Effective Coordination in Promoting People-to-people Exchange between Vietnam and RoK
	8 Party Cells under Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations Party Committee Completed Congress for 2025 - 2027 Tenure

Delegates perform the flag-saluting ceremony. (Photo: Dinh Hoa)

Also attending the Congress of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations Party Committee for the 2025-2030 tenure were members of the Standing Committee, leaders of the advisory and assistant departments of the Party Committee of the Fatherland Front, Central organizations, representative of Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, representatives of the leaders of the Party Committees and Party cells under the Party Committee of the Fatherland Front, Central organizations, and all Party members of the Party Committee and youth union members of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations.

Comrade Do Van Chien, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Fatherland Front, Central organizations, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, sent a flower basket in congratulations to the Congress.

Delegates attending the Congress. (Photo: Dinh Hoa)

Thoroughly grasp the 13th National Congress Resolution, effectively implement the Party Congress Resolution for the 2020-2025 term, innovate, creative, achieve important results

In his opening remark, Comrade Phan Anh Son, Party Secretary and President of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations, said, during the 2020–2025 tenure, the global and regional landscape has undergone highly complex, unpredictable, and unprecedented developments, which have significantly impacted Vietnam—particularly in the realms of foreign affairs and people-to-people diplomacy. The Party Committee of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations has thoroughly grasped the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, the resolutions and directives of the Party; taken advantage of favorable conditions, overcame difficulties, closely followed and effectively implemented the Resolution of the Party Congress for the 2020-2025 term, achieved many important results, recognized by superiors, domestic and international friends and partners.

The political report of the Party Executive Committee for the 2020-2025 tenure emphasized that "The leadership and direction of the Party Committee during the 2020–2025 tenure feature numerous innovations, implemented in a synchronized manner across the entire Party Committee and the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations system—from central to local levels. These have been applied comprehensively across all areas, including Party building, organizational restructuring, training and capacity building, as well as the execution of political tasks.".

Party building efforts—particularly in the areas of political orientation, ideology, and ethics—have been conducted with seriousness, timeliness, creativity, and exemplary commitment. These efforts have significantly enhanced the culture and discipline of the foreign affairs staff. Party building has also been pursued resolutely in alignment with the implementation of Resolution No. 18, aiming to build and refine a streamlined, efficient, and robust organizational system for the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations. One of the most notable achievements in fulfilling political tasks during the 2020–2025 tenure has been the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations' active and proactive role in preparing for, participating in, and organizing high-level diplomatic activities involving key leaders of the Party and State. These efforts have made meaningful contributions to strengthening Vietnam’s cooperative relations with other countries.

In addition, the Party Committee of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations has continuously innovated its thinking, approaches, methods, and content. It has enhanced the effectiveness of bilateral and multilateral people-to-people diplomacy, foreign non-governmental affairs, research and policy consultation, engagement with overseas Vietnamese communities, and the development and consolidation of organizational structures and personnel. These efforts have yielded significant results, contributing to the protection of national interests, fostering mutual understanding between the Vietnamese people and peoples around the world, and mobilizing international resources in support of the country's socio-economic development goals.

Comrade Phan Anh Son, Party Secretary and President of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations, delivered the opening speech at the Congress. (Photo: Dinh Hoa)

Speaking at the Congress, Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Ha spoke highly of the methodical and meticulous preparation work of the Party Committee of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations. The political report was built with quality, and the content of the discussion was diverse, substantial, and insightful.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Ha acknowledged the results achieved by the Party Committee of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations in the past term.

Advising on the organization of nearly 50 activities alongside high-level delegations, facilitating the signing of 18 cooperation agreements, and securing nearly USD 1.1 billion in disbursed foreign non-governmental aid—these are striking figures that underscore the innovation in strategic thinking and leadership methods of the Party Committee of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations in guiding people-to-people diplomacy and mobilizing international support, emphasized Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Ha.

Foster solidarity, embrace innovation, proactively adapt, strengthen Party organization, achieve excellent results in task performance

According to Comrade Phan Anh Son, since the end of 2024, the Party Central Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat have made a series of breakthrough decisions, marking a historic milestone in the nation’s development journey. These include continued efforts to streamline the political system’s organizational structure for greater effectiveness and efficiency; major policy directions aimed at advancing science and technology, fostering innovation and digital transformation; and setting ambitious socio-economic development goals alongside deeper international integration. The Party Congress for the 2025-2030 term is of great significance, especially as the Party Committee of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations is now put under the comprehensive leadership and direction of the Party Committee of the Fatherland Front, Central organizations.

With the theme 'Solidarity, Innovation, Proactive Adaptation, Building a Strong Party Organization, Excellently Completing Tasks,' the Congress affirmed its determination that, during the 2025–2030 term, it will thoroughly grasp and effectively implement the Resolution of the Party Congress for the 2025–2030 term, the Resolution of the Congress of Delegates of the Party Committee of the Fatherland Front and Central organizations for the same period, and the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress. The Congress also set the goal of building a transparent, robust, and united Party organization within the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations. It aims to develop a contingent of cadres and Party members with firm political resolve, strong moral character, professional competence, foreign language proficiency, and a modern, disciplined working style, capable of meeting the demands of the country’s new stage of development.

The Party Committee will closely follow the Party's resolutions and directives on the country's development orientation in the new period; closely coordinate with the leaders of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations to direct the excellent completion of political tasks, well fulfill its role as the core force in Vietnam's people-to-people diplomacy; advise and effectively implement the assigned people-to-people diplomacy activities of the Vietnam Fatherland Front system. It will closely coordinate with Party foreign affairs and State diplomacy to continue to promote the pioneering role of foreign affairs sector in maintaining a peaceful, stable and proactive environment, promoting comprehensive and extensive international integration; mobilizing external resources to serve socio-economic development, contributing practically to building, developing and protecting the country and enhancing the prestige and position of Vietnam in the world.

In addition, the Party Committee will lead efforts to build the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations at both central and local levels with a synchronized and unified organizational structure, ensuring operational effectiveness and strengthening the orientation and coordination of activities across the entire system.

Continue to innovate, professionalize, create a courageous, modern, and effective people-to-people diplomacy

Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Ha agreed with the direction, goals, tasks, solutions, and breakthroughs set forth by the Congress. She recommended that the Congress engage in deeper discussion and clearly articulate the following key priorities in its action program:

First, clearly define the role and responsibility of Party committee and organization in leading and organizing the implementation of political tasks. Based on the reality and requirements of people-to-people diplomacy in the new era, proactively review, adjust, and supplement the action plan, strategic vision for organizational development; improve the quality of strategic advisory work; continue to innovate strongly in thinking, approach, and content of people-to-people diplomacy activities according to assigned functions and tasks.

Second, continue to pay attention to building a transparent, robust, comprehensive, united, sharing, and loving Party organization. In particular, it is necessary to pay attention to political and ideological work, improve the leadership capacity and fighting strength of Party organizations; promote the vanguard and exemplary role of Party cadres and members, especially leaders. The Party Committee should well implement the work of inspection, supervision, and maintain Party discipline and order. She requested that each organization of the Party Committee must be an example in promoting democracy and solidarity, while at the same time renewing thinking and working methods; grasp the Party's leadership methods, and improve the effectiveness in the performance of political tasks. There must be an organizational mechanism to implement according to the "5 clear" principle: clear people, clear work, clear progress, clear products, and clear responsibilities.

Third, as it becomes a responsible member of the Party Committee of the Fatherland Front, Central organizations, and the core organization in people-to-people diplomacy, the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations needs to be more pioneering and proactive in carrying out the bloc's shared tasks.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Fatherland Front, Central organizations, Vice President - General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, delivered a speech directing the Congress. (Photo: Dinh Hoa)

On behalf of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Fatherland Front, Central organizations, Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Ha “ordered” the Party Committee to lead and direct the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations to carry out the following three tasks as the only organization specializing in people-to-people foreign affairs:

First, preside over and coordinate with specialized departments and Party organizations under the Party Committee of the Fatherland Front, Central organizations to develop a “Strategy for people-to-people foreign affairs in the new situation” for the entire Vietnam Fatherland Front system. This is an urgent task to create a unified foundation for awareness and action, ensure synchronous and comprehensive coordination throughout the system, and contribute to enhancing the effectiveness of the people-to-people foreign affairs front.

Second, continue to make good use of experience by conducting training and nurturing activities to enhance the quality of staff working in the foreign affairs sector of the Vietnam Fatherland Front system, with a strong political will, professional expertise, and skills, thereby meeting new requirements.

Third, urgently deploy the application of information technology and digital transformation in people-to-people foreign affairs activities of the entire Vietnam Fatherland Front system, thereby, helping to expand the channel of access, quick and effective interaction with the international community, spreading the image of the country and people of Vietnam, while increasing professionalism and modernity in internal management.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Ha suggested that leaders of socio-political organizations, mass organizations whose missions are assigned by the Party and State, Central Party Committees, ministries, departments and sectors continue to pay attention, coordinate and faciliate the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations to effectively carry out assigned political tasks, making more positive and practical contributions to the people-to-people foreign affairs of the Vietnam Fatherland Front as well as the country.

She believes that with political determination, solidarity, responsibility and seriousness, the Party Committee of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations will complete the Resolution of the Congress for the 2025-2030 term, continue to innovate, professionalize, mobilize the whole society to participate and create a courageous, modern and effective people-to-people diplomacy in the era of globalization.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Ha (third from right) presents flowers to congratulate the Congress. (Photo: Dinh Hoa)

In his closing speech, comrade Phan Anh Son, on behalf of the Presidium, accepted all of comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Ha's instructions to amend and complete the direction and action plan for the 2025-2030 tenure. After the Congress, the Party Committee of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations will soon develop an action program, organize the dissemination and successful implementation of the Congress Resolution for the 2025-2030 tenure.

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