On the morning of November 1, at the
Provincial Party Committee’s Hall, the Union of Friendship Organizations in
collaboration with the Mass Mobilization Commission under the Party Committee and
the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Dong Nai province organized the
Conference on people- to – people diplomacy.
At the Conference,
there was the attendance of Mr. Dao Van Phuoc, Member of the Standing Party
Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission;
Mr. Cao Van Quang, Member of the Standing Party Committee, Chairman of the
Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee; Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tri, Chairman
of the Provincial Union of Friendship Organization with 320 delegates
representing leaders of departments, sectors and agencies, mass organizations,
friendship associations and officials in charge of mass mobilization and fatherland
front affairs in the province.

Mr.
Dao Van Phuoc - Member of the Standing Party Committee, Head of the Provincial
Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission speaking at the Conference
At the Conference, Mr. Dao Van Phuoc - Member
of the Standing Party Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass
Mobilization Commission, said that President Ho Chi Minh once affirmed that people
– to – people diplomacy is essentially the affairs of mass mobilization - the
mobilization of the people nationwide and abroad for their agreement and
support for the cause of national construction and defense. People – to –
people diplomacy has a large force of people in all parts of the countries. His
ideology and practical activities of people – to – people diplomacy have become
the scientific and artistic basis for Vietnam's diplomatic activities sofar.
The Head of the
Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission expected that civil
servants in charge of the mass mobilization and fatherland front affairs should
be aware of their responsibilities as well as about the role and position of people
– to – people diplomacy. Improving the effectiveness of people – to – people
diplomacy is contributing to the consolidation of the great national unity
bloc, to practically serve the cause of national construction and defense in
the new situation.

Scenery of the Conference
Mr. Dao Van Phuoc suggested that, after
the Conference, the delegates should strengthen propaganda on the role and
position of people – to – people diplomacy in the spirit of Circular No. 01-TT/TU
of the provincial Standing Party Committee implementing Directive No. 12-CT/TW
of the Secretariat. On that basis, the professional officials and agencies advise
the Party Committee to strengthen the leadership of the Party at the
grassroots, concretize by action plans and programs to effectively implement
people – to - people diplomacy at agencies and departments; at the same time,
closely coordinate and implement synchronously among Party diplomacy, State
diplomacy and people-to-people diplomacy; among all levels and sectors with the
Fatherland Front Committee and the Union of Friendship Organizations of the
province; contributing to the successful implementation of the Party's Resolutions
and Directives.
At the Conference, 320 delegates were thoroughly
informed and grasped documents: Directive No. 12-CT/TW of the Secretariat and
Circular No. 01-TT/TU of Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee. The delegates
also heard Dr. Phan Anh Son, Vice President - General Secretary of the Vietnam
Union of Friendship Organizations; The President of the Vietnam Institute for International
and Public Diplomacy Studies presented the topic: “Ho Chi Minh's ideology on
people – to - people diplomacy; the situation in the world and region in recent
time”.