(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary To Lam commended the contributions made by overseas Vietnamese (OV) to the homeland, saying that he is proud of the OV community's robust development, both in size and influence.
 Party leader To Lam receives OVs in Hanoi on January 19, 2025. |
Mr. Lam was speaking at a reception in Hanoi on Sunday for
100 OVs from more than 40 countries and territories, who are in Vietnam to
attend the 2025 Homeland Spring program organized by the State Commission for
Overseas Vietnamese.
Despite significant challenges last year,
Vietnam achieved key objectives in socio-economic development, defense,
security, and diplomacy, Party leader Lam said.
He emphasized that Vietnam's ultimate goal is to build a strong country with
prosperous people, standing on equal footing with global powers.
All Vietnamese people are united as one under the leadership of the Party,
working together with determination and solidarity to seize every opportunity, and
overcome challenges and risks to drive the country toward comprehensive and
strong development, Mr. Lam said.
The Party and State highly value the invaluable contributions of the
Vietnamese community worldwide to national development, he noted.
The OV representatives expressed their strong
confidence in Vietnam's future development and pledged to contribute to the realization
of Vietnam’s aspirations in its new era of national rise.