Hanoi, Oct. 24 -- Mr. President of the Egmont - Royal Institute for International Relations,
Distinguished Delegates, Scholars, Researchers, and Members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Together with the high-level delegation of Viet Nam, I am delighted to be present in the Kingdom of Belgium-the political center of the European Union (EU). The Kingdom of Belgium possesses an invaluable diplomatic heritage: the art of reconciling differences and building consensus. This capacity to govern diversity has transformed this land into a symbol of the ethos of "Unity in Diversity"-a core philosophy to which the EU, ASEAN, and the international community attribute paramount importance in today's volatile world.
Following four decades of Doi Moi (Renovat...