National ethnic minorities congress to open in 2010

      A national congress of Vietnamese ethnic minorities will be held in the middle of May next year.
According to a plan approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on June 8, the congress aims to review ethnic affairs and affirm the Party and State’s consistent policy on ethnic and great national unity issues.
The event will honour the ethnic minorities’ great contributions to defending and building the country through different periods.
In preparation for the national congress, districts and provinces nationwide are to hold their congresses in the third and fourth quarters this year.
A steering committee will be set up with a Deputy Prime Minister acting as its head.