The Foreign Ministry will continue assisting foreign media this year tobring a realistic picture of Vietnam to the world, Deputy ForeignMinister Dang Minh Khoi told a gathering of foreign reporters and pressattachés in Hanoi on January 29.

He thankedforeign correspondents, representative diplomatic missions andinternational organisations for their depictions of Vietnam as a countryof peace, reform and unyielding spirit disseminated to a worldwideaudience.

Looking back over the past year, Khoiaffirmed that Vietnam remains a peaceful and stable country amid globaluncertainties, with its relationships with neighbours, traditionalfriends, strategic and comprehensive partners going from strength tostrength.

2015 will mark the celebration ofnumerous significant events in Vietnam, he said, including the 85thanniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the 70thanniversary of the August Revolution and National Day, and the 40thanniversary of national unification. The ASEAN Community, in whichVietnam is an active player, is also expected to be established in late2015.

Vietnam continues to maintain its diplomaticpolicy of peace, independence, self-control, diversification andmulti-lateralisation while firmly safeguarding national interests andextending partnerships with neighbours and long-time partners.

As Vietnam integrates further into the global economy, the nationlooks to play a more active role in regional and global forums andfoster an environment of peace, stability and common prosperity, hesaid.-VNA