Enhancing international integration actively, creatively and effectively for rapid and sustainable development

Secretary of Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Provincial People's Council - Pham Van Ranh; Chairman of the provincial People's Committee - Tran Van Can, leaders of departments and sectors attended at Long An end-point bridge

Secretary of Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Provincial People's Council - Pham Van Ranh; Chairman of the provincial People's Committee - Tran Van Can, leaders of departments and sectors attended at Long An end-point bridge.

Attending the conference, there were representatives of the leaders of the Party, National Assembly and Office of the President; Central Committee of Vietnam Fatherland Front; unions, socio-political organizations and representatives of some international organizations in Vietnam.

At Long An end-point bridge, Secretary of Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Provincial People's Council - Pham Van Ranh, Chairman of Provincial People's Committee - Tran Van Can, leaders of departments and sectors attended the conference.

Speaking at the opening of the conference, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasized: "From the initial stage of international economic integration, we have gained many achievements and confidence to move towards international integration, which is concretized in Resolution No. 22-NQ /TW of the Politburo dated 10/4/2013 with the content of comprehensive integration on 3 key tasks: Politics - defense - security, economy, science - education - culture - society. This conference is particularly important in the international and domestic context that has many changes, especially the complicated and unpredictable situation of the world and the region. Therefore, we must study carefully, exchange, discuss frankly and specifically to find out more effective ways, methods and new ways to meet the requirements and tasks in the immediate future as well as in medium and long term ”.

At the conference, delegates were reported about general reports on international integration of Vietnam in the period of 2014-2019 and focusing on international integration until 2021; report on the results of international integration in the field of politics - defense - security; international economic integration; international integration in the fields of culture, science, education and other fields in the period of 2014 - 2019, and focusing on international integration until 2021.

In addition, the Central Committee for External Relations had a presentation on "Strengthening the Party's external relations, contributing to the implementation of effective international integration"; The National Assembly's External Committee had a presentation on "Actively implementing the strategy of international integration in the National Assembly's external activities".

Ministries, sectors and some localities also made presentations on opportunities and challenges of international integration for the development in the current period and key tasks to 2021.

According to the evaluation, the international integration process has been implemented comprehensively and deeply in both policy and action over the past time, contributing significantly to maintaining the peaceful environment, stability, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity. Vietnam takes advantages to maximum external resources to develop the country and improve people's lives; raise power and prestige of the country. The integration process also created a strong impetus to promote domestic reform and innovation.

Particularly, Vietnam signed and concluded negotiations on many FTAs (with South Korea, the Europe-Asian Economic Union, CPTPP, EVFTA, etc.), opened up a large cooperation for the economy that is growing in the coming time.

In particular, Vietnam has expanded and upgraded partnerships with many countries, successfully organized regional and global events such as APEC 2017, WEF - ASEAN 2018, the second U.S. - Korea Summit (February 2019), etc. are the testimonies that Vietnamese policy is a friend, a trusted partner of the international community, improving the national position, demonstrating Vietnam's active and positive role.

At the conference, delegates made clear the problems and shortcomings that need to be overcome to continue to strengthen international integration actively, creatively and effectively for rapid and sustainable development.

The conference also analyzed and forecasted the international and domestic situation, especially the opportunities, advantages and difficulties, challenges from now to 2020 and in the next 5 years and 10 years, in which we must pay special attention to the rapid progress of the 4th industrial revolution./.

By Mai Huong – Translated by Duc Tam

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