Foreign Minister underlines importance of building comprehensive, modern diplomatic sector
(VOVWORLD) - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on Friday emphasized the need to build a comprehensive, modern diplomatic sector that plays a pioneer role in national construction and defense, adding diplomats should have both good professional knowledge and firm political mettle.
 Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son (Photo: VNA) |
At an event marking the 78th anniversary of the diplomatic sector, Minister Son reiterated the idea of “bamboo diplomacy” which was first coined by Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong at the 29th diplomacy conference in 2016.
At this conference, the Party leader highlighted the importance of diplomacy in maintaining peace, preventing conflict, and fostering international cooperation in the context of the rapidly changing world, he noted.
Participants looked into advantages as well as difficulties facing the diplomatic sector, and proposed solutions to promote its mettle, adaptability and pioneer role.