Attending and chairing the meeting were: Politburo member, President Luong Cuong; Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu; Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission Nguyen Trong Nghia; Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Fatherland Front Party Committee (FPA), Central organizations, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Do Van Chien; Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Xuan Thang.
At the meeting of the Party and State leaders with representatives of all classes of people, delegate Son Phuoc Hoan - former Deputy Minister, Vice Chairman of the Ethnic Committee, member of the Advisory Council on Ethnicity and Religions of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front - assessed that the Vietnam Fatherland Front plays a core role in gathering, uniting and promoting the strength of national solidarity.
According to delegate Son Phuoc Hoan, Vietnam is a multi-ethnic country, with 54 ethnic groups living together, of which ethnic minorities account for about 14.4% of the country's population; the residential area is mainly in the Northwest, Central Highlands, Southwest and Central Coast regions, accounting for 3/4 of the country's area. DTTS play an important role in preserving borders, protecting territorial sovereignty, ensuring national defense and security, preserving traditional culture and the ecological environment.
Our Party always identifies that ethnic work and ethnic unity have an important strategic position in the Vietnamese revolution. Promoting the development of ethnic minority and mountainous areas has always been a consistent policy of our Party and State. In particular, the Vietnam Fatherland Front plays a core role in gathering, uniting and promoting the strength of national solidarity. This is a combined strength, a solid foundation for building and defending the Fatherland, realizing the goal of "rich people, strong country, democracy, fairness, civilization".
Throughout the history of building and defending the country, ethnic minorities have always been closely attached to the Vietnamese people, united, loyal to the Party and the Fatherland, and made important contributions to the common victory of the revolution. In the current period, the role and position of ethnic minorities have been further enhanced in the cause of innovation, integration, sustainable development and national defense. The contributions of ethnic minorities in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland are huge, rich, diverse and comprehensive, including ethnic minorities in the South.
Ethnic minorities are not only the policy beneficiary but are truly active, creative entities and play an increasingly important role in the political system, in socio-economic development, maintaining security - defense and preserving national cultural values. The policies and guidelines of the Party and State have helped the material and spiritual life of ethnic minorities to increase, the strength of national solidarity is promoted, and ethnic minorities have made great contributions to the glorious cause of the Party and the nation.
I am a Khmer ethnic, born and raised in Soc Trang (now Can Tho), where life is still difficult and lacking. But thanks to the deep attention of the Party, the State, all levels and sectors, I and many generations of children of ethnic minorities have been able to study, practice, gain knowledge, and be assigned the responsibility of working, serving the people, and serving the people. I would like to express my respect and gratitude to the Party, State, National Assembly, and Vietnam Fatherland Front!" - delegate Son Phuoc Hoan shared.
From the forum of the meeting of Party and State leaders with representatives from all walks of life today, promoting the tradition of solidarity and contributions of ethnic minorities through the revolutionary stages and the period of renovation, building and defending the Fatherland, with the viewpoint of "... ethnic groups are equal, united, respect, helping each other to develop together", "no one is left behind"... Son Phuoc Hoan delegate respectfully hoped that the Party and State would continue to pay attention, have comprehensive policies and synchronously covering disadvantaged areas, ethnic minority areas and ethnic groups with special elements.
In particular, developing human resources in both quantity and quality, focusing on training and fostering the team of ethnic minority cadres; preserving and promoting the cultural identity of ethnic minorities; preserving and developing the language and writing of ethnic minorities so that people can integrate together, and join the country in a new era of development - the era of national growth.
According to delegate Son Phuoc Hoan, who directly benefited from the achievements of the revolution, more than 14 million ethnic minorities across the country always have absolute confidence in the leadership of the Party, the management and operation of the State. Ethnic minorities wish to continue to unite under the glorious flag of the Party, unite, join hands to build and firmly protect the socialist Fatherland of Vietnam; together strive for the goal of a rich people, a strong country, democracy, fairness and civilization.
