Unfortunately, and although reflecting some of Vietnam’s achievements and progress in protecting human rights, the EU continues to offer non-objective comments based on false and incorrect information, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang.
The protection and promotion of human rights is a coherent policy of the Vietnamese State, which considers people as the center and driving force of the country’s innovation process and socio-economic development, and strives to achieve the goal of improving life and the enjoyment of their rights, he stressed.
Vietnam’s efforts and achievements in promoting and guaranteeing human rights are widely recognized and highly appreciated by the international community, he noted and recalled that these rights and fundamental freedoms of people are recognized in the Constitution and the law and Their respect is ensured in practice.
The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson also reaffirmed her country’s willingness to openly and frankly exchange and cooperate with the EU on human rights issues, and to do so in a spirit of openness and respect, in order to improve mutual understanding through mechanisms annual dialogue and other bilateral exchange frameworks.
This will help the European Union to have objective and complete information and a better understanding of the human rights situation in Vietnam, he emphasized.
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