PM praised VUFO’s contributions to national development

VGP – People-to-people diplomacy, along with the State diplomacy, has actively contributed to the past struggle for national liberation and the current socio-economic development, said PM Nguyen Tan Dung.

June 04, 2012 3:06 PM GMT+7

Each Vietnamese should be an ambassador of culture, science, sports, and arts to enhance the country's soft power to protect the country's territorial integrity - Illustration photo

The Government chief made the remark during his working session with the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) in Hanoi on Monday.

He asked VUFO to better perform its missions in a bid to create a peaceful environment and stability for the national development and defense.

VUFO suggested the Government issue legal documents on coordination mechanism between State diplomacy and people-to-people diplomacy to improve the efficiency of the country's external relations.

Currently, VUFO has 97 members, including 58 central-level associations and 39 local-level unions, said VUFO President Vu Xuan Hong.

He added that VUFO has established an international partnership network, including thousands of organizations and individuals all over the world.

The Union has actively mobilized aid from non-governmental organizations. From 1992, some US $3 billion of the mobilized funding has been disbursed, focusing on overcoming war legacy, poverty reduction, healthcare infrastructure development, environmental protection, urgent relief among others.

By Thuy Dung