NA leader meets organisers of Vietnam Global Leaders Forum in Paris
National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on March 31 met organisers of the Vietnam Global Leaders Forum (VLGF) as part of her ongoing visit to France.
NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan meets organisers of the Vietnam Global Leaders Forum in Paris on March 31 (Photo: VNA)
Paris (VNA) – National Assembly (NA) ChairwomanNguyen Thi Kim Ngan on March 31 met organisers of the Vietnam Global LeadersForum (VLGF) as part of her ongoing visit to France.
The VLGT, held for the first time in Paris from March 30-31,is an initiative of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs and theAssociation of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts (AVSE).
According to AVSE President Nguyen Duc Khuong, the forumgathered 200 Vietnamese nationals from 25 countries around the world, many ofwhom are successful in different areas.
The forum aims to set up a network of Vietnamese talentsaround the globe to join hands in building a Vietnam of sustainable developmentand prosperity, he said, expressing his hope that the network will help createa breakthrough in economic development of Vietnam.
Khuong told the NA leader that the forum focused on seekingmeasures to develop the national trademark in agriculture, tourism andinnovative technology.
In the context that Vietnam is targeting the development ofknowledge-based economy, Vietnamese people abroad can make specificcontributions to the Motherland through the promotion of the nationaltrademark’s core values of people and brainpower, he said.
At the forum, participants affirmed their solidarity for thegrowth of Vietnam, he said, adding that the organisers hope to seek specificideas to develop the national trademark by helping Vietnam access the capitalmarket and global knowledge.
The AVSE leader revealed that a forum for overseasVietnamese around the world is scheduled for the first time in the Republic ofKorea in June, gathering Vietnamese entrepreneurs with an aim to boost foreigntrade of Vietnam and promote the national trademark.
For her part, NA Chairwoman Ngan lauded the initiatives to connectoverseas Vietnamese for the shared purpose of developing the nation.
She spoke highly of the aspirations of Vietnameseintellectuals to contribute to the homeland’s development.
The leader held that each forum should give a specificmessage in conformity with development orientations of Vietnam, thus seekingpractical recommendations to realise the targets.
She underlined that the NA of Vietnam has built e-parliamentto show better performance in completing the legal system, suggesting thatVietnamese intellectual abroad can contribute to the process through thisonline channel.-VNA
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NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan meets organisers of the Vietnam Global Leaders Forum in Paris on March 31 (Photo: VNA) 
