(VOVworld) - Seventy overseas Vietnamese from more than twenty countries and territories on Monday began a week-long visit to Vietnam.

Deputy Foreign Minister and Head of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Nguyen Thanh Son (2nd from the right) and overseas Vietnamese offered incense to Hung Kings at the 2009 Hung Kings Temple Festival. (Photo: Que Huong Online)

They will take part in the ongoing Hung Kings Temple Festival, visit the birth place of President Ho Chi Minh, and pay tribute to General Vo Nguyen Giap at his grave. Nguyen Thanh Son, Deputy Foreign Minister and Head of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs, said that the visit showed the gratitude of overseas Vietnamese to their ancestors and the Party and State’s support of overseas Vietnamese. He added that overseas Vietnamese always support Vietnam’s development and are willing to serve as a bridge connecting Vietnam and their countries of residence. The Vietnamese delegation will visit and give gifts to officials, soldiers, and civilians in the Truong Sa archipelago.