What are regulations on scope, regulated entities, and principles of organizing diplomatic ceremonies in Vietnam?

Scope, regulated entities for diplomatic ceremonies in Vietnam

Pursuant to Article 1 and 2 of the Decree 18/2022/ND-CP (takes effect 10/4/2022) stipulating scope, regulated entities for diplomatic ceremonies in Vietnam as follows:

Article 1. Scope

1. This Decree provides for diplomatic ceremonies, including:

a) Receiving of high-ranking foreign delegations on state visits, official visits, working visits, unannounced visits, private visits, or in transit; receiving of Ministers, Directors of Agencies of the Congress or equivalences and other foreign guest delegations;

b) Receiving and seeing off Leaders of the Communist Party and State attending international conferences abroad; drafting congratulatory letters and telegrams, condolences, enquiries of High-ranking Leaders;

c) Organizing ceremonies for heads of foreign representative missions, including heads of diplomatic representative missions; heads of consular missions, and heads of representative missions of international organizations in Vietnam.

2. In special cases, the presiding agency shall request a competent authority to organize the reception of other guests.

Article 2. Regulated entities

This Decree applies to agencies of the Communist Party and State, units of armed forces, and related organizations and individuals when performing diplomatic ceremonies prescribed in Article 1 of this Decree.

Principles of organizing diplomatic ceremonies in Vietnam

As prescribed in Clause 9, Article 3 of the Decree 18/2022/ND-CP (takes effect 10/4/2022), “Presiding agency” is an agency that presides over organizations of activities of welcoming and receiving foreign guest delegations and organizes international events.

Pursuant to Article 4 of the Decree 18/2022/ND-CP (takes effect 10/4/2022) stipulating principles of organizing diplomatic ceremonies in Vietnam as follows:

1. The presiding agency organizing diplomatic ceremonies shall comply with regulations of the Constitution and the law of Vietnam as well as the international laws and practices.

2. The organization of diplomatic ceremonies shall be uniformly performed in the entire political system including agencies of the Communist Party and the State, serving political and diplomatic requirements of the Communist Party and the State and affirming the leading position and role of the Vietnam Communist Party regarding the political system of Vietnam.

3. The presiding agency shall propose measures of diplomatic ceremonies on the basis of equality and reciprocity; focus on handling differences between the political system, practice, and culture of Vietnam with the political system, practice, and culture of the guest nation.

4. Special cases shall have their separate plans; competent authorities shall decide the approval of such plans.

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