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The 1954 Geneva Accords – classic diplomatic lessons

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

August Revolution and Ho Chi Minh’s diplomatic culture

August Revolution and Ho Chi Minh's diplomatic culture

Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 09:24 (GMT+7)
During the August Revolution, Ho Chi Minh's diplomatic culture was clearly demonstrated in the noble goal of national liberation, human liberation and the struggle for the good values of humanity; in the art of taking advantage of opportunities; in the continuation of the tradition of peace and humanity; in the diplomatic motto of "being firm in objectives, flexible in strategies and tactics” and in the diplomatic style of sophistication, simplicity, sincerity, and humanity.

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

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.

Thoroughly embracing the principle "Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom", inspiring national self-reliance and self-strengthening in the new era
“Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom” is a core and consistent principle in Ho Chi Minh’s thought; it embodies the willpower, wisdom, and aspirations of the Vietnamese nation. Over the past 60 years, the value of this immortal truth has been affirmed through the great victories of the Vietnamese revolution; it has continued to serve as a tremendous source of spiritual strength, inspiring the entire nation’s will for self-reliance and self-strengthening in the new era