Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has a meeting with the Vietnamese Embassy staff and the Vietnamese community in New Zealand on March 10. (Photo: VNA) At the event, PM Chinh briefed the community about the country’s situation,highlighting that thanks to great efforts, Vietnam has achieved great development, strength, internationalposition and prestige like never before.
He thanked the Vietnamese community in New Zealand for always keeping the homeland in their heart, and stressed that the Party and State always see the overseasVietnamese, including those in New Zealand, as an integral part of the Vietnamesepeople.
The Government leader underscored that the community has an important role to playin bolstering the Vietnam – New Zealand relations, which have been unceasinglydeveloping over the past decades, with two-way trade in 2023 reaching 1.3billion USD, and New Zealand providing support for Vietnam in various areas,from education-training to gender equality and development.
He asked the Vietnamese people in New Zealand to promote solidarity to build astrong and developed community, uphold national pride, actively integrate intothe host country’s society, comply with the laws and contribute to localdevelopment.
Besides, he urged them to preserve Vietnamese cultural tradition and language, andhave more practical activities in contributions to the homeland’s construction.
He expressed his hope that the Vietnamese community in foreign countries and inNew Zealand in particular will join the Party, military and people’s efforts toconcretise the set target of making Vietnam a developed and high-income countryby 2045.
The overseas Vietnamese, for their part, expressedtheir delight and pride in the fatherland’s development as well as the sound Vietnam– New Zealand ties, and stressed that the Party and State have special affectionfor the community, with the amendment of the laws on land, realty market andhousing that create opportunities for them to own houses in the homeland.
They said they hope that the governments of bothcountries will continue negotiations and promote the implementation ofagreements so that Vietnamese products could penetrate deeper into the NewZealand market.
Besides, they pointed out several bottlenecks in administrative procedures inVietnam, especially legal ones related to foreigners and overseas Vietnamese,while recommending the governments of both countries relax visa policy to createmore favourable conditions for citizens to enhance exchange, as well as recogniseeach other’s degrees.
Vietnam should have policies to support organisations and individuals whoengage in the preservation and promotion work of national cultural identity inforeign countries, they added.
PM Chinh said that the Vietnamese government is working on the above-mentionedrecommendations, including visa policy renewal, establishments of mechanisms toattract and facilitate conditions for overseas Vietnamese to return home to work,and measures to preserve the cultural identity.
He added that he will ask New Zealand to consider and recognise the Vietnamesecommunity as an ethnic minority group.
More than 10,000 Vietnamese are living and working in New Zealand. They havecontributed greatly to the host nation as well as theVietnam – New Zealand relations. Many have built successful careers in business andscientific research./.
Vietnam should have policies to support organisations and individuals whoengage in the preservation and promotion work of national cultural identity inforeign countries, they added.
PM Chinh said that the Vietnamese government is working on the above-mentionedrecommendations, including visa policy renewal, establishments of mechanisms toattract and facilitate conditions for overseas Vietnamese to return home to work,and measures to preserve the cultural identity.
He added that he will ask New Zealand to consider and recognise the Vietnamesecommunity as an ethnic minority group.
More than 10,000 Vietnamese are living and working in New Zealand. They havecontributed greatly to the host nation as well as theVietnam – New Zealand relations. Many have built successful careers in business andscientific research./.
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