The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) will work harder to raise public awareness of people-to-people diplomacy and improve operational quality, VUFO President Nguyen Phuong Nga said on January 14.

The first National Conference on Foreign Affairs that opened in Hanoi on December 14 highlighted the combination of Party diplomacy, State diplomacy and people-to-people diplomacy in the implementation of the guidelines on external affairs adopted at the 13th National Party Congress.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and other people’s organisations have flexibly responded to the current challenges and renovated their activities to adapt to the new situation, VUFO President Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga has said.

VOV.VN - Le Hoai Trung, head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, has underlined the necessity of ensuring the Party’s leadership in diplomatic work and the importance of a combination of Party, State, and people-to-people diplomacy.

Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, was elected as President of the Vietnam-US Society (VUS) for the 2021-2026 tenure at the fourth congress of the association on December 3.

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung held a working session in Hanoi on October 19 with heads of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad who were appointed for the 2021-2024 tenure this year.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi on August 31 had a meeting with representatives from the Russia - Vietnam Friendship Association and the association of Russian former military experts serving in Vietnam during wartime in an effort to accelerate people-to-people diplomacy.

VOV.VN - A seminar on people-to-people diplomacy in the new context was held in both in-person and via an online platform by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on June 18.

VOV.VN - Geetesh Sharma, Indian author, poet, and social activist, loved everything about Vietnam and fought for Vietnam’s independence and freedom.

The Australian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on March 31 held a ceremony to celebrate the 48th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Australia.