Emeritus Professor Carl Thayer. — VNA/VNS Photo

SYDNEY – The election of State President Tô Lâm by the 13th Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee affirms solidarity within the party, Emeritus Professor Carl Thayer at the University of New South Wales has said in an interview granted to the Việt Nam News Agency.

Lâm stressed he will continue late Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng’s legacy, be resolve to fight corruption and other negative phenomena, and step up the Party building work, the Australian expert on Vietnamese studies highlighted, holding that Việt Nam’s politics will remain stable while there will be no radical changes in its domestic and foreign policies till the 14th Party Congress, ensuring investors’ confidence.

According to Thayer, under the leadership of Lâm, Việt Nam could reach its target of becoming a developed country with modern industry and upper-middle income by 2030 which, as Lâm said, is a main goal. A positive factor is that Việt Nam has been among the fastest-growing economies in the region.

Regarding priorities in Việt Nam’s foreign affairs in the coming time, Party General Secretary and State President To Lam affirmed that the country will continue strengthening ties with its neighbours, strategic and comprehensive partners and traditional friends, unceasingly consolidate political trust, peace dialogues and cooperation at the highest level for development, enhance contributions to maintaining peace and stability in the region and the world, elevate multilateral diplomacy, and promote its role as a proactive and responsible member of the international community.

Thayer described the priorities as basic principles of the nation’s “bamboo diplomacy”, adding they are the results of the collective decision-making leadership and flexible approach, adding there will be a continuation of the previous policy, which will comfort countries with cooperation relations with Việt Nam about the continuous engagement in the future. VNS