after taking over the functions and tasks of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission and part of the tasks of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee; standardize the functions, tasks, organization and operation of foreign affairs and international cooperation agencies of ministries, branches and foreign affairs agencies of local authorities.

Some other tasks of the Plan include: Developing a system of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad in accordance with the foreign affairs orientation and the country's role, position and international prestige in each specific period; striving to have a network of about 115 representative agencies by 2030, with a vision to have about 150 Vietnamese representative agencies worldwide by 2045; researching, developing plans and planning mechanisms, developing a team of experts and specialized staff in a number of priority areas of the Foreign Affairs sector.

Supplement and perfect Vietnam's diplomatic theory; inherit and promote the nation's tradition of peaceful diplomacy, the wisdom and humanity in Ho Chi Minh's diplomatic thought; selectively refer to the quintessence of international diplomacy; cultivate, protect and develop the value system of the Diplomatic sector: Loyalty - Solidarity - Courage - Intelligence - Creativity.

Research, develop and popularize the visual identity and slogan of the Diplomatic sector. Complete and apply the visual identity of the Diplomatic sector at all working offices; promote the development of digital media products and social networking applications in providing information to the public about the history, traditions and activities of the Diplomatic sector...

Source: https://nhandan.vn/phat-trien-nganh-ngoai-giao-hien-dai-chuyen-nghiep-post910873.html