Speaking at the Conference, comrade Le Hoai Trung - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central External Relations Commission said that in 2024, the Central External Relations Commission has strengthened and continued to improve the quality and effectiveness of performing its functions and tasks to assist the Politburo and the Secretariat in leading and directing people's foreign affairs and unified management of people's foreign affairs activities, ensuring close and timely response to political tasks.

Specifically, regarding research, consultation and appraisal work, the Central External Relations Commission has appraised and advised the Standing Member of the Secretariat and the Secretariat on programs, plans and projects on foreign affairs activities of mass organizations and people's organizations, ensuring proper implementation of Party policies and State laws.

At the same time, based on the Committee's recommendations, the Standing Member of the Secretariat continued to decentralize and authorize the Party Committees of 13 organizations with Party Committees, associated with the responsibilities of the Party Committees and heads of the organizations, contributing to reducing administrative procedures and increasing the initiative of the organizations.

Continue to maintain and improve the quality of the mechanism of quarterly periodic meetings with mass organizations and people's organizations with party delegations, periodically publish the People's Foreign Affairs Newsletter on the world and regional situation, and at the same time orient the information and propaganda work of foreign affairs for the mass organizations. Organize 02 People's Foreign Affairs Information Conferences and provide guidance on people's foreign affairs to a wide range of organizations and individuals.

Emulation and reward work continues to receive attention and is promptly implemented to recognize the contributions of relevant individuals and organizations.

At the Conference, the Vietnam Journalists Association (VJA) was honored to receive the emulation flag of the Central External Relations Commission for the leading collective in people's foreign affairs work in the field of External Information and Propaganda in 2024.

The foreign affairs activities of the Vietnam Association of Journalists are one of the important activities of people's diplomacy... The year 2024 witnessed excitement with the working trips of the Association's leaders as well as many international press delegations coming to visit and work.

Accordingly, the Vietnam Journalists Association has implemented 18 foreign affairs activities, bilateral and multilateral relations between the Vietnam Journalists Association and important partners and traditional friends continue to be maintained and kept in close contact. Typically, in September 2024, the Vietnam Journalists Association organized a working delegation to visit and work in Cuba, visit and work in Laos...

Notably, in August 2024, representatives of the Vietnam Journalists Association accompanied General Secretary and President To Lam to visit China and signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the "Press and media exchange program between the Vietnam Journalists Association and the China National Journalists Association for the period 2024-2029" in the presence of General Secretary and President To Lam and General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping. As part of the cooperation agreement between the two sides, the Vietnam Journalists Association sent representatives to attend the "Belt and Road" Program and the event "Exchange activities of the Lancang-Mekong Tourism Cities Cooperation Alliance in 2024" in China.

In 2025, HNBVN plans to cooperate with press agencies to continue expanding traditional cooperative relations, especially cooperation between major domestic press agencies and foreign press agencies. Organize activities for the Association and its levels to expand bilateral and multilateral relations, thereby enhancing foreign relations and improving the quality of foreign affairs of the press.

Hoa Giang - Son Hai