The Prime Minister affirmed: The Party and State always identify the Vietnamese community abroad, including the Vietnamese community in New Zealand, as an inseparable part of the Vietnamese ethnic community.
During the official visit to New Zealand, on the evening of March 10 (local time), in the capital Wellington, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife Le Thi Bich Tran and the working delegation met with officials, staff of the Embassy and the Vietnamese community in New Zealand.
According to Vietnamese Ambassador to New Zealand Nguyen Van Trung, the Vietnamese community in New Zealand has over 10,000 people.
The community is increasingly present and has many important contributions to the social life of New Zealand; always looking towards the homeland, the country and fostering the Vietnam-New Zealand relationship. Currently, the community has established associations according to profession, field and area of operation...
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Many Vietnamese people here have succeeded in the fields of business, scientific research, or working in many agencies and enterprises in New Zealand. In particular, some have become New Zealand parliamentarians.
At the meeting, the Vietnamese community in New Zealand expressed their joy and pride in the remarkable developments and bright future of the country as well as the good relations between Vietnam and New Zealand. The overseas Vietnamese were moved by the attention and care of the Party and State for the Vietnamese community abroad, including many policies to care for the community, the most recent of which is the adjustment of the law on land, real estate, and housing, thereby creating opportunities for overseas Vietnamese to own houses and land in their homeland.
Many people spoke enthusiastically, expressing their wish that the two governments continue to negotiate and promote agreements so that Vietnamese goods can penetrate deeper into the New Zealand market. In particular, the Government directed relevant sectors to step up trade promotion, promote the image of the country and people of Vietnam in New Zealand; at the same time, improve product quality to meet New Zealand's requirements and standards; and have a human resource training program to meet the requirements of the New Zealand labor market.
On this occasion, overseas Vietnamese also reflected on some difficulties in administrative procedures in Vietnam, especially legal procedures related to foreigners, including Vietnamese people living abroad.
Overseas Vietnamese have proposed that the governments of the two countries negotiate to loosen visa policies, creating more favorable conditions for citizens of the two countries to exchange, especially for Vietnamese students to study in New Zealand.
In addition, the two sides need to recognize each other's degrees and certificates, and the Vietnamese government needs to have policies to attract and create better conditions for overseas Vietnamese to return home to work and contribute.
Besides, there should also be policies to support organizations and individuals participating in preserving and promoting national cultural identity abroad...
After the Ministers answered and clarified issues of concern to the overseas Vietnamese community, the Prime Minister expressed his joy and emotion at the sincere, open and responsible sentiments of the people during the meeting. The Prime Minister thanked the Vietnamese people in New Zealand for always supporting and looking towards their homeland, most recently for helping and cheering on the Vietnamese women's football team competing in the World Cup in New Zealand.
The Prime Minister affirmed that the Party and State always consider the Vietnamese community abroad, including the Vietnamese community in New Zealand, an inseparable part of the Vietnamese ethnic community.
Informing the people about the situation of the country, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that despite having a low starting point due to the impact and having to overcome the consequences of war, thanks to efforts, especially implementing the "renovation" process, "our country has never had the foundation, potential, position and international prestige as it does today" as affirmed by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
The Prime Minister emphasized: “Please always be confident and proud to be Vietnamese and proud of the Vietnamese Fatherland.” Regarding the Vietnam-New Zealand relationship, the Prime Minister said that over the past 50 years, the relationship between the two countries has continuously developed and they are strategic partners.
Vietnam is New Zealand's 14th largest trading partner. Two-way trade turnover in 2023 reached 1.3 billion USD. New Zealand ranked 39th out of 143 countries and territories with foreign direct investment in Vietnam.
Over the past time, New Zealand has provided development assistance to Vietnam in many areas, from education and training to gender equality and development.
In the achievements of cooperation between the two countries, there are important contributions from the bridge of Vietnamese people in New Zealand.
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Appreciating the growth and contributions of the Vietnamese community in the host country in building the homeland, the country and the Vietnam-New Zealand relationship, the Prime Minister asked the Vietnamese community in New Zealand to unite, in the spirit of "the whole leaves cover the torn leaves, the torn leaves cover the more torn leaves", "the predecessors help the successors" to develop together, building a united, developed and strong community.
The Prime Minister hopes that people will uphold national pride, strive to improve themselves, actively integrate, comply with the law and contribute to the development of the host country, continue to be an increasingly solid bridge in bilateral relations; preserve and promote the national cultural identity and Vietnamese language; have more practical activities towards the roots, contributing to the cause of national construction and development.
On this occasion, the Prime Minister expressed his gratitude to the Government and People of New Zealand for helping Vietnam in general and the Vietnamese community in New Zealand in particular.
The Prime Minister hopes that the Vietnamese community abroad in general and in New Zealand in particular will always join hands and unite with the entire Party, army and people to achieve the goal of turning Vietnam into a developed country with high income by 2045, the country will become increasingly powerful and prosperous, and the people will always be warm, well-off and happy.
Responding to questions, suggestions and recommendations from the people, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that issues under the authority, functions, tasks and responsibilities of Vietnam have been and are being directed to be resolved. These include promoting administrative reforms to facilitate people and businesses; innovating visa policies; establishing mechanisms to attract and create conditions for overseas Vietnamese to return to work and contribute to the country; implementing solutions to preserve and promote national cultural identity, including teaching Vietnamese abroad...
Regarding recommendations related to New Zealand, the Prime Minister said he will raise them at meetings and talks with senior leaders of New Zealand. In particular, the Prime Minister will ask New Zealand to consider and recognize the Vietnamese community in New Zealand as an ethnic minority.
According to Communist Party Electronic Newspaper
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