The first Overseas Vietnameseconference concluded on Nov. 23 after three days, resulting inpractical suggestions to advance the overseas Vietnamese affairs infuture.
The delegates urged the State to soonissue policies on conditions for overseas Vietnamese to buy and own ahome in their homeland, simplify procedures for entry and exit as wellas Vietnamese citizenship, and give assistance to overseas Vietnameseto continue receiving retirement salaries and social welfare providedby their countries of residence when they return to Vietnam.
They also suggested the State to create breakthrough policies to courtmore overseas Vietnamese experts and intellectuals to the homeland, andset up an organisation to link up this contingent.
Relevant ministries and agencies were also asked to form groups ofexperts in important fields in order to facilitate the exchange ofinformation between domestic and overseas scientists.
Regarding the protection of citizenship and legal citizenship foroverseas Vietnamese, most were of the view that the State shouldaccelerate negotiations and the signing of bilateral and multilateralagreements and treaties, to promote high-level influence on the issuewith countries that have a great number of overseas Vietnamese, andhelp overseas Vietnamese secure stable legal conditions for theirlong-term residence.
The delegates also offered strategies to preserve and promote thenation’s traditions, increase the teaching and learning of Vietnamese,strengthen the staff in charge of overseas Vietnamese affairs, andunify the overseas Vietnamese community.
Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Thanh Son, who is Chairman of the StateCommittee for Overseas Vietnamese (COV), said the opinions would be abasis for the Party and State to map out more efficient and practicalpolices for overseas Vietnamese.
On the occasion, the Foreign Ministry and the COV presentedcertificates of merit and insignias to 21 collectives and individualsfor their participation in movements to encourage the community tocontribute to national development./.
The delegates urged the State to soonissue policies on conditions for overseas Vietnamese to buy and own ahome in their homeland, simplify procedures for entry and exit as wellas Vietnamese citizenship, and give assistance to overseas Vietnameseto continue receiving retirement salaries and social welfare providedby their countries of residence when they return to Vietnam.
They also suggested the State to create breakthrough policies to courtmore overseas Vietnamese experts and intellectuals to the homeland, andset up an organisation to link up this contingent.
Relevant ministries and agencies were also asked to form groups ofexperts in important fields in order to facilitate the exchange ofinformation between domestic and overseas scientists.
Regarding the protection of citizenship and legal citizenship foroverseas Vietnamese, most were of the view that the State shouldaccelerate negotiations and the signing of bilateral and multilateralagreements and treaties, to promote high-level influence on the issuewith countries that have a great number of overseas Vietnamese, andhelp overseas Vietnamese secure stable legal conditions for theirlong-term residence.
The delegates also offered strategies to preserve and promote thenation’s traditions, increase the teaching and learning of Vietnamese,strengthen the staff in charge of overseas Vietnamese affairs, andunify the overseas Vietnamese community.
Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Thanh Son, who is Chairman of the StateCommittee for Overseas Vietnamese (COV), said the opinions would be abasis for the Party and State to map out more efficient and practicalpolices for overseas Vietnamese.
On the occasion, the Foreign Ministry and the COV presentedcertificates of merit and insignias to 21 collectives and individualsfor their participation in movements to encourage the community tocontribute to national development./.
