Immediately after arriving in the capital Abu Dhabi to begin an official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on the afternoon of October 27, local time, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife met with officials, staff of the Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in the 7 emirates of the UAE.
According to Vietnamese Ambassador to the UAE Nguyen Thanh Diep, the Vietnamese community in the UAE currently has more than 5,000 people, most of whom are workers in industries such as construction, tourism services, mechanics, shipbuilding, lecturers, and students; living concentrated in two major cities, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Speaking at the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his emotion at witnessing the strong growth of the Vietnamese community in the UAE, much different from the difficulties he faced when he worked in the UAE 10 years ago.
Delighted to feel that Vietnamese sentiments, souls, and intelligence are affirmed, shine, and demonstrate the spirit of self-reliance, self-improvement, character, culture, and values of the Vietnamese people, and the Vietnamese spirit in a foreign land; turning towards and contributing to building the country, building the host country, and fostering the Vietnam - UAE relationship, the Prime Minister emphasized that overseas Vietnamese in the UAE, regardless of their position or job, always have the capacity, enthusiasm, soul, sentiment, intelligence, solidarity, unity, and mutual support, always turning towards the homeland, with all the love of the nation and compatriots.
Regarding the Vietnam-UAE relationship, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that during his visit to the UAE, the two sides will upgrade bilateral relations and sign the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). This is an important foundation and condition for the bilateral relationship to continue to develop to new heights and favorable conditions for overseas Vietnamese in the UAE to develop further, as the highest goal of the Party, State and people of Vietnam is to become increasingly happy and prosperous.
Regarding the recommendations of overseas Vietnamese, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said he will direct ministries and branches to implement and promptly respond to their wishes, in the spirit of improving their material and spiritual life, role and status, and also contributing to enhancing the position and role of Vietnam in the international arena.
The Prime Minister said that he will consider and direct the early establishment of the Vietnamese Association in the UAE; build a Vietnamese Cultural Centre in the UAE, thereby maintaining the Vietnamese language and writing, preserving Vietnamese culture and absorbing human civilization, in the spirit of "Internationalizing national cultural values and nationalizing the quintessence of human culture".
Reiterating the Party’s viewpoint of bringing the country into an era of growth, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh believes that the Vietnamese community in the UAE will increasingly develop, actively integrate into the host society, continue to comply with the laws of the host country; preserve national identity and homeland; and become a solid bridge for the friendly relations between the two countries and the two peoples to develop further.
