On December 18, at the National Assembly House, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Ambassadors and Heads of Vietnamese diplomatic missions abroad before leaving for his new assignment.
According to VNA, speaking at the meeting, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man stated that the Party and State always attach importance to the position and role of foreign affairs in the past cause of national liberation as well as in the current national construction and defense. The locations where the Ambassadors and Heads of Representative Agencies undertake their duties are major and leading important partners of Vietnam, important international organizations such as the United Nations and many other countries and partners spread across many continents.
From an isolated country, Vietnam has established diplomatic relations with 194 countries, has Strategic Partnership and Comprehensive Partnership with 32 countries, of which Vietnam has Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with 9 countries. Vietnam also has economic relations with more than 230 countries and territories, and is an active member of over 70 regional and international organizations. This is a source of pride and great encouragement for the officers before they leave for their duties.
The National Assembly Chairman requested Ambassadors and Heads of Vietnamese diplomatic missions abroad to pay attention to promoting implementation to soon bring the provisions of the law and resolutions into life.
The National Assembly Chairman stated that 2025 is an important year, marking the 95th anniversary of the Party's founding, the 135th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh, the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification, and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the country; the year of holding Party Congresses at all levels towards the 14th National Congress of the Party - marking the time when the country enters a new era, an era of national growth.
In that context, Ambassadors and Heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad need to have a firm grasp of the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws to promptly inform the overseas Vietnamese community, such as visa exemption policies, the 2024 Land Law, the 2023 Housing Law, the 2023 Real Estate Business Law, the 2023 Identity Law... especially new regulations related to the rights of our compatriots.
The National Assembly Chairman said that the Vietnamese National Assembly will organize the APF Executive Board Meeting and the Francophone Parliamentary Forum on Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change Response in January 2025; and requested that Ambassadors and Heads of Vietnamese diplomatic missions abroad pay attention and coordinate in implementation.
The National Assembly Chairman noted the need to pay attention to political and ideological work and Party building within the Embassy; at the same time, he said that the National Assembly Standing Committee agreed with the policy and content of amending and supplementing Decree 08/2019/ND-CP dated January 23, 2019, stipulating a number of regimes for members of Vietnamese agencies abroad to ensure better treatment for members of Vietnamese agencies abroad.
