 |
| Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son met with representatives of overseas Vietnamese intellectuals in Japan. (Photo: VNA) |
According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent, at the meeting, he thanked overseas Vietnamese intellectuals in Japan for their contributions to the nation’s development, affirming that he will promptly and fully convey ideas and solutions proposed at the meeting to administrations at all levels and sectors in the homeland, towards appropriately reflecting them in the Government's policies.
Minister Son affirmed that the overseas Vietnamese community is an inseparable part of the nation and a vital resource for the country’s industrialization and modernization, stressing that the Party, State, and Government have always paid attention to the overseas Vietnamese community in general, and overseas Vietnamese in Japan in particular.
The Government always values and creates the maximum favourable conditions for overseas Vietnamese scientists and intellectuals to contribute to the country's development, including facilitating their return to the homeland to live and work, he said.
At the event, he also briefed participants on Vietnam’s socio-economic situation, and policies towards overseas Vietnamese.
Minister Son expressed his desire that the intellectual community will continue to apply their knowledge and experience in fields where Japan excels and Vietnam needs, such as digital transformation, energy transition, artificial intelligence, and hi-tech agriculture.
He also called on scientists to strengthen connections, consolidate the network of intellectuals both at home and abroad through policy consultation, and engage in forums and seminars with domestic experts, thus expanding cooperation in scientific research.
Minister Son suggested establishing a mechanism for exchange between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' working group on promoting the development of semiconductor industry and a group of Vietnamese experts and scientists in related fields in Japan, to make practical contributions to the common goal.
He expressed his hope that the group of Vietnamese experts will continue to engage in the training of sci-tech personnel in the homeland by promoting cooperation programs between education-training institutions of the two countries, with the participation of Japanese businesses./.