Innovation in thinking and methods of information and foreign affairs work in the new period
On the morning of October 31, the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee organized a training conference on foreign affairs work in 2025 for members of the Steering Committee, the Working Group of the Provincial Foreign Information Steering Committee, and a team of cadres at all levels of Party committees and cadres in charge of foreign affairs work from the province to the grassroots level.
Foreign policies and guidelines of the Party and State
The conference listened to Comrade Nguyen Dong Trung - Deputy Director, Department of Foreign Affairs and Cultural Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs directly convey and summarize the current world and regional situation with many complex and unpredictable developments, deeply impacting the security and development environment of Vietnam.
Deputy Director Nguyen Dong Trung also conveyed and clarified the major orientations and policies of our Party and State on foreign affairs, especially the foreign policy in the period of renewal of the Party and State, which is: "Consistently implementing the foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation and development, multilateralization and diversification of foreign relations; being a friend, a reliable partner and an active, responsible member in the international community".
Regarding foreign policy principles: "Ensure the highest national and ethnic interests on the basis of the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter and international law, equality, cooperation, and mutual benefit."
Currently, Vietnam has established diplomatic relations with 195 countries; including strategic partnerships and comprehensive partnerships with 38 countries. Multilateral foreign affairs are actively and effectively implemented; it is a member of more than 70 regional and global multilateral organizations and forums.
Economic diplomacy has been promoted comprehensively and substantially, including economic and trade relations with nearly 130 partners and the signing of 16 Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with other countries.
The work of overseas Vietnamese and citizen protection continues to be implemented effectively. Currently, the overseas Vietnamese community has nearly 6 million people. In addition, foreign information work and cultural diplomacy have been innovated, contributing to promoting the country's image and developing the economy and society in each locality.
The students also listened to and shared many practical experiences in foreign information work, international communication, promoting the image of the country and people of Vietnam in general and Nghe An in particular, along with speaking skills, using social networks in foreign affairs and handling media crises.
Continue to innovate thinking and methods of foreign affairs work
Speaking at the conference, comrade Pham Ngoc Canh - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department said that, in response to new requirements, the province's external information work needs to be more strongly innovated in terms of content, methods, thinking and actions, and continue to further improve the quality of the province's external information work in the coming time.
To improve the effectiveness of foreign information work in the coming time, in response to the country's innovation requirements, the Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission requested all levels, sectors and localities in the province to continue to strengthen the unified leadership and direction of Party committees at all levels in foreign information work. Identifying this as an important, regular and long-term political task. Party committees and authorities at all levels need to continue to thoroughly grasp and effectively implement the Central and Provincial Party Committee's directives and resolutions on foreign information work in the new situation.
At the same time, proactively grasp the situation, improve the capacity to forecast and orient public opinion; regularly monitor, analyze and promptly assess developments in the world, regional and domestic situations; clearly identify sensitive and complicated issues to proactively provide accurate information, orient public opinion, avoid being passive or surprised in handling information; promptly provide accurate and objective information, contributing to strengthening people's trust, protecting the Party's ideological foundation, ensuring ideological security and information security in the context of globalization and information explosion.
Continue to innovate the content, form and method of propaganda; promote the application of information technology and digital transformation in foreign communication work. Strengthen propaganda on cyberspace and social networks in many languages, in vivid and accessible forms. Promote the effectiveness of the press system, electronic information portals and social networking sites of the province in spreading the image of Nghe An to domestic and international friends.
