Promoting proactive and active international integration and the effectiveness of defence diplomacy is one of the focuses of military activities in 2017, said Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich.
Minister Ngo Xuan Lich (third, left) visits a military unit (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Promoting proactive and activeinternational integration and the effectiveness of defence diplomacy is one ofthe focuses of military activities in 2017, said Minister of National DefenceNgo Xuan Lich.
In an interview with Vietnam News Agency on theoccasion of the Lunar New Year, Ngo Xuan Lich, who is a Politburo member andVice Secretary of the Central Military Commission, elaborated that bilateraland multilateral defence cooperation will be enhanced with priorities given tostrengthening links with ASEAN and neighbouring countries and traditionally-friendlynations.
Connections with big countries and strategicpartners will be fostered while defence relations with potential partners willalso be expanded.
Lich said Vietnam will proactively engage inbuilding a defence cooperation mechanism for ASEAN in 2017. It will also makegood personnel and equipment preparations for United Nations peacekeepingoperations, search and rescue drills, and humanitarian aid provision co-held byregional countries.
Efforts will be made to successfully organisejoint patrols at sea and along the land border, as well as friendship defenceexchanges with the nations Vietnam shares the borderline with.
He hopes that those activities will helpreinforce Vietnam’s solidarity and friendship with other countries and protectits territorial integrity, national independence, autonomy and interests.-VNA
Vietnam’s defence diplomacy has developed continuously over the past years, contributing to the implementation of the country’s foreign policy of openness, multilateralisation and diversification.
The shared and consistent goal of international integration and external defence relations is to safeguard the country’s independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity.
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Vietnam is deeply concerned about the escalating and complex conflict in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to the lives and safety of civilians, as well as to regional and global peace and stability.
The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
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Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
Minister Ngo Xuan Lich (third, left) visits a military unit (Photo: VNA) 
