President Truong Tan Sang has emphasised the need to remove allobstacles without delay to promote the potential of overseas Vietnamese(OV) communities at a conference in Hanoi to review 10 years ofimplementing the Politburo’s resolution on affairs relating to theexpatriates.

At the May 20 meeting, the President reiterated thatthe Party, State and Government consider the Vietnamese communityliving abroad as an indispensable part of the country, and emphasisedthe leaders’ willingness to listen to recommendations and comments fromall people.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham BinhMinh said the event was to review achievements and weaknesses over thepast ten years as well as discuss how to maximise the strength ofnational unity so that it is supported by the 4.5 million Vietnamesepeople living and studying aboard.

This is a chance to recognisethe OVs’ contributions to turning Vietnam into a modern industrialisedcountry by 2020 and creating a strong, democratic, just, and civilisednation, he said.

At the meeting, participants discussed theimprovement of policy and law systems to meet the practical interests ofthe OVs, the protection of Vietnamese citizens and legal entities andtheir legitimate rights in foreign countries. They also talked about theprovision of information to overseas communities and the teaching andlearning the Vietnamese language.

According to a report by theForeign Ministry’s State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, theimplementation of the Politburo’s resolution has obtained encouragingresults, contributing to the country’s achievements. The OV-relatedpolicy system has been improved, creating conditions for the support ofthe community’s legal position in foreign countries.-VNA