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Deputy Foreign Minister Ho Xuan Son and representatives of the provincial, municipal and local Department of Foreign Affairs co-chaired the conference.

Addressing the opening session, after reviewing the outstanding achievements of foreign affairs in the past year, Deputy Foreign Minister Ho Xuan Son said that in the overall success including the contribution of the local. Vice Minister Ho Xuan Son affirmed, this time in the conference is an opportunity to look back on the local foreign affairs in 2014, evaluating the results of the implementation of the tasks set out, on that basis, discuss orientations and tasks required in 2015. Deputy requirements, participants spend time in-depth analysis, to clarify the existence and problems in practical work, proposed solutions also such as measures to further improve the effectiveness of coordination between the local and the State Department.
Reports at the conference, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs Phung The Long had an overall assessment of the success and survival of local foreign affairs in 2014, the activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the direction, guidance and support local support deployment and comprehensive synchronization of external activities in the province in the spirit of mission requirements laid out in the Conference of foreign affairs 17th nationally which, the locals have built urgently and implementation of its program of action, actively promote international cooperation on all fields of foreign economic, foreign cultures, borders, working people in the country Vietnam in addition, protection of citizens. In addition, local and intensified implementation of the Regulation unified management of foreign activities in the province as well as to strengthen the organization and apparatus of the foreign affairs agency.
Working on orientation in 2015, Mr. Long stressed, this is the last year of the term of the Eleventh Party Congress, a pivotal year implementation of economic development task - society and is a multi-day anniversary major national holidays. On foreign policy, Vietnam will actively promote cooperation activities, extensive integration and multilateral foreign policy. The Department of Foreign Affairs suggested localities actively implementing the action program of the local international integration, focusing on the content of economic integration in order to contribute to restructuring the local economy, innovation growth model . Provinces should also promote the content of cooperation signed, timely exchange and propose solutions to the obstacles to these agreements really effective economic objectives - society. Together, the local also need to strengthen the promotion and advertising to attract external resources for economic development - social and apparatus consolidate cooperation in the context of ASEAN Community building poses new tasks.
Mr. Phung The Long also confirmed that the Foreign Ministry will continue to accompany and support the local implementation of comprehensive diplomatic activities, actively carry out the tasks set out in the annual work programs, training to some content, such as boosting the local support of international integration, improve the efficiency of coordination between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and local construction work mechanism between the Ministry's leadership regularly with leaders of the provinces, city.
Also at the meeting, representatives of the People's Committee, Department of Foreign Affairs of the provinces and cities: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Phu Tho, Da Nang, Binh Dinh, Tien Giang, Quang Nam, Ba Ria Vung Tau, Ha Giang operation final report last year. The opinions of the local focus on the theme: the struggle to defend its sovereignty, border management, citizen protection, trade and investment promotion, foreign cultures, management of international conferences , union delegations in building a team of foreign service officers, investment disputes, coordination among agencies affiliated with the local Ministry of foreign Affairs ...
Representatives of the Union of Vietnam Friendship Organizations and agencies under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (National Boundary Commission, Department of Law and International Treaties, the State Committee for Overseas Vietnam The Bureau consular, economic Affairs Department, the Department for Culture, external Relations and UNESCO) has also answer questions, receive recommendations from local and deploying an early commitment to strengthen the section more effective coordination with local authorities.
Speaking concluded the conference, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ho Xuan Son requirements Department of Foreign Affairs hosted a meeting with the authorities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be the contents of the meeting to finalize the report submitted to Prime Prime Minister, emphasizing the contents of local proposals to the Government addressed in: construction machinery, mechanisms and policies, unified management of foreign affairs ... He also proposed Department of foreign services and the Department of Foreign Affairs should soon complete the program of action for the year, month and quarter to each specific part, the focus, the key to the Ministry's leadership and leaders of provinces / cities with the guidance perform.
On this occasion, on behalf of the leaders of the Ministry, Deputy Minister Ho Xuan Son has sent New Year greetings and formally launched in 2015 examinations the race from 2015 to 2016, proposed five clusters based emulation to wage standards and guide emulation, create positive momentum in implementing the work, contributing contribution and successful implementation of the guidelines and policies of the Party and the State. /.

(Source: MOFA)​