Mobilising OV resources for national development: Deputy FM
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has called on Vietnamese representative offices in foreign countries to mobilise the Overseas Vietnamese (OV) resources to develop the nation.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has called on Vietnamese representative offices in foreign countries to mobilise the OV resources to develop the nation. (Photo: qdnd.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hanghas called on Vietnamese representative offices in foreign countries to mobilise the Overseas Vietnamese (OV) resources to develop the nation.
Hang, who is also the Chairwoman of the StateCommittee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, made the call while attending a session onthe OV affairs and citizen protection held on December 17 as part of the 32nd diplomatic conference.
Hailing the efforts by the offices overthe past time, she urged them to pay further attention to and support the OVsin stabilising their lives and better integrating in the host nations, whilepromoting assistance for the Vietnamese citizens to preserve the Vietnameselanguage and cultural identity.
The official asked them to continue strictly following and carrying out the missions stated in the Politburo’s conclusion on the OVaffairs in 2024, renew communications work, and diversify activities tomobilise the OVs, especially the young, to turn their heart to the homeland.
Regarding the citizen protection, Hang stressed the acceleration of the professionalism and completion of theprocedures to handle the work, diversification of information reception and settlement,and promotion of coordination with competent authorities in the host nations toaddress urgent issues.
Shealso ordered the representative offices to pay due heed to evaluating, forecastingand giving warnings on crisis and disaster so as to have rational and prompt solutions, helping ease negative impact.
Besides, the offices should give timely and accurate information on citizenprotection work, especially cases that garner public attention, she added.
As many as 150 heads of Vietnamese representative offices in foreign countriesand leaders of several departments under the Ministry of Foreign Affairsattended the session to review their attained results since the 31st diplomatic conference, point out shortcomings, and outline orientations for theOV work and citizen protection in the time to come.
Heads of the offices shared their experience in promoting solidarity among theOVs and supporting them to consolidate their legal status and stabilise theirlives, as well as the citizen protection work./.
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The country is willing to participate in collective efforts to promote cooperation and mobilise resources to advance the current priority issues of developing countries, such as trade, investment, infrastructure connectivity, making the most of scientific and technological advances for development, and people-to-people exchanges, Hang said.
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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has called on Vietnamese representative offices in foreign countries to mobilise the OV resources to develop the nation. (Photo: qdnd.vn) 
