Party General Secretary Nông Đức Mạnh urges diplomatic services to grasp opportunities, address challenges, get firmer in times of international integration

VNGOVNet – In the morning of November 25, the 25th Conference of Diplomatic Services due from November 25 to December 2, 2006, started in Hanoi under the theme "Building on the gained achievements, strive to improve the efficiency of external service to successfully implement the 10th Party Congress Resolution." Mr. Nông Đức Mạnh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, attended the function and presented a keynote speech.

November 26, 2006 7:45 PM GMT+7

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The 25^th Conference of Diplomatic Services convened on the heels of consecutive landmark events: Vietnam's entry into WTO and its successful hosting of the 14^th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting. It is aimed at working out specific measures to achieve the targets set by Communist Party and Government for the external services.

On behalf of the Party and State, General Secretary Nông Đức Mạnh hailed and congratulated the external services on the considerable contributions they have made to maintaining national security and political stability and boosting socio-economic development. He requested the sector to strive further for greater performance, refresh themselves, be more dynamic and creative, and bring about breakthroughs to their assignments. The sector should proactively grasp opportunities and bring into full play its advantages and strengths for national development in the times of the country's deeper integration into the international economy, he said.

By Xuân Hồng-Vân Anh