In a recent reception held for delegations from the Association for Liaison with overseas Vietnamese (OV), Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his wish that the Association would offer more support to Vietnamese nationals abroad, so that they can better contribute to homeland development.

During the meeting held on November 28, PM spoke highly of the efforts made by over 4 million Vietnamese people living and working abroad, especially their contribution to socio-economic development.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Ambassador Nguyen Phu Binh

He said that the Party and State leaders have always paid special attention to the OV community and want more of them to return to their home country to welcome the Lunar New Year festivities.

The host suggested that the association do more work to instil national pride and patriotism in young OV intellectuals.

President of the Association, Ambassador Nguyen Phu Binh, for his part, called on the State to issue favorable policies to attract more Vietnamese intellectuals abroad, especially entrepreneurs and scientists.

Particularly, as the startup trend is growing in Vietnam, the Ambassador wished that the Government would issue new policies to lure young talent to the country./.

( VNF )