Before the Conference, participating delegates observed a minute of silence to commemorate General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. The passing of Comrade General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is a great loss, leaving infinite sadness for the country of Vietnam, the Vietnamese people and international friends.

One of the foreign policy "legacies" which bears the mark of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is that our Party and State not only maintain "warmness on the inside, calmness on the outside" to develop the country in the context of international major and very complex changes, but also raised to new heights with new quality, new strategic connotations, higher political reliability and more practical and effective cooperation in relations with other neighbouring countries, leading powers, important partners and traditional friends as well as Vietnam's new prestige and position on both bilateral and multilateral levels. These achievements have contributed to affirming that "our country has never had the same fortune, potential, position and international prestige as it does today". This is also the thought throughout this Conference on foreign affairs training and fostering international integration knowledge of the VSS industry.

Deputy General Director of VSS Dao Viet Anh spoke at the Conference

Speaking at the Conference, Deputy General Director of VSS Dao Viet Anh emphasized that in recent times, the VSS Industry has always been proactive, closely following the Resolutions of the Party, the National Assembly, the Government, and the direction of the Government, closely coordinates with ministries, departments, central branches, party committees, and local authorities in implementing and organizing the implementation of policies and laws on social, unemployment, and health insurance and achieving outstanding results. turn on.

On behalf of the leaders of the Vietnam Social Insurance industry, Deputy General Director Dao Viet Anh acknowledged the efforts of affiliated units, social insurance offices of provinces and centrally-run cities, and the system of key implementation officers for foreign affair of the VSS Industry, and highly appreciate the coordination and companionship of ministries, departments and branches that have contributed to promoting the image and raising the position of Vietnam in general and VSS in particular domestically and in the international arena.

Deputy General Director Dao Viet Anh informed that on July 15-16, 2024, VSS successfully organized a training conference on foreign affairs and fostering international integration knowledge of the VSS industry in the Northern region in Hai Duong. To continue updating knowledge, improving skills and useful experience in the fields of foreign affairs, international cooperation and social security for foreign affairs focal officers, VSS organizes a Public Training Conference on foreign affairs cooperation and fostering international integration knowledge of VSS industry in 2024 in the local region to help local social insurance industry delegates successfully complete their assigned tasks in foreign affairs in 2024.

Delegates observed a minute of silence to commemorate General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong

 At the training conference, the  speakers as experts, leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared about the world situation, the direction of implementing the foreign policy of the 13th Party Congress and the direction to build local brands in foreign affairs activities; The Institute for Brand Strategy and Competitiveness Research updates information on the world and regional economic situation and implications for VSSe industry.

At the Conference, VSS also disseminated and thoroughly grasped the Plan to implement the Agreement between the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Government of the Republic of Korea on social insurance; Provided professional guidance on implementing the Agreement for Vietnam Social Security officials in the Central, Southern and Central Highlands provinces. Experts from the International Labor Organization shares trends and prospects of social security in the Asia-Pacific region and recommendations to ensure social security rights for migrant workers by implementing social security agreements. Many opinions exchanged at the Conference were fully and satisfactorily answered by experts and speakers.