On the afternoon of
February 23, at the Golden Lotus Convention Center, the Dong Nai Union of
Friendship Organizations (Friendship Union) held the 8th Executive Committee
Conference (second term) on the deployment of the affairs of people - to -
people diplomacy in 2023.
Scenery
of the Conference
Attending the Conference
were Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga - Secretary of the Presidium, President of
the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations; Mr. Ho Thanh Son - Standing
Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Thai Bao - Member of
Provincial Standing Party Committee, Chairman of Provincial People's Council;
Mr. Cao Van Quang - Member of Provincial Standing Party Committee, Chairman of
the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province; Mr. Pham Xuan Ha - Head
of the Propaganda and Education Commission under the Provincial Party
Committee; Mr. Huynh Thanh Binh - Head of the Inspection Commission under the
Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Dao Van Phuoc - Head of Mass Mobilization
Commission under the Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Nguyen Son Hung - Vice
Chairman of Provincial People's Committee; together with leaders of departments,
sectors, agencies, districts, cities and the Union of Friendship Organizations
of provinces and cities in the Southeast and neighboring regions (Emulation
Cluster No. 4).
The conference announced
the report on the deployment of the affairs of people - to - people diplomacy
in 2023 and key tasks in the province's people - to - people diplomacy program
in 2023.
Ambassador
Nguyen Phuong Nga presented the Emulation Flag of the leading agency in people
– to – people diplomacy in 2022 to the Dong Nai province Union of Friendship
Organizations
Speaking at the
Conference, Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga warmly congratulated Dong Nai Union of
Friendship Organizations on the achievements in the past year. She highly
appreciated on good practices, proactive spirit and positive innovation of Dong
Nai Union of Friendship Organizations. The Ambassador emphasized that this
approach can be applied to the Friendship Unions throughout the country.
On this occasion,
Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga presented the Emulation Flag of the leading agency
in people – to – people diplomacy in 2022 to the Dong Nai province Union of
Friendship Organizations and a Certificate of Merit to an individual who
successfully completed the task.
Also at the Conference,
Mr. Ho Thanh Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee
highly appreciated the results that the Executive Committee of the Provincial
Union of Friendship Organizations has achieved in the past year. With
outstanding achievements, specifically: The Frienship Union, in 03 consecutive
years, received the Emulation Flag of the national leading agency in people –
to – people diplomacy presented by Vietnam Friendship Union; in 2022, organized
approximately 40 people – to - people diplomacy events; cooperated with 17
times of foreign non-governmental organizations to deploy 20 aid amounts with a
total commitment value of more than 65.5 billion VND; External information
affairs, organization building have got many achievements, that shows the sense
of responsibility, the flexible and creative application of the Party's foreign
policies to the actual conditions in the locality and the high determination of
the Standing Committee, Executive Committee of the Friendship Union and
Friendship Associations in concretizing the implementation of assigned
political tasks.
Comrade Ho Thanh Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial
Party Committee spoke at the Conference
Comrade Standing Deputy Secretary wished the
Executive Committee’s members of the Friendship Union to further promote their
roles, especially members who are structured in departments, sectors, agencies
and mass organizations to implement the political tasks of their agencies and
the province's people - to - people diplomacy in an extensive, synchronous and
comprehensive way. At the same time, he asked the Executive Committee of the
Friendship Union, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province, mass
organizations and authorities at all levels to continue to further promote the
strengths of people - to - people diplomacy, to innovate in content, the mode
of operation under the motto “proactive, flexible, creative and effective"
to complete the tasks in 2023, contributing to the common goal of
socio-economic development of the province, building friendship and cooperation
relations, bringing Dong Nai's images closer to international friends.
Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Son Hung
presented Certificates of Merit from the Provincial People's Committee to
individuals and groups with outstanding achievements in the patriotic emulation
movement for the period from 2021 to 2022.
Also at the Conference, on behalf of the
Standing Board of Provincial People's Committee, Vice Chairman of the
Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Son Hung presented the Emulation Flag to
the Office - External Information under the Provincial Friendship Union and
Certificates of Merit to 5 individuals and collectives with outstanding
achievements in the patriotic emulation movement for the period from 2021 to
2022. The Standing Committee of the Friendship Union also awarded Certificates
of Merit to 10 collectives and 10 individuals making positive contributions to
people – to – people diplomacy in 2022.
Ms. Bui Thi Lieu -
Standing Vice President of the Provincial Friendship Union awarded Certificates
of Merit to collectives that have made positive contributions to the people –
to – people diplomacy affairs in 2022.
Ms. Vy Vu Hong Thao - Vice President of the
Provincial Friendship Union awarded Certificates of Merit to individuals who
have made positive contributions to the people – to – people diplomacy affairs
in 2022.