The Steering Committee for the Central Highlands and the ForeignMinistry should come up with a coordination scheme to provide the latestinformation on the region to Vietnamese ambassadors abroad, especiallythose involving democracy and human rights to counter false allegationsby hostile forces.
So said Deputy Foreign Minister Thach Du,who led a delegation of Vietnamese diplomats, at a working session withthe committee in Dak Lak province on July 1.
Ambassadors andconsul generals will serve as a bridge linking the Central Highlands andinternational friends, especially in the field of trade, Du said.
Members of the committee also offered suggestions on externalrelations work, including dissemination of information on the region,its trade promotion, acceleration of demarcation with neighbouringcountries of Laos and Cambodia, and activities of non-governmentalorganisations there.
Covering over 54,400km, the CentralHighlands encompasses the provinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Lam Dong, GiaLai and Kon Tum with a population of over 5.4 million people, 25.7percent of them ethnic minority, deputy head of the committee, Lieut.Gen. Trieu Xuan Hoa reported.
For the past 10 years, itseconomy has expanded 10 percent on annual average, generating 15trillion VND (714 million USD) to its local budget. Its farm producesuch as coffee, rubber, pepper, tea and cashew nuts rake in billions ofUSD from exports.
Nearly 97 percent of local districts andcommunes have their own medical stations while many new universities,colleges and vocational schools have been built.
A mere 13.64percent of local households is living in poverty. For the past 13 years,the region has offered vocational training to over 300,000 andgenerated jobs to more than 1.15 million workers.-VNA
So said Deputy Foreign Minister Thach Du,who led a delegation of Vietnamese diplomats, at a working session withthe committee in Dak Lak province on July 1.
Ambassadors andconsul generals will serve as a bridge linking the Central Highlands andinternational friends, especially in the field of trade, Du said.
Members of the committee also offered suggestions on externalrelations work, including dissemination of information on the region,its trade promotion, acceleration of demarcation with neighbouringcountries of Laos and Cambodia, and activities of non-governmentalorganisations there.
Covering over 54,400km, the CentralHighlands encompasses the provinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Lam Dong, GiaLai and Kon Tum with a population of over 5.4 million people, 25.7percent of them ethnic minority, deputy head of the committee, Lieut.Gen. Trieu Xuan Hoa reported.
For the past 10 years, itseconomy has expanded 10 percent on annual average, generating 15trillion VND (714 million USD) to its local budget. Its farm producesuch as coffee, rubber, pepper, tea and cashew nuts rake in billions ofUSD from exports.
Nearly 97 percent of local districts andcommunes have their own medical stations while many new universities,colleges and vocational schools have been built.
A mere 13.64percent of local households is living in poverty. For the past 13 years,the region has offered vocational training to over 300,000 andgenerated jobs to more than 1.15 million workers.-VNA
