This is the task assigned by
Mr. Nguyen Hong Linh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Dong
Nai Provincial Party Committee to Dong Nai province Union of Friendship
Organizations at the 10th Anniversary of its establishment on November 23.
Mr. Nguyen Hong Linh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of
Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee, spoke at the Celebration
According to Mr. Nguyen Hong Linh, under the Party's
leadership and applying President Ho Chi Minh's diplomatic ideology to local
reality, in recent years, Dong Nai province has comprehensively coordinated and
deployed between Party diplomacy, State diplomacy and People-to-people
diplomacy. The Union of Friendship Organizations and member associations have
promoted their good role in people-to-people diplomacy, actively contributing
to the general foreign affairs of the province.
Up to the present time, Dong Nai province has established
10 friendship associations, including 09 bilateral associations and 01
multilateral association with more than 11,000 members. Dong Nai province has
also been receiving support from international organizations and foreign
non-governmental organizations with nearly 700 billion VNĐ for the
implementation of the province's social security programs and projects. In
addition, Dong Nai province Union of Friendship Organizations has also shown
its positive role in advising the overseas Vietnamese affairs, and made many
improvements.
Delegates attended the Celebration
The activities of Dong Nai province Union of Friendship Organizations
have contributed to creating a beautiful image of a friendly and hospitable
Dong Nai in the hearts of international friends; promote and boost Dong Nai's
economic and cultural exchanges and cooperation, attracting more and more
resources for the province's development.
Mr. Nguyen Hong Linh requested the Executive Committee of
Dong Nai province Union of Friendship Organizations to focus on well
implementing the political tasks assigned by the Provincial Party Committee and
Provincial People's Committee; continue to improve operational efficiency in
the new situation, deploy people-to-people diplomacy affairs to ensure the
correct foreign policy and leadership of the Party; maintain and expand
cooperative relationships, take advantage of and effectively use aid sources; continuously
build and develop Dong Nai province Union of Friendship Organizations and its
member associations to become increasingly stronger, promote synergy in
people-to-people diplomacy activities in the coming time.
Also attending
and speaking at the Celebration, President of Vietnam Union of Friendship
Organizations Phan Anh Son said: 10 years can be said to be an important
milestone in the development of Dong Nai province Union of Friendship Organizations.
It is also a very meaningful contribution of Dong Nai province Union of
Friendship Organizations in the overall people-to-people diplomacy of the
Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations and the whole country.
Mr. Phan Anh Son, President of Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations, awarded Commemmorative
Medals for peace and friendship among
nations to individuals with outstanding contribution in people - to-
people diplomacy.
Since its establishment, the Union of Friendship Organizations of Dong Nai
province has achieved very positive results, completed assigned tasks in fields of peace, solidarity, friendship, foreign non-governmental
aid mobilization and external
information and propaganda work. These results come from the attention, direction and facilitation of the
Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People's Committee’s leaders; the efforts, determination and dedication based on promoting the motto
"proactive, flexible, creative, effective" of generations of leaders
and officials of the Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations; and
especially the active and responsible participation and contributions of member
organizations. These results have contributed practically to the socio-economic
development of the province, to introducing and promoting the image of Dong Nai
province in particular and the country and people of Vietnam in general to
international friends in promoting the province's international cooperation in
various fields.
At the Celebration,
delegates were able to visit an exhibition of photos of 10 year operation and
watch a reportage on the development process of the Union of Friendship
Organizations of Dong Nai province.

Mr. Thai Bao, Chairman of the Provincial
People's Council awarded Certificates of Merit of the Provincial People's
Committee to individuals with many contributions to people - to - people
diplomacy.
For the
contributions to people-to-people diplomacy of individuals and groups, the Vietnam
Union of Friendship Organizations awarded medals to 12 individuals and
certificates of merit to 13 individuals and collectives. Dong Nai Provincial
People's Committee awarded certificates of merit to 21 individuals and collectives.