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State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs launches portal

The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOV) launched its portal at https://scov.gov.vn at an online ceremony held in Hanoi on October 23.
State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs launches portal ảnh 1Screenshot of the portal (Photo: SCOV)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’sState Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOV) launched its portal at https://scov.gov.vn at an online ceremony held in Hanoi on October 23.

Chairing the event, Deputy Foreign Minister and SCOV ChairmanPham Quang Hieu affirmed that the OVs is an inseparable part of the Vietnamese nation and an important resource to contribute to national development. Healso hailed their active role and described them as an important bridge forVietnam’s external relations with countries.

He said on August 12, 2021, the Politburo issued the ConclusionNo.12-KL/TW on the OV affairs in the new situation. It outlined future taskssuch as continuing to fine-tune laws and reform administrative procedures,creating favourable conditions for OVs to return home to do business, and renew the dissemination of external service information as well as the Party and State’spolicies and guidelines.

In order to encourage OVs to join in law and policymaking inVietnam, the SCOV also took the occasion to launch a comprehensive surveycollecting their opinions on relevant laws and administrative procedures at https://scov.gov.vn/?page=Survey.info,which will be also uploaded to the Foreign Ministry’s portal and websites ofthe Vietnamese representative agencies abroad.

Hieu said the launch of the SCAV’s portal and survey aims torealise Resolution adopted by the 13th National Party Congress andthe Politburo’s Conclusion No.12-KL/TW. Suggestions in the survey will be sentto authorities for consideration.

Speaking at the event, representatives of the Vietnamesecommunities abroad said they will partner with the SCOV and the ForeignMinistry to popularise the survey to contribute to its success./.

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