The first conference of overseasVietnamese, convened by the Foreign Ministry in Hanoi on Nov. 21-23,with the attendance of more than 1,500 domestic and overseas delegates,will underline the strength of the nation’s unity.
This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham GiaKhiem in an article published in the Nhan Dan (The People) dailynewspaper on Nov. 20.
In his article, Deputy PM Khiem went at lengths to point out thesignificance of the event, which is “the first time a large-scaleconference bringing together overseas Vietnamese from all walks of lifeand ages from every continent in the world together.”
About 1,000 overseas Vietnamese delegates, who are specialists,intellectuals, businesspeople, artists, social activists, religiousdignitaries, heads of organisations and young people have registeredfor the event.
They represent more than 4 million Vietnamese expats who have thedesire and will to strengthen solidarity so as to enable theircommunities to develop and contribute to their homeland’s cause ofnational construction.
The conference aims to encourage a broad forum for overseas Vietnamesepeople to voice their opinions on policies for overseas Vietnamesepeople to the Party and State’s leaders for discussion.
At the conference, all the issues relating to overseas Vietnamesecommunities will be reviewed, to work out practical ways of advancingtheir communities and assist them to integrate into their adoptedcountries.
The event also aims to mobilise resources from the overseas Vietnamesecommunity to further the country’s industrialisation and modernisationprocess.
The conference will be a chance to honour outstanding collectives andindividuals both in and outside of the country, that made greatcontributions to movements to encourage overseas Vietnamese people tojoin in the homeland’s construction and defence.
It will also help to heighten the awareness of the relevant ministries,agencies, sectors and localities in order to successfully implement theParty and State’s policies on great national unity.
In order to increase links between the overseas Vietnamese communityand the nation, Deputy PM Khiem highlighted the tasks that need to bedone in overseas Vietnamese related affairs.
Firstly, to provide the right conditions for overseas Vietnamese peopleto be able to build and maintain links with their homeland.
The Deputy PM stressed on the need to preserve the nation’s traditionaland cultural identities, meet cultural and spiritual demands andespecially to promote the use of the mother tongue among young overseasVietnamese people.
In addition, attention also needs to be paid to disseminatinginformation to the overseas Vietnamese community on the country’sdevelopment and the Party and State’s policies on great national unity.
Secondly, to further the intellectual and economic contributions madeby overseas Vietnamese people to the country’s development, uphold therole of businesses in enabling domestic products and services to enterthe global market, and raise the efficiency of their investmentprojects in the country.
Thirdly, to improve the efficiency in implementing policies on theoverseas Vietnamese and enhance the coordination between ministries,agencies, sectors and localities in their work.
“The first conference will be a festival of great national unity, as itwill gather representatives from all over the world and show theoverseas Vietnamese community’s feelings and aspirations towards theirhomeland,” said Deputy PM Khiem in conclusion./.
This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham GiaKhiem in an article published in the Nhan Dan (The People) dailynewspaper on Nov. 20.
In his article, Deputy PM Khiem went at lengths to point out thesignificance of the event, which is “the first time a large-scaleconference bringing together overseas Vietnamese from all walks of lifeand ages from every continent in the world together.”
About 1,000 overseas Vietnamese delegates, who are specialists,intellectuals, businesspeople, artists, social activists, religiousdignitaries, heads of organisations and young people have registeredfor the event.
They represent more than 4 million Vietnamese expats who have thedesire and will to strengthen solidarity so as to enable theircommunities to develop and contribute to their homeland’s cause ofnational construction.
The conference aims to encourage a broad forum for overseas Vietnamesepeople to voice their opinions on policies for overseas Vietnamesepeople to the Party and State’s leaders for discussion.
At the conference, all the issues relating to overseas Vietnamesecommunities will be reviewed, to work out practical ways of advancingtheir communities and assist them to integrate into their adoptedcountries.
The event also aims to mobilise resources from the overseas Vietnamesecommunity to further the country’s industrialisation and modernisationprocess.
The conference will be a chance to honour outstanding collectives andindividuals both in and outside of the country, that made greatcontributions to movements to encourage overseas Vietnamese people tojoin in the homeland’s construction and defence.
It will also help to heighten the awareness of the relevant ministries,agencies, sectors and localities in order to successfully implement theParty and State’s policies on great national unity.
In order to increase links between the overseas Vietnamese communityand the nation, Deputy PM Khiem highlighted the tasks that need to bedone in overseas Vietnamese related affairs.
Firstly, to provide the right conditions for overseas Vietnamese peopleto be able to build and maintain links with their homeland.
The Deputy PM stressed on the need to preserve the nation’s traditionaland cultural identities, meet cultural and spiritual demands andespecially to promote the use of the mother tongue among young overseasVietnamese people.
In addition, attention also needs to be paid to disseminatinginformation to the overseas Vietnamese community on the country’sdevelopment and the Party and State’s policies on great national unity.
Secondly, to further the intellectual and economic contributions madeby overseas Vietnamese people to the country’s development, uphold therole of businesses in enabling domestic products and services to enterthe global market, and raise the efficiency of their investmentprojects in the country.
Thirdly, to improve the efficiency in implementing policies on theoverseas Vietnamese and enhance the coordination between ministries,agencies, sectors and localities in their work.
“The first conference will be a festival of great national unity, as itwill gather representatives from all over the world and show theoverseas Vietnamese community’s feelings and aspirations towards theirhomeland,” said Deputy PM Khiem in conclusion./.
