VOV.VN - Throughout 80 years of development, Vietnam’s diplomatic sector has always played a pioneering role in the cause of national defence and development.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse on July 10 evening met with Vietnamese and international female diplomats on the occasion of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy of the UN (June 24), towards celebrating the upcoming 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s diplomatic sector.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized the diplomatic sector's role in achieving at least 8% growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025 at Ministry of Foreign Affairs review conference on January 6 in Hanoi which focused on evaluating the ministry's performance in 2024 and setting key tasks for 2025.

The diplomatic sector should detect opportunities and challenges in a timely manner, contributing to the successful implementation of the country’s 100-year strategic goals, Party General Secretary and State President To Lam said at a working session with the Party Civil Affairs Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 29.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a ceremony in Hanoi on April 25 to mark 70 years since the signing of the Geneva Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam - an important milestone in the struggle for national liberation of the Vietnamese people and a great victory of the Vietnamese diplomatic sector.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong underlined the need to develop the diplomatic sector imbued with the identity of "Vietnamese bamboo" at the 32nd Diplomatic Conference which opened in Hanoi on December 19.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has affirmed the diplomatic sector, under the leadership of the Party, is determined to build a modern, comprehensive and strong diplomacy, contributing to successfully completing the resolution and foreign policy set at the 13th National Party Congress.

The diplomatic sector will continue improving public consular services, both at home and abroad, to contribute to the common efforts in post-pandemic recovery and development, an official has said.

The pioneering role of the diplomatic sector will be carried forward in building and maintaining an environment of peace and stability, mobilising external resources to serve the national development and raising the country’s position and reputation in the international arena, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has said.

The focal task of the diplomatic sector is to serve sustainable and self-reliant national development and to guarantee national interests at the highest possible level, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told the sector’s teleconference on January 10.