The 1954 Geneva Accords – classic diplomatic lessons

Friday, July 19, 2024, 08:59 (GMT+7)
70 years ago, on 21 July 1954, the Geneva Accords on the cessation of hostilities in Vietnam were signed, becoming a historic milestone in the country’s revolutionary diplomacy. The signing of the Geneva Accords, which mainly resulted from the Dien Bien Phu victory that “resounded across the five continents and shook the globe”, victoriously ended our country’s prolonged resistance war and completely smashed the nearly-100-year yoke of French colonialism in Vietnam

On the neutrality of Switzerland

Saturday, August 13, 2022, 22:41 (GMT+7)
Some small countries in Europe, such as: Austria, Sweden, Finland, etc. have applied neutrality policy to stay away from binding alliances, and not to be drawn into fierce wars among major powers throughout history, especially the two World Wars. Apart from these countries, Switzerland is considered one of the best examples of neutrality, which prevents them from being dragged into conflicts in Europe for a long time.

Distortion of national history - a wicked strategy of hostile forces

Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 07:36 (GMT+7)
In addition to sabotaging the 13th National Party Congress, hostile forces have recently enhanced their strategy to distort our country’s resistance wars against the French colonialists and the U.S. imperialists so as to make our cadres, party members, and people misunderstand national history and lose their faith in our Party and socialist regime

The Geneva Accords of 1954 and lessons on the art of securing the victory step by step

Friday, July 19, 2019, 13:56 (GMT+7)
Assessing the results of the Geneva Conference (1954) on Indochina, most of scholars from many countries agreed that it had been a victory of Vietnam and a success of its strategy to achieve the victory step by step in the war for national liberation

Foreign scholars’ assessment of the significance of Dien Bien Phu Victory

Monday, May 06, 2019, 21:28 (GMT+7)
65 years ago, under the right and creative leadership of the Party, headed by President Ho Chi Minh, our troops and people won the great Dien Bien Phu Victory. The victory of this strategic battle not only forced the French colonialists to sign Geneva Agreement to end the war in Indochina, but also opened a new era for the human race - the era of ending the rule of old colonialism around the world

Astana Peace Talks and prospects for Syria

Wednesday, May 03, 2017, 15:18 (GMT+7)
Recently, in the capital city of Astana (Kazakhstan), with the participation and support of Russia, Turkey and Iran, representatives of the Syrian Government and the opposition have held ceasefire talks to seek a political solution for the 6-year conflict in Syria. While there remained differences, the discussion opened prospects for peace in Syria.

Ho Chi Minh – The Founding Father of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Diplomacy

Monday, August 31, 2015, 10:18 (GMT+7)
Over the past 70 years, from a feudal-colonist country, Vietnam has become an independent, unified country with foreign relations with most of the countries in the world. There are many factors contributing to that achievement in which Vietnamese diplomacy deeply imprinted with Ho Chi Minh thought, guideline and style is an important one.

The Geneva Accords - The Triumph of the Vietnamese Revolution

Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 15:16 (GMT+7)
On July 20, 1954, the Geneva Accords on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Indochina was signed. This is regarded as a great victory of our revolution which made the French Government to commit to respect the independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of Vietnam

Geneva Conference: Major lessons for Vietnam’s external affairs

Monday, July 21, 2014, 10:04 (GMT+7)
The Geneva peace conference ended 60 years ago, leading to the signing of an agreement that put an end to the war and restored peace in Indochina, including Vietnam, and leaving valuable lessons that remain practical to Vietnam’s diplomatic sector today

Vietnam sends paper affirming island sovereignty to UN

Friday, July 04, 2014, 10:47 (GMT+7)
The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations on July 3 sent a paper to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon opposing China’s illegal occupation of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago and asserting Vietnam’s sovereignty over it