The Party Delegation of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations works with the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee on people-to-people diplomacy.

On the afternoon of June 22, the Party Delegation of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations worked with the Standing Committee of the Ha Nam Provincial Party Committee on people-to-people diplomacy. The conference was chaired by comrades: Nguyen Phuong Nga, Secretary of the Party Delegation, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations; Dinh Thi Lua, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. Attending the conference were comrades: Le Thi Thanh Ha, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Tran Xuan Duong, Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of the leaders of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Committee, the Provincial Party Committee Office, the Provincial People's Committee Office, and relevant departments and branches.

The Party Delegation of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations works with the Standing Committee of the Ha Nam Provincial Party Committee on people-to-people diplomacy. — ***Comrade Nguyen Phuong Nga, Secretary of the Party Delegation, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations delivered a concluding speech at the working session.***

According to the report at the conference: In the past time, the Steering Committee for External Information Work of Ha Nam province has regularly and promptly oriented propaganda, directed press and media agencies to effectively carry out information activities, propagate the Party's policies and guidelines, the State's laws, outstanding political and social events of the country and the province; carry out propaganda work on external information along with internal information activities. Thereby, fundamentally changing the awareness of all levels, sectors and enterprises about the position, requirements and tasks of external information, promoting the potential and advantages of domestic and foreign investment and business to promote trade, attract investment in many forms. From the beginning of 2023 to now, the province has attracted 7 FDI projects with a total registered capital of 97.7 million USD. Up to now, there are 363 FDI projects in the province with a total registered capital of more than 5.2 billion USD.

Ha Nam province has promoted information and propaganda work on foreign affairs documents on mass media to raise awareness among all classes of people about the necessity and importance of cultural diplomacy in the period of international integration; compiled and published publications on the history, culture, tourism, landscapes, homeland and people of Ha Nam, increased information and promotion of Ha Nam tourism on electronic information pages, websites, social networks... In the first 6 months of 2023, the total number of tourists to the province is estimated at more than 3.4 million (reaching more than 180% compared to the same period in 2022); of which international visitors are 78,000.

Currently, there are 13 foreign non-governmental organizations permitted to operate in Ha Nam province. The organizations are implementing projects in accordance with the set plan and in compliance with Vietnamese law. In 2022, the province received 8 foreign non-governmental aid packages worth more than 140,000 USD; in the first 5 months of 2023, it received and approved 2 projects worth 83,560 USD...

Based on the local reality, the Standing Committee of the Ha Nam Provincial Party Committee proposed that the Party Delegation of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations continue to pay attention to and support the province in attracting and mobilizing foreign non-governmental aid; introduce partners to coordinate with the province in performing socio-economic development tasks; support the connection and establishment of friendly cooperative relations with foreign localities with similar conditions; strengthen the organization of training courses, professional development on people's foreign affairs, mobilization and management of aid capital; pay attention to and create favorable conditions to support the province in connecting with foreign non-governmental organizations, development funds and foreign diplomatic representative agencies in Vietnam with large, long-term budgets, operating in the areas that the province is prioritizing to survey and implement projects...

Concluding the working session, Comrade Nguyen Phuong Nga, Secretary of the Party Committee, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations congratulated and acknowledged the achievements in various fields, especially in people's foreign affairs of the province. He affirmed that through the report and opinions at the working session, the working delegation saw the efforts and attention of the province in people's foreign affairs. The President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations also made suggestions and directions for Ha Nam province in implementing people's foreign affairs in the coming time. The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations will actively support the province in implementing foreign affairs activities, especially coordinating foreign affairs information and promoting local foreign affairs activities.

On behalf of the provincial leaders, Comrade Dinh Thi Lua, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, thanked the delegation for their attention to Ha Nam province. At the same time, she accepted the opinions of Comrade Nguyen Phuong Nga, Secretary of the Party Committee, President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations, and members of the delegation and hoped to continue to receive more support from the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations in the coming time, especially in the field of people-to-people diplomacy...

Nguyen Hang

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