Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on May 11 urged Vietnam’s diplomatic sector to propose policies, measures and response scenarios to ensure the country is not caught off guard by emerging risks.
The Prime Minister chaired a working session with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the implementation of recent tasks and priorities, as well as urgent and strategic directions moving forward.
Concluding the meeting, PM Le Minh Hung said that following the recent restructuring of the organizational apparatus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs now serves as the unified state management agency for external affairs across the political system.
The ministry is also responsible for advising the Party and State on strategic diplomatic orientations and implementing Party diplomacy, state diplomacy and people-to-people diplomacy.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung at the working session. Photo: Nhat Bac
According to the Prime Minister, the global situation is evolving rapidly in increasingly complex and unpredictable ways.
At the same time, even small international fluctuations can directly affect Vietnam through multidimensional and cross-sector transmission mechanisms.
“These developments pose many challenges and require stronger proactiveness, strategic forecasting, policy responses and contingency planning for possible situations,” he said.
He added that these demands place a heavy responsibility on the diplomatic sector not only this year but also in the years ahead.
Regarding key tasks and solutions, the Prime Minister emphasized the need to build a clean and strong Party organization within the ministry, particularly in protecting internal political security in strategically important areas.
He stressed the importance of taking timely preventive measures whenever issues emerge.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was also instructed to urgently institutionalize and concretize the foreign policy orientations set out at the 14th National Party Congress into detailed plans, projects and practical measures while ensuring both quality and progress.
The ministry is expected to coordinate with other ministries and agencies to review and propose amendments to regulations governing its functions, responsibilities and organizational structure.
It must also promptly establish key performance indicators to evaluate officials and civil servants.
At the same time, the ministry should proactively develop mechanisms to manage focal points for external activities, especially in economic diplomacy, investment attraction, tourism promotion and technology diplomacy.
The Prime Minister further instructed the ministry to effectively organize foreign affairs programs involving senior leaders.
He called for more proactive coordination with ministries and agencies in policy consultation, planning and preparation while comprehensively reforming both content and organization methods in a more practical, efficient and cost-effective direction.
Programs, he said, should be tailored closely to both Vietnam’s needs and partner countries’ expectations.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was also asked to accelerate digital transformation linked to digitization mechanisms and quickly develop a digital management system.
In addition, the ministry must review, monitor and supervise the implementation of international commitments and agreements, particularly those reached during overseas visits by senior leaders.
This includes clarifying implementation results, identifying difficulties and proposing solutions to address obstacles.
Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung speaks at the meeting. Photo: Nhat Bac
The Prime Minister also called for improvements in research quality, strategic consultation and forecasting of regional and global developments, including policy adjustments by major international partners.
Such efforts, he said, are essential to provide timely recommendations, policy measures and response scenarios to prevent the country from being placed in passive or unexpected situations.
The goal is to prevent risks affecting national security, defense and development “from early on and from afar.”
In particular, PM Le Minh Hung stressed that research and advisory work must be closely linked to Vietnam’s objective of achieving double-digit economic growth and establishing a new growth model based on science, technology, innovation and digital transformation.
Vietnamese representative agencies abroad were also instructed to become more proactive and closely monitor developments both globally and within host countries.
These agencies should maintain a firm understanding of local conditions and provide timely policy recommendations to further strengthen cooperation between Vietnam and other nations.
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