On March 1, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the announcement ceremony of the National Assembly's Resolution on the establishment of the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions; and Decisions on personnel work at the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions.
General Secretary To Lam, President Luong Cuong, and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man sent congratulatory flower baskets.
At the 9th Extraordinary Session, the National Assembly passed Resolution No. 176/2025/QH15 on the organizational structure of the Government for the 15th National Assembly, in which the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions is one of 17 ministries and ministerial-level agencies in the organizational structure of the Government. The National Assembly also approved the appointment of Mr. Dao Ngoc Dung as Minister of Ethnic Minorities and Religions.
Immediately afterwards, the Prime Minister issued Decree No. 41/2025/ND-CP stipulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions; and issued decisions appointing Deputy Ministers of Ethnic Minorities and Religions including Mr. and Mrs. Y Vinh Tor, Y Thong, Nong Thi Ha and Nguyen Hai Trung.
Presenting the Resolutions and Decisions of the National Assembly on the establishment of the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions and the Decision on personnel work at the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions, speaking at the event, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh congratulated the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions on its establishment for the first time, affirming the attention of the Party and State to ethnic and religious work, both promoting ethnic and religious movements and activities, and effectively managing and further promoting the contributions of ethnic groups and religions to the cause of national construction and defense.
On this occasion, the Prime Minister acknowledged and highly appreciated the efforts and contributions of Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra and Secretary of the Ha Giang Provincial Party Committee, former Minister and Chairman of the Ethnic Committee Hau A Lenh in leading state management agencies in the field of religion and ethnicity in recent times; and congratulated Mr. Dao Ngoc Dung on being assigned the task of Minister of Ethnic Affairs and Religion.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that our country has 54 ethnic groups, each with its own cultural identity, creating a unified Vietnamese culture in diversity, in which the spirit of great national solidarity is promoted by the entire Party, State and people in all periods and stages of the revolution and has achieved great victories as President Ho Chi Minh summarized: Solidarity, solidarity, great solidarity/Success, success, great success. Along with that, strongly promoting solidarity between religions, religions linking religion with life, life with religion in the spirit of "religious law and nation".
According to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, in the new situation, the mainstay of our country is still the spirit of great national unity, national love, and compatriotism, which need to continue to be promoted to the highest level to carry out the noble and heavy political tasks assigned by the Party, State and people in building and protecting the country in the new period.
In that spirit, the Prime Minister directed the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions to continue to thoroughly grasp and implement the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws on ethnic and religious affairs, and to perform well its functions, tasks and powers as prescribed.
In addition to promoting the spirit of national solidarity, we must create conditions for all ethnic groups to have equal access, with no gaps between them in development; no one must be left behind and no hostile and reactionary forces must be allowed to divide national solidarity.
Informing that the Politburo has just decided to exempt tuition fees for all students from kindergarten to high school nationwide, the Prime Minister expressed his concerns and requested the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions and the Ministry of Education and Training to develop a project on building a system of boarding schools for students and medical facilities for people in remote areas, ethnic minority areas, border and island areas, in a practical, reasonable and effective manner. In addition, deploy satellite internet to cover the internet, promote digital transformation in remote areas, border and island areas, ethnic minority areas.
The Prime Minister noted that the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions must promote the cultural identity of ethnic groups, turn ethnic cultures into development resources, serve the country, both meet the people's need to enjoy culture and turn culture into material wealth, including implementing the national target program on culture, developing the cultural industry, entertainment industry...
In addition to ethnic work, religious work, the Prime Minister requested that it is necessary to ensure freedom of belief and religion, closely combine religion and life, life and religion, religion is closely linked to the nation; institutionalize and effectively implement state management, management for development, implement the Party's guidelines, State policies, and people's aspirations on religious work; at the same time, improve the quality of material and spiritual life of religious people according to the development of the country.
Wishing for healthy religious organizations and religious activities, linked to the country's development, promoting domestic and international solidarity, enhancing the role of religion in society and in the international arena, the Prime Minister noted that hostile and reactionary forces should not incite religious issues, causing division among religions; assigned the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions to develop a project to submit to competent authorities to contribute to the development of equality, healthiness and civilization in religions.
Stating the important tasks of the country in 2025 and the coming time, the Prime Minister also requested the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions to immediately get to work, not to interrupt work, especially work related to the people, ethnic and religious affairs to actively contribute to political stability, social order and safety, national development, boosting GDP growth of 8% or more; promoting and being a model of solidarity, unity and spreading solidarity and unity; cadres must be closer to the grassroots, go to the grassroots more, go to remote areas, border and island areas, do a better job of information and propaganda work, creating motivation and inspiration for equal development and leaving no one behind.
On behalf of the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions, Minister Dao Ngoc Dung respectfully thanked the Party and State for their attention when deciding to establish the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions; committed to accepting the Prime Minister's instructions at the ceremony; the collective leadership and affiliated units of the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions continue to uphold the spirit of solidarity, unity, dedication, and devotion, doing their best to best perform all tasks assigned by the Party, State, Government, National Assembly and people.
Nguyen Van NghiepSource: https://baohaiduong.vn/phat-huy-hon-nua-dong-gop-cua-cac-dan-toc-ton-giao-cho-xay-dung-to-quoc-406333.html
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