He called upon Vietnamese diplomatic missions abroad to assist businesses in expanding their export markets, attracting more foreign investment and boosting cooperation in labor, tourism and education-training.

PM Dung assigned them with the task of monitoring and analyzing developments in their host countries so that the Vietnamese government can manage the country more effectively.

Dung stressed the importance of multilateral relations regarding the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC), the ASEAN-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and the United Nations.

“Diplomatic corps should take the initiative in religious, democratic and human rights fronts and widely disseminate national policies in a timely fashion so that the world at large can fully understand Vietnam,” Dung said.

He also called on Vietnamese representative offices abroad to work closely with local authorities in an effort to protect their compatriots’ rights and contribute to friendship and cooperation with other countries in all fields, particularly economically, culturally and educationally.

Ambassadors to the US, Russia, Japan and the United Arab Emirates pledged to do their utmost to fulfill their tasks and contribute to the common cause of national development.

Source: VNA