Continue to innovate and improve the effectiveness of people-to-people diplomacy.

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of November 15th, the Nghe An Union of Friendship Organizations held a seminar with the theme "Continuing to innovate and improve the effectiveness of people-to-people diplomacy," in commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (November 17, 1950 - November 17, 2015).

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council and Chairman of the Nghe An Union of Friendship Organizations - presided over the seminar.

Scenes from the seminar.

Vietnam's people-to-people diplomacy is a unique creation of the Party and President Ho Chi Minh, and a crucial element throughout the Vietnamese revolutionary process in realizing the strategic idea of ​​"combining national strength with the strength of the times." The close coordination between people-to-people diplomacy, Party diplomacy, and state diplomacy forms the combined strength of the foreign relations front.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations is an independent socio-political organization specializing in people-to-people diplomacy, operating in the fields of peace, solidarity, friendship, and mobilizing people-to-people aid. It serves as a focal point for foreign non-governmental organizations and supports the foreign affairs work of the Party and the State's diplomacy.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, affirmed the great role of people-to-people diplomacy in the cause of national construction and defense.

In his opening remarks at the seminar, Comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council and Chairman of the Nghe An Union of Friendship Organizations - affirmed the role of people-to-people diplomacy in establishing a mass foundation for relations between Vietnam and other countries and peoples around the world.

Over 65 years of formation and development, the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations, along with generations of people-to-people diplomacy workers, including those in Nghe An province, have contributed to the glorious victories of the Vietnamese revolution, built a global people's front of solidarity and support for the Vietnamese people during the national liberation struggle, served as a bridge and breakthrough in breaking the embargo and normalizing relations with major countries after the war, and promoted the expansion and diversification of partnerships during the period of opening up and international integration.

The comrade also emphasized that the seminar was an opportunity for delegates to continue thinking about innovative methods and further improve people-to-people diplomacy in the context of increasingly deep integration, successfully implementing the Resolution of the 18th Provincial Party Congress.

Mr. Doan Van Nam, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Nghe An Union of Friendship Organizations, presented four main directions for innovating and improving the effectiveness of people-to-people diplomacy.

Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Cua Lo Town Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the Nghe An Union of Friendship Organizations - contributed a paper on the topic "People-to-people diplomacy paves the way for the development of Nghe An's foreign economic relations".

Innovating and improving the effectiveness of people-to-people diplomacy within the Fatherland Front at all levels in Nghe An province was the topic of discussion presented by Ms. Lo Thi Kim Ngan, Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee.

Delegates who have been directly involved in people-to-people diplomacy in the past have brought many practical papers to the seminar, reflecting the role and position of people-to-people diplomacy in many fields such as: developing foreign economic relations, improving the quality of international training, coordinating with state diplomacy, expanding relations with foreign partners, protecting borders, etc. Through these discussions, they shared experiences and discussed specific directions to continue innovating and improving the effectiveness of people-to-people diplomacy in the future.

Thu Giang