Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung meets with the press on the occasion of New Year 2026
WVR - On December 31, in Hanoi, Member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat and Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung hosted a cordial meeting with Vietnamese press agencies to mark the end of 2025 and the upcoming Binh Ngo (Horse) Lunar New Year 2026.
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This annual event by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs aims to express gratitude for the close cooperation of press agencies, journalists, and various committees, ministries, and sectors in external affairs, external information, and to outline future collaboration directions.
Attendees included Le Tan Toi, Member of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of the National Assembly's Defense, Security, and Foreign Affairs Committee; Le Quoc Minh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, and Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association; Nguyen Thanh Lam, General Director of Vietnam Television; Phan Xuan Thuy, Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Information, Education and Mass Mobiliaation Committee; Nguyen Hoang Anh, Deputy Chief of the Presidential Office, along with leaders from various committees, ministries, and sectors; Editors-in-Chiefs, leaders of press agencies, journalists, and editors involved in foreign affairs journalism.
In the enthusiastic atmosphere leading up to the 14th National Party Congress and the New Year, Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung emphasized the special significance of the current moment, as the country stands before opportunities for breakthroughs in a new development era.
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| Central Committee Secretary and Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung speaks at the meeting with press agencies on the occasion of Binh Ngo Lunar New Year 2026. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
Reviewing the global and foreign affairs landscape over the past year, the Minister noted that despite the complex and intense international and regional developments, peace, cooperation, and development remain major trends.
In this context, Vietnam's foreign affairs have continued to achieve significant accomplishments, adhering to the Party's comprehensive foreign policy with three pillars: Party diplomacy, state diplomacy, and people-to-people diplomacy. These efforts have played a crucial role in maintaining a peaceful and stable environment, effectively serving development goals, and continuously enhancing the country's international stature and reputation. The Minister also affirmed that the organization and structure of the Foreign Affairs sector have been systematically implemented, enhancing advisory capacity and coordination in executing tasks in the new situation.
Looking ahead, Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung emphasized that the country is entering the "Era of Rising" with ambitious development goals, requiring high growth, breakthroughs, and comprehensive international integration at a new level.
To realize these aspirations and goals, the Minister highlighted the "pioneering" and "core" role of the diplomacy sector in creating and maintaining a peaceful and stable environment, contributing to generating comprehensive strength for the country to advance into a new development era. Notably, with external affairs and international integration identified for the first time as a "key, regular task" alongside national defense and security in the Party's strategic documents, the Minister asserted that this task simultaneously poses an urgent requirement for comprehensive foreign affairs implementation at a new level in the upcoming phase.
On this occasion, Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung expressed gratitude and appreciation for the effective support and cooperation of news and press agencies over the past year. The Minister affirmed that the country's achievements include the important role and contributions of the press and agencies involved in external information and communication.
The Foreign Minister especially commended the press and external information teams for proactively conveying the Party and State's messages, policies, and foreign affairs guidelines; being perceptive in providing, synthesizing, and analyzing new international developments; and effectively countering false narratives.
Faced with new requirements in external affairs, the Foreign Minister hopes that press agencies and various committees, ministries, and sectors will continue to accompany the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in innovating and enhancing the effectiveness of external information, meeting the tasks in the new situation.
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| Member of the Party Central Committee and Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, speaks on behalf of press agencies. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
In response at the event, Member of the Party Central Committee and Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, expressed joy over the country's foreign affairs achievements and thanked the leadership and units of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for their attention and support to press and media agencies over the years.
Le Quoc Minh affirmed that the cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and press agencies has become a "standard" for close, extensive, and effective collaboration. He emphasized that the press force involved in external information is increasingly strong and professional, affirming that press agencies will continue to accompany and stand by the Foreign Affairs sector, constantly innovating information methods to better fulfill the tasks and requirements for external information in the new phase.
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| Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung presents Certificates of Merit and Commemorative Medals to 37 collectives and individuals for outstanding achievements in information and communication work, contributing to the overall success of the foreign affairs front over the past year. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
On this occasion, Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung presented Certificates of Merit and Commemorative Medals to 37 collectives and individuals for outstanding achievements in information and communication work, contributing to the overall success of the foreign affairs front over the past year.
