It will include thee 14-storey blocs with environmentally friendly and modern facilities, covering 7 hectares in Me Tri village, Tu Liem district, Hanoi.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pham Gia Khiem said this is a propitious time to begin the project as the country is preparing to celebrate major events, such as National Day (September 2), the 40^th anniversary of implementing President Ho Chi Minh’s testament and the 64^th anniversary of establishing the diplomatic sector.

Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said that with a population of more than 80 million, Vietnam is making a great effort to integrate into the world. Vietnam is in the process of national industrialisation and modernisation and has established diplomatic ties with most of the countries and territories in the world. Building this new headquarters will meet the growing requirements of the ministry and also show the importance of the Party and State’s place on foreign affairs in the new period.