Nghe An participates in national conference on overseas Vietnamese affairs
(Baonghean.vn) - Conclusion No. 12-KL/TW dated August 12, 2021 of the Politburo affirms the consistent policy of our Party and State on firmly consolidating the great national unity bloc, in which the overseas Vietnamese community is identified as an inseparable part of the Vietnamese ethnic community.
On the afternoon of June 29, the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese held an online conference to implement Conclusion No. 12-KL/TW dated August 12, 2021 of the Politburo and Resolution No. 169 dated December 31, 2021 of the Government on work for overseas Vietnamese in the new situation.
Attending the conference at the Central bridge point was comrade Bui Thanh Son - Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The conference was held in person and online with 63 connecting points of provinces and cities across the country and 75 connecting points of Vietnamese people abroad.
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Scene at Nghe An bridge. Photo: Thanh Le |
Currently, the overseas Vietnamese community has about 5.3 million people living and working in 130 countries and territories. In response to changes in the international context and the growth in quantity and expansion of the overseas Vietnamese community around the world, on August 12, 2021, the Politburo issued Conclusion No. 12-KL/TW on the work of overseas Vietnamese in the new situation with many important contents.
Nghe An is one of the leading provinces in the country in terms of the number of people studying, working and living abroad with about 75,000 people, concentrated in countries and territories: Laos, Singapore, China, Japan, Korea, Russian Federation, UK, Canada, USA, Federal Republic of Germany, Czech Republic, French Republic, ...
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Delegates attending at Nghe An bridge point. Photo: Thanh Le |
Nghe An is one of the localities with the largest amount of remittances in the country, about 500 million USD/year.
Currently, in Nghe An province, there are 15 projects invested by overseas Vietnamese with a total investment capital of 6,237.08 billion VND. The projects have contributed to socio-economic development, increased local budget revenue, and created jobs for people.
With the spirit of solidarity and always looking towards the homeland, Nghe An people have established Nghe An Associations all over the world, playing an important role in uniting the community, preserving and promoting the national cultural identity, and being a bridge of friendship between Nghe An province and other localities. Every year, experts and intellectuals from Nghe An come back to work and explore investment and business opportunities in their homeland.
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Minh Anh - Do Luong Garment Factory invested by overseas Vietnamese Nguyen Dinh Sinh in the Federal Republic of Germany. Photo: Thanh Le |
Overseas Vietnamese in Nghe An are increasingly actively participating in activities towards the sea and islands of the Fatherland, charity donations, compatriots in the country facing difficult circumstances and especially donating to their homeland during natural disasters and floods, in areas with many difficulties,...
Conclusion No. 12-KL/TW assessed the results achieved after 5 years of implementing Directive No. 45-CT/TW dated May 19, 2015 of the Politburo on continuing to promote the implementation of Resolution No. 36-NQ/TW of the 9th Politburo on work with overseas Vietnamese, and emphasized the guiding viewpoint on implementing tasks and solutions in the new situation that must more clearly demonstrate the sentiments and responsibilities of the Party and State in caring for the overseas Vietnamese community, continuing to encourage and create conditions for compatriots to turn to their homeland.
Faced with new tasks, especially the requirements of the 13th Party Congress on more comprehensive and stronger implementation of work for overseas Vietnamese, Conclusion 12 of the Politburo and Resolution 169 of the Government have set out the requirements that work for overseas Vietnamese should be implemented with many methods, timely mobilization, support, and more clearly demonstrate the sentiments and responsibilities of the Party and State in caring for the overseas Vietnamese community.
Thereby affirming the consistent policy of our Party and State on firmly consolidating the great national unity bloc, in which the overseas Vietnamese community is identified as an inseparable part of the Vietnamese national community.
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Representatives of departments and branches attended at Nghe An bridge point. Photo: Thanh Le |
The implementation of Conclusion 12-KL/TW dated August 12, 2021 of the Politburo aims to widely disseminate and raise awareness among cadres, party members and people about the Party and State's viewpoints and policies on overseas Vietnamese affairs; promote the role and responsibility of the political system, especially Party committees and authorities, to effectively implement Conclusion 12-KL/TW and other documents on overseas Vietnamese.
Through propaganda work, we contribute to promoting the strength of the great national unity bloc, mobilizing enormous resources, arousing the patriotic spirit of our compatriots at home and abroad to successfully implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress.