2020 accomplishments prime Vietnam for 2021 foreign affairs challenges
By Thanh Tam January 10, 2021 | 08:00 am GMT+7
Amid unprecedented difficulties, Vietnam made good ground in 2020 and is well placed to make further foreign relations headway this year, experts say.
Without doubt, 2020 was a year that posed unprecedented challenges worldwide, the Covid-19 pandemic foremost among them.
There were various other unresolved issues including an anti-globalization and free trade trend, increasing protectionism and an undermining of multilateralism.
For Vietnam, in addition to the global challenges, 2020 was a year when it had to shoulder two major international responsibilities – chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2020-2021 term.