​    On April 24, Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations held a seminar to share information with leaders, lecturers, and students of universities, academies, and colleges on people - to - people diplomancy.

The conference was attended by about 150 delegates who are leaders, officers, lecturers, and students of more than 30 universities, academies, colleges, The Department of Foreign Affairs - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Hanoi Department of Foreign Affairs, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee, Vietnamese Student Association. 

The scene of the seminar

At the Seminar, president of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations Phan Anh Son presented basic information about foreign affairs, people - to - people diplomacy and the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations. He suggested a number of orientations in cooperation with universities, academies, and colleges, such as periodically exchanging information on global and regional situations and people-to-people diplomacy; Introducing people-to-people diplomacy content into the extracurricular and curricular programs; Connecting international cooperation; Coordinating in information work, foreign propaganda.

President of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations Phan Anh Son said: The seminar aims to increase the participation of lecturers, researchers, intellectuals, and students of universities in people-to-people diplomacy activities; Promote cooperation between the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations and member organizations with universities, academies, and colleges in training and international cooperation activities. Thereby, it looks to contribute to improving the effectiveness of people-to-people diplomacy in the new situation.

President of Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations Phan Anh Son spoke at the Seminar

Delegates highly appreciated the form and content of the seminar. Much information about the people-to-people diplomacy activities of educational institutes was presented. Thereby, their potential, development trends, practical requirements, and desires in people-to-people diplomacy in education, training, research, and social activities were identified and new orientations for development were proposed.

Representatives of schools proposed nearly 20 topics they hope to cooperate with Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations and its member organizations.

Dr. Phan Anh Son said: Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations received and would actively study the initiatives and suggestions of the delegates to build practical and complementary work plans to serve both immediate and long-term goals in this policy of coordination and cooperation.