Deputy Prime Minister (PM) and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh made the suggestion during a conference in Hanoi on December 27, which reviewed the cooperation between the two agencies in the 2010-2016 period and seek measures to foster their affiliation in the next five years.
The Deputy PM noted that the majority of Vietnamese people abroad are successful in their careers and lives with high qualifications, who are a great brainpower source for the home country.
He stressed the need to call for OVs, especially younger generations, to return to serve the development process in their homeland, highlighting the importance of effective communications and stronger cooperation between the VFF and the State Committee for OV Affairs.
The Deputy PM also pointed out a number of shortcomings in the cooperation between the two agencies over the past years, including the limitations in popularizing the Party and State’s policies, as well as in the exchange of information and providing domestic organizations with guidelines related to OV affairs.
In the 2016-2020 period, the two agencies should continue implementing the agreed contents in the coordination program, while working together in revising legal documents and policies related to OVs, thus proposing timely amendments and supplements, said Deputy PM Minh.
Besides jointly organizing activities for OVs, the two sides should provide instructions for local competent agencies and other political-social organizations in the work, he said, asking them to support OVs in religious and belief activities both abroad and at home.
President of the VFF Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan held that the hosting of meetings for OVs in the homeland should be made with the closer coordination between the two sides. He suggested the organization of a meeting with OVs during the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival to collect their feedback.
Nhan affirmed that from 2017, the VFF will organize regular meetings with OV experts, scientists, scholars and intellectuals to listen to their opinions.
The VFF leader emphasized the need to encourage OVs come back to the homeland to establish startups and organize more art performances and contests to boost the preservation and promotion of Vietnamese cultural identity among OV communities.
He affirmed that 4.5 million OVs are an inseparable part of the nation and authorities must adopt measures to help OVs have better lives and encourage them to return to the homeland.
Source: VNA