Prime Minister: International integration must shift from asking-receiving to proactive contribution

On the morning of January 14, Politburo member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the National Steering Committee for International Integration chaired a conference to summarize the work in 2025 and deploy tasks for 2026 of the Steering Committee.

The Prime Minister said that international integration is a major content of strategic significance in the foreign policy in particular and in the overall national development strategy in general, contributing to thoroughly promoting socio-economic development, strengthening national defense and security, expanding foreign relations, enhancing national position, and ensuring the interests of the nation and people.

Stating that when implementing the Doi Moi project, Vietnam relies on three pillars: eliminating subsidy bureaus, implementing multi-factor economy and integrating internationally, the Prime Minister emphasized that the current situation is changing, leading to appropriate and effective changes in behavior.

Therefore, the Politburo issued Resolution 59-NQ/TW, which identifies new thinking, approaches, and methods for implementing international integration, in order to effectively take advantage of favorable conditions and minimize the impact of fluctuations in the international environment.

The consistent viewpoint of international integration is the cause of the entire political system and the entire people under the leadership of the Party and management of the State; people and businesses are the center, subject, driving force, and resource for international integration.

The Prime Minister stated that last year, the trend of global economy, investment and trade decreased. However, for Vietnam, import and export turnover increased, FDI disbursement reached the largest record ever, reaching about 28-29 billion USD, demonstrating the increased confidence of foreign investors in Vietnam's business investment environment; at the same time, stimulating domestic investment. The international community highly appreciates Vietnam's socio-economic development achievements.

The conference to evaluate the Party's correct and timely direction has helped shape a new thinking about international integration to meet the requirements and tasks in the new situation.

International integration in the economy has quickly shifted to adapt to fluctuations, taking advantage of attracting important and outstanding resources, contributing to restructuring and innovating the model of sustainable and self-reliant growth.

International integration in politics, defense and security has many new steps forward, being a pillar in protecting the Fatherland early and from afar, consolidating and expanding the favorable foreign situation, enhancing the country's potential and international position.

International integration in science and technology, innovation and digital transformation is strongly promoted, becoming a focus in cooperation with partners, practically serving the goal of shifting the growth model from breadth to depth.

International integration in culture, society, tourism, environment, education - training, health and other fields has had many positive changes, both increasing the country's position and soft power, and effectively serving the goal of sustainable and inclusive development, with people as the center.

Along with that, the improvement of institutions and legal policies on international integration has been promoted and the urging and supervision of the implementation of international commitments and agreements has contributed to improving the country's national competitiveness and international integration capacity.

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