Hanoi, Aug. 1 -- The 33rd Diplomatic Conference, themed "Promoting the pioneering role and fulfilling the crucial and regular task of Vietnam's external affairs in the new era," officially opened in Hanoi on August 1 morning in a hybrid format, with videoconferencing extended to localities across the nation and Vietnamese representative missions abroad. Party General Secretary and State President To Lam attended and delivered a keynote address at the conference. The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) would like to introduce a translation of his speech: Distinguished leaders and former leaders of the Party and State, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front, Distinguished leaders and former leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the sector through ...