It can be said that foreign affairs in 2025 have promoted the highest sense of responsibility to implement strategic tasks as General Secretary To Lam emphasized "maintaining and maintaining a peaceful and stable environment; rapid and sustainable socio-economic development; improving people's lives, all for the people" - Minister Le Hoai Trung said.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung pointed out that the outstanding results include: First of all, raising and upgrading relations, expanding cooperation with partners. In 2025, Vietnam has upgraded relations with 17 partners, bringing the total number of partners with relations from Comprehensive Partnership upwards to 42 countries. The highlight is the substance and effectiveness, shown through the signing of nearly 350 cooperation agreements, 2.5 times higher than in 2024.
Second, on the multilateral front, while multilateral institutions are facing difficulties, Vietnam continues to show its responsibility and commitment.
Third, contributing to the country's 8% growth target, economic diplomacy plays a pioneering role, grasping the trends of the world economy and new fields to serve direction and administration.
Fourth, foreign affairs also contribute to promoting Vietnam's soft power.
Fifth, the work of building the sector was carried out seriously, in which the Foreign Affairs sector has arranged the apparatus in a streamlined and effective direction; reduced the number of focal points by 42.5%, and at the same time received Party foreign affairs tasks and part of the functions and tasks of the National Assembly's foreign affairs.
Sixth, the coordination mechanism between the 3 pillars of Party foreign affairs, State diplomacy and People's foreign affairs, along with close links with national defense, police and departments, ministries, branches and localities is increasingly synchronized...
Also in the interview, answering about the mission of Vietnam's foreign affairs - diplomacy in building and protecting the Fatherland when the documents of the 14th National Party Congress for the first time officially affirmed the direction of foreign affairs along with national defense - security as a "key and regular" field, Minister Le Hoai Trung emphasized that this is "both an honor and a great responsibility for the entire foreign affairs and diplomacy sector".
This also affirms a new shift in the strategic thinking of our Party" - the Minister said.
According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, to promote the implementation of the comprehensive foreign policy strategy at a new height as General Secretary To Lam directed, to well implement the key and regular tasks of foreign affairs and international integration, the entire foreign affairs and diplomatic sector focuses on 3 major orientations.
First, closely coordinate with national defense, security and departments, ministries, branches, and localities nationwide to maintain a peaceful and stable environment, protect the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Fatherland...
Second, maximize external resources and favorable conditions, especially promoting economic diplomacy, focusing on technology diplomacy to contribute to socio-economic development, especially the goal of double-digit growth since the 14th Party Congress, realizing the two 100-year goals set by our Party for the historical milestones of 2030 and 2045, bringing the country into a new era, an era of national rise.
Third, contributing to enhancing the role, position, and international prestige of the Party and the country, enhancing Vietnam's role in world politics, global economy and human civilization, striving for our country to be "on par with the five continental powers" as Uncle Ho always wished.
