CHARACTERISTICS AND MODEL OF VIETNAM'S FOREIGN POLICY – FROM THE HISTORICAL POINT OF VIEW

Abstract

Since 1988, when the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam issued Resolution No. 13 on foreign policy duties and policies in the new situation, affirming the strategic goal and the highest interests of the Party and our people is must consolidate and maintain peace in order to focus its power on economic construction and development, Vietnam's foreign policy shifts towards the multilateral motto built on the foundation of the Marxist-Leninist worldview, Ho Chi Minh's thought and a tradition of people's external relations. With a historical approach, the article analyzes the characteristics and model of foreign policy to clearly see changes in thinking and perceptions, the leadership role of the Communist Party for Vietnamese foreign affairs.