Vietnamese ethnic groups pursue tradition of national solidarity
VGP – On the threshold of the first Nationwide Representative Congress of Ethnic Minorities in Việt Nam, Party chief Nông Đức Mạnh and NA Chairman Nguyễn Phú Trong on Monday in Hà Nội warmly welcomed a delegation of outstanding representatives from 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups.
General Secretary Nông Đức Mạnh called upon all ethnic
groups, living in Việt
General Secretary Nông Đức Mạnh (Center) and
representatives of 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups, Hà Nội, May 10, 2010 – Photo: VNA
The Party and NA leaders highlighted the huge contributions
and sacrifice of ethnic minorities to the revolutionary cause and national construction.
The Party and State will continue to pay greater attention
to essential issues of ethnic minorities for poverty reduction, better manpower
and improved infrastructure, said Mr. Mạnh.
Earlier, the exhibition on Vietnamese ethnic minorities was
kicked off on May 9 in Hà Nội to display the Party and State’s cultural and
economic policies for ethnic minority groups in the period of 2005-2009.
