Deputy PM hails contributions made by overseas Vietnamese

VGP – The Party, State and people of Việt Nam always consider overseas community an indispensable part of the Vietnamese nation and facilitate their contributions to the fatherland.

November 23, 2009 2:03 PM GMT+7

Deputy PM Trương Vĩnh Trọng receives overseas Vietnamese from the US, Hà Nội, November 23, 2009 - Photo: VGP

Receiving the delegation of Vietnamese nationals from the US on Monday, Deputy PM Trương Vĩnh Trọng applauded active contributions made by the Vietnamese community residing in the

He emphasized that the Party and State always consider overseas community an indispensable part of the Vietnamese nation and facilitate their contributions to the fatherland.

The Deputy PM hoped that overseas Vietnamese in general and those in the US in particular would preserve national culture and identities, consolidate community solidarity and foster the friendship between Việt Nam and the host countries.

The overseas Vietnamese delegation from the US just attended the 1^st Overseas Vietnamese Congress held in Hà Nội on November 21-23.

By Xuân Hoàng