Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang at a working session with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 31, 2023 (Photo: Hai Minh/VGP)

Speaking at a meeting on Tuesday with the Ministry on tasks of 2023, the Deputy Prime Minister urged the Ministry to play a vanguard role and take coordinated actions to maintain peace, stability, boost national development, and raise the country’s international status.

Mr. Quang said the Ministry needs to effectively implement external relations programs at all levels, strengthen international integration, and consolidate national borders.

He said it’s important to take advantage of external resources and international agreements that Vietnam has signed to enhance rapid, sustainable national development while further contributing to multilateral mechanisms.