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Hanoi (VNA) - Some 1,600 delegates and 300 guests are attendingthe second national congress of Vietnamese ethnic minorities in Hanoi fromDecember 2 to 4.
The congress is reviewing the achievements and outcomes of policies forethnic minorities over the last decade, to learn from experience and compile plansand goals for the next 10 years, said Hoang Thi Hanh, Deputy Minister and Vice Chairwoman of the Government's Committee for Ethnic Minorities.
It also provides a forum for ethnic minority groups to meet and shareexperience and to consolidate their trust and consensus under the leadership of the Communist Partyof Vietnam.
Hanh added that the second congress also aims to spotlight and recognisethe contributions of ethnic minority communities to poverty reduction,new-style rural area building, infrastructure development, the implementationof ethnic minority policies, national construction and defence, andinternational integration in the 2010-2020 period.
On the sidelines, an incense-offering ceremony at the Hung Kings Templein northern Phu Tho province and a visit to the President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleumin Hanoi will take place on the morning of December 3. The congress willconvene a preparatory meeting later on the same day.
The opening session is scheduled for 8:00 on December 4, with an artsshow at 20:00 at the National Convention Centre.
The first national ethnic minority congress was held in 2010, attractingnearly 1,700 delegates./.
