Vietnam briefs foreign diplomatic missions, int’l organisations on 14th National Party Congress

HANOI (VNS/ANN) -- The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee organised a briefing on the upcoming 14th National Party Congress for foreign diplomatic missions and international organisations in Vietnam.
The event was co-chaired by Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs; Nguyen Thanh Binh, deputy head of the CPV Central Committee’s Organisation Commission; and Phan Xuan Thuy, deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information, Education and Mass Mobilisation.
Trung stressed that amid rapid and complex global and regional developments, with opportunities intertwined with challenges, the 14th National Party Congress carries pivotal, milestone significance for the country’s development.

Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs addresses the event.

It is an important occasion to review and assess 40 years of the doi moi (Renewal) process and five years of implementing the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress (2021–26), while setting comprehensive development goals and directions for all fields in a new era, he said.
He highlighted the congress’s theme: Under the glorious flag of the Party, uniting in strength and determination to successfully achieve national development goals by 2030; strategic autonomy, self-reliance and confidence, advancing strongly in the era of the nation’s rise, for peace, independence, democracy, prosperity, affluence, civilisation and happiness, steadfastly moving toward socialism.
He said the theme reflects encouragement, motivation and orientation to further promote comprehensive, synchronous and profound renewal, with determination to overcome challenges and achieve development goals by 2030, marking the 100th anniversary of the Party’s founding (1930–2030), while moving towards realising the vision to 2045, the centenary of the founding of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1945–2045).
He said preparations for the congress documents have seen fundamental innovations, with the political report integrating, for the first time, the contents of three documents: the political report, the socio-economic report and the report on Party building. The documents have been carefully prepared and widely consulted across the Party and the population, both domestically and overseas.
He affirmed that personnel work is an extremely important task, conducted thoroughly, firmly, cautiously and accurately, serving as a prerequisite for turning vision and aspirations into results.
He noted that for the coming term, the draft political report and the action programme to implement the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress identify three strategic breakthroughs and six key tasks to propel the country forward strongly in a new era of development.
On foreign policy orientation in the congress documents, the foreign affairs minister emphasised the inheritance of renewal-era foreign policy, while adding viewpoints on strengthening national defence and security and promoting foreign affairs and international integration as key regular tasks.
He reaffirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation and development, as well as multilateralisation and diversification of external relations; safeguarding national interests on the basis of the fundamental principles of the UN Charter; and equal and mutually beneficial cooperation.
Vietnam is a friend, a reliable partner and an active and responsible member of the international community, proactively contributing to addressing regional and global issues, he said.
At the briefing, ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions shared views, highly valuing Vietnam’s recent development achievements and expressing expectations for the country’s future direction.
Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Khamphao Earthavanh said the 14th National Party Congress marks a new milestone in Vietnam’s development after 40 years of doi moi and is a major political event not only for Vietnam but also for the international community, neighbouring countries and Vietnam’s strategic partners.
She expressed confidence that with solidarity, democracy, discipline, innovation and development, the congress will set comprehensive orientations forming a foundation for Vietnam to enter a more sustainable and successful new development phase.

(Latest Update January 9, 2026)