Promoting the role of people-to-people diplomacy in socio-economic development of Nghe An province

Comrades: Prof. Dr. Le Van Loi - Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics; Bui Dinh Long - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Hong Ky - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Nghe An Union of Friendship Organizations co-chaired the workshop.

PROMOTING THE ROLE OF PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE DIPLOMACY IN THE NEW SITUATION

Speaking at the workshop, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long said that on January 5, 2022, the Central Party Secretariat issued Directive No. 12-CT/TW on strengthening the Party's leadership and improving the effectiveness of people-to-people diplomacy in the new situation.

The Directive clearly identified people-to-people diplomacy as the task of the entire political system, of each cadre, party member and people, with the core role of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, political and social organizations and the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations.

Resolution No. 39 of the Politburo on building and developing Nghe An province to 2030, with a vision to 2045, identifies the tasks and development solutions of Nghe An in the field of foreign affairs:"Promote foreign relations, especially in the economic field, with localities of Laos that share a border with Nghe An and international organizations. Improve the effectiveness of participation in international cooperation mechanisms, especially within the framework of cooperation and the Mekong sub-region."

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long said that Nghe An is one of the localities that is assessed to operate effectively in people-to-people diplomacy, actively contributing to promoting the relations of Nghe An province with many countries in the world, promoting the image of the homeland, the country, cultural values, potentials and advantages of Nghe An to foreign investors, contributing an important part in the economic and social development of the province.

In order for people-to-people diplomacy to best promote its role in contributing to the development of Nghe An province, it is necessary to have appropriate and feasible solutions to promote the province's socio-economic development in the coming time. This is also one of the urgent requirements to effectively implement Resolution No. 39 of the Politburo.

INNOVATION IN THINKING AND WORKING METHODS, LINKED TO DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

At the workshop, delegates presented papers and focused on exchanging and discussing, emphasizing the important role of people-to-people diplomacy in political, economic and cultural relations; solutions to improve the effectiveness of people-to-people diplomacy activities in the new context, especially promoting the strengths of people-to-people diplomacy to serve the economic and social development and international integration of Nghe An province.

The presentations also focused on analyzing and clarifying people-to-people diplomacy activities in the province in recent times; the contributions of the Nghe An community abroad to the development of the province; issues and solutions in building and developing foreign affairs activities in Nghe An province.

In addition, the workshop also heard 5 more opinions on issues of exploiting cultural values, communicating Nghe An's image to international friends, in order to improve the effectiveness and quality of people-to-people diplomacy activities...

In his concluding remarks at the workshop, Prof. Dr. Le Van Loi - Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics said that in the coming time, people-to-people diplomacy needs to be placed in strategy and in line with the economic, political and cultural development strategy of Nghe An province in the spirit of the 13th Party Congress, Directive 12 of the Central Party Secretariat, in conjunction with Resolution No. 39 of the Politburo.

Build a coordination mechanism between the province's foreign affairs pillars and between the forces working on people's foreign affairs in the province, so that each pillar and each agency can promote its own specific strengths; continue to innovate more and more strongly in thinking, approach, content, and methods, improve the quality of foreign affairs activities, in accordance with the spirit of daring to think, daring to do.

In addition, it is necessary to strengthen cooperation with potential partners, especially in the fields of human resource training, innovation, creativity, digital transformation, green and sustainable development, environmental protection, climate change response... in accordance with the strengths and needs of each foreign partner.

For the political system, it is necessary to improve the quality of communication, promote the image of Nghe An to international friends through people-to-people diplomacy activities with many new ways associated with digital transformation; exploit the cultural and economic potentials of Nghe An.

Improve the quality of human resources to meet the new requirements of international integration in the new situation. It is necessary to continue to attach more importance to the training of foreign affairs officers in terms of political qualities, ethics, qualifications and capacity to meet the requirements of tasks in the new situation.