Nghe An needs to focus on human resources to serve foreign affairs activities.

(Baonghean.vn) - That is the recommendation of Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee Ngo Duc Manh at the working session of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee delegation with the People's Committee of Nghe An province on the afternoon of April 27..

Receiving and working with the delegation were comrades: Hoang Viet Duong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Pham Van Tan - Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, and representatives of relevant departments and branches.

Overview of the working session.

At the meeting, the representative of the Provincial People's Committee informed the working delegation about the socio-economic development situation, foreign affairs, international cooperation, the implementation of international treaties and agreements, and the implementation of investment projects in Nghe An.

In 2015 and the first quarter of 2016, the organization and management of the diplomatic corps were well implemented. Foreign non-governmental organizations, Vietnamese organizations and individuals abroad sponsored the province with a total capital of nearly 1.5 million USD.

Foreign cultural activities were strongly implemented, foreign information work and management of information and press activities of foreign reporters in the locality were in accordance with procedures and regulations. 27 international conferences and seminars were organized, creating a good impression in the eyes of investors, opening up cooperation opportunities between the province and foreign partners, organizations and enterprises.

The Binh Than Spring 2016 investor meeting opens up many investment cooperation opportunities for Nghe An. Photo: Archive.

Regarding international cooperation, Nghe An has established friendly relations at the provincial, district, city and town levels with many localities of Laos, Thailand, China, Korea, Japan, etc. Notably, cooperation activities with Ulianov (Russia), Gifu (Japan), Côtes d'Armor (France), etc.

The working delegation and the Provincial People's Committee discussed in more depth the contents related to the functions and tasks of the Department of Foreign Affairs, the appraisal work of competent agencies on aid from foreign organizations, the operation of border gates, legal education for Vietnamese workers abroad, difficulties in managing foreign economic activities, local human resources to implement international treaties and agreements, etc.

Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee Ngo Duc Manh highlighted the role of local authorities in implementing international treaties.

On behalf of the delegation, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee Ngo Duc Manh pointed out that Vietnam is actively integrating, but there are still many challenges. In that context, the role of local authorities in implementing international treaties is extremely important and it is necessary to focus on developing local human resources to meet the requirements of implementing international agreements and treaties.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Viet Duong concluded the meeting.

Concluding the meeting, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Viet Duong hoped that the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee would continue to pay attention to and support the province in implementing Resolution 26 of the Politburo, building Nghe An into a prosperous province in the Northern region. He said that in the coming time, the province will focus on adjusting according to the enthusiastic suggestions of the working group, continuing to promote the advantages of the past time to further promote foreign affairs activities.

Thu Giang