As many as 70 overseas Vietnamese (OV) will return home to participatein the worship of Hung Kings and visit Truong Sa Archipelago fromApril 7-28.
The information was revealed at a press conference held in Hanoi on April 3.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Foreign Minister and head of the StateCommittee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Nguyen Thanh Son affirmed thatthe Vietnamese communities in foreign countries are an indispensablepart of the country as they serves as a bridge between the homeland andtheir host countries.
As scheduled, from April 7-14, thedelegation will offer incense in the Hung Kings Temple in the northernprovince of Phu Tho, visit the residential and working place of latePresident Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, and pay tribute to General Vo NguyenGiap at his grave in the central province of Quang Binh.
Duringthe next 13 days, they will visit and present gifts to officers,soldiers and people in Truong Sa Archipelago and join a requiem tocommemorate Vietnamese soldiers and people who laid down their livesprotecting the country’s sea and island sovereignty.
At theconference, Deputy Foreign Minister Son also briefed participants on hisworking trip to the US, Canada and the Republic of Korea from March9-29 to meet with OV communities.
The official stressed that histrip helped Vietnamese communities abroad better understand thehomeland’s socio-economic development, especially the Party and State’sincentive policies for OVs when they invest in the country.-VNA