NA Chairman meets Vietnamese expatriates in Thailand
The Party and State always pay due attention to the Vietnamese community abroad, including those in Thailand, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has said.
Hung made the statement at a December 4 gathering with over 500 Vietnamese expatriates from the northeastern province of Udon Thani and other localities during his visit to Thailand .
The Chairman asked overseas Vietnamese in Thailand to support each other during difficulties, while tightening relations with the host country’s local community, maintaining the Vietnamese national cultural identity and contributing to the modernisation and industrialisation of the host country.
At a reception for Udon Thani Governor Ammat Paragat, Hung said that he hopes the Thai Government and its administrations will continue creating favourable conditions for Vietnamese expatriates to develop their businesses and improve their living conditions, which will actively contribute to promoting the traditional friendly neighbourly relations between the two countries.
At a separate meeting with the Vietnam-Thailand Association and representatives from the Vietnam-Thailand Business Association, Hung spoke highly of the associations’ role in developing relations with local authorities at all levels, maintaining close and regular connections with local communities.
He also suggested that the associations should promote their information-sharing channels between the two business communities and encourage them to increase investment in all areas, especially in tourism0, garments and agricultural products, which are Thailand’s strengths.
Earlier, Hung had a get-together with the staff of the Vietnamese embassy in Bangkok.
The NA Chairman left Udon Thani in late December 4 for Tokyo, beginning an official visit to Japan.