People-to-people diplomacy an important pillar of Việt Nam's diplomatic sector: senior official

HÀ NỘI — People-to-people diplomacy serves as an important pillar of Việt Nam's diplomatic sector, said Lê Hoài Trung, affirmed Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and head of the committee’s Commission for External Relations while addressing a conference in Hà Nội on Wednesday. The conference, held by the commission, reviewed people-to-people diplomacy in 2023, and put forth tasks for this year. Pointing to opportunities, challenges and requirements for people-to-people diplomacy in the time ahead, Trung called for greater efforts to better the work. Ministries and agencies should work harder to ensure the Party leadership and State management over people-to-people diplomacy, and institutionalise relevant Party documents, the official said. On this occasion, the commission honoured collectives and individuals for their outstanding contributions to people-to-people diplomacy in 2023.