On the afternoon of January 19, at the National Assembly House, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with representatives of the overseas Vietnamese community attending the program "Spring Homeland 2025".
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man affirmed that with about 6 million Vietnamese people living in over 130 countries and territories, overseas Vietnamese are an inseparable part of the Vietnamese nation, an important bridge between Vietnam and the world.
The Party and State have always paid attention and issued many important directives, resolutions and laws for overseas Vietnamese such as: Resolution No. 36-NQ/TW dated March 26, 2004; Directive No. 45-CT/TW dated May 19, 2015; Conclusion No. 12-KL/TW dated August 12, 2021 of the Politburo.
On that basis, the Government concretizes specific action programs to mobilize the strength of the overseas Vietnamese community to contribute to national construction.
"In the country's overall achievements, there are very important contributions from the overseas Vietnamese community" - the National Assembly Chairman emphasized.
Regarding the activities of the National Assembly, the National Assembly Chairman stated that the National Assembly has issued mechanisms and policies to create favorable conditions for domestic and foreign investors: passing the Law on Public Investment (amended); Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of 4 laws in the investment field; Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of 9 laws in the finance and budget fields...
The National Assembly also approved the investment policy for the North-South high-speed railway project; the restart of the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project; and the investment policy for the National Target Program on Cultural Development for the 2025-2035 period, which includes the construction of cultural centers in several countries to facilitate the Vietnamese community's activities and studies.
Many laws passed during the 15th National Assembly's term facilitate overseas Vietnamese to return to their homeland to live, produce, and do business.
The National Assembly Chairman stated that 2025 is a year with many important events for the country, the final year of implementing the 5-year socio-economic development plan (2021-2025) and also the final year of implementing the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, the year of preparing for Party Congresses at all levels towards the 14th National Party Congress; preparing for the election of the 16th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term. This requires the Party, State, National Assembly, and Government to focus on efforts, breakthroughs, and acceleration for development, creating the best premise for the country to enter a new era, an era of the Vietnamese people's rise.
The National Assembly Chairman hopes that the overseas Vietnamese community will continue to contribute their wisdom, experience and knowledge to build and develop their homeland and country; and proactively and positively contribute ideas in the development of policies and laws, especially those related to overseas Vietnamese.
The National Assembly Chairman suggested that our compatriots abroad continue to be an important bridge in promoting cooperation between Vietnam and countries around the world; he hoped that they would continue to play a pioneering role in investing in the country, transferring technology, starting creative businesses and connecting with international organizations and businesses to promote the rapid and sustainable development of the country's economy.
Emphasizing that Vietnam is facing many challenges such as climate change, protecting national sovereignty, energy security, digital transformation, etc., the National Assembly Chairman hopes that people can contribute practical ideas and initiatives to support the National Assembly in performing its role of supervising and deciding on these important issues.
