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Ethnic policies encourage self-development

Chairman of the National Assembly’s Council of Ethnic Affairs Ksor Phuoc suggested building policies that encourage self-development among ethnic groups at the council’s 11th plenary session in Hanoi on May 15.
Chairman of the National Assembly’s Council of Ethnic Affairs Ksor Phuocsuggested building policies that encourage self-development amongethnic groups at the council’s 11th plenary session in Hanoi on May15.

The event, running through May 19, will putforward a number of important contents in preparation for the ninthsitting of the 13th legislature, including important draft laws suchas the revised Civil Code, Penal Code and Law on Referendum.

Vice Chairman of the council Son Phuoc Hoan noted that some ethnicpolicies in 2015 have yet to fulfil their targets due to lack of timeand financial sources.

Council member Chu Le Chinhraised the fact that there are many policies specifically designed forthe ethnic groups but have been implemented inefficiently, citing poorlytrained working staff as the main reason.

Delegatessuggested reviewing the ethnic policy system, scrapping overlappingprogrammes and projects while urging more attention to preserving ethniccharacters.

Vietnam is home to 54 different ethnicgroups inhabiting mainly mountainous, border, sea and island areas whichhold strategic positions in the country’s politics, economics, securityand defence.

Therefore, the Vietnamese Party andState consider ethnic policy a strategic issue and major task of theentire political system.

Vietnam now has 130 policies targeting ethnic communities, according to the Government’s Committee for Ethnic Affairs.-VNA
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