Deputy Foreign Minister Visits Korea

Seoul (VNA) – Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairman of the State Commission
on Overseas Vietnamese Nguyen Thanh Son concluded a four-day working visit to
the Republic of Korea on June 10.

During his stay in the RoK, Deputy Minister Son discussed the issues of bilateral
ties, overseas Vietnamese and consulate with RoK Deputy Minister of Foreign
Affairs and Trade Shin Kae-soo.

Son also worked with Assistant to RoK Foreign Minister in charge of expats and
consular issues Lee Jun-kyu.

The Vietnamese diplomat shared his experiences with President of the RoK Overseas
Fund Kwon Young-kon about how to assist and mobilise the overseas community.

He held a working session with the Vietnamese Labour Management Department in the
RoK and the Guest Workers Assistance Centre under the RoK Labour Ministry. He
inquired into the RoK’s policies on guest workers and other issues relating to
Vietnamese workers in the country.

The deputy minister also talked with hundreds of Vietnamese youths who are working
in the RoK under the Employment Permit System (EPS) programme.

At his working session, Son informed his host of the Vietnamese Party, State and
government’s policy on overseas Vietnamese.

He said that his Commission would organise the first conference for overseas
Vietnamese around the world in Hanoi to mark the 50 th anniversary of the
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