President lauds outstanding ethnic community representatives from border, sea, island areas
President To Lam presented gifts to over 100 distinguished representatives from ethnic communities in border, sea and island areas during a meeting in Hanoi on June 14.
President To Lam and outstanding ethnic representatives (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)ဣ – President To Lam presented gifts to over 100 distinguished representatives from ethnic communities in border, sea and island areas during a meeting in Hanoi on June 14.
The honoured guests were participants in the second edition of the "Pillars of the Village" programme, jointly held by the Communist Review Editorial Board, the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, and the Border Guard High Command.
In his address, President Lam commended the profound transformation of ethnic minority communities over the past 40 years of national renewal, noting that they have seen significant improvements in living standards and reductions in poverty rate exceeding the national average.
The efforts and responsibility of village elders and chiefs, religious dignitaries and other community leaders have made them reliable pillars and key connectors between Party committees, authorities and people, Lam remarked, adding that they play a crucial role in driving socio-economic development and safeguarding national territorial sovereignty.
The Communist Review, the VFF Central Committee and the Border Guard High Command also received praise for promoting exemplary individuals and fostering continued contributions to national development through the programme.
The President asked ministries, agencies and localities to well perform the Party and State's ethnic affairs-related policies, uphold the strength of the great national unity bloc and improve the material and spiritual life of ethnic minorities.
The vision is for Vietnam to become a socialist-oriented high-income developed country by 2045, with rapid and sustainable development seen in ethnic minority, border, sea and island areas, he said.
On the occasion, he called on reputable community figures to continue leveraging their roles as people's diplomats and ambassadors of peace. He encouraged them to actively disseminate the Party's policies and the State's laws, build clean and strong Party and mass front organisations, join patriotic movements, and contribute to local socio-economic development, while remaining vigilant against plots by hostile and reactionary forces.
Maj. Gen. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Political Commissar of the Border Guard High Command, said ethnic minority communities in border areas still face considerable challenges. Notably, 35% of the prestigious individuals belong to the group aging 64-74, while 27% are aged 54-63. The programme also included representatives from 16 ethnic groups with very few members, such as Brau, Ro-mam, Pu Peo, Si La, Cong, Bo Y, Lo Lo, Mang, and Chut./.
A group of 200 distinguished delegates, including representatives from various ethnic groups and religions, intellectuals, expatriates, and incumbent and former officials of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) in Ho Chi Minh City, visited and took a trial ride on the city's first metro line from Ben Thanh to Suoi Tien.
The Government on May 22 submitted to the 15th National Assembly (NA) a proposal on adjustments to the investment policy for the national target programme on boosting the socio-economic development of ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas in the 2021-2030 period, aiming to facilitate the disbursement of capital for the programme.
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The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
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At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
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