The Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge in Moscow, Russia. VNA/VNS Photo

MOSCOW – As Việt Nam gears up for its 14th National Party Congress, draft policy documents have circulated to citizens at home and to overseas Vietnamese communities worldwide, including in Russia.

Talking with the Vietnam News Agency reporter in Moscow, economist Nguyễn Quốc Hùng, Vice President of the Union of Vietnamese Organisations in Russia, fully agreed with the drafts, praising their comprehensive, coherent and well-structured vision across key sectors.

The documents accurately gauge the global landscape, pinpoint epochal shifts and highlight intertwined opportunities and challenges, demonstrating the Party’s strategic foresight and resolve, Hùng said.

He praised the elevation of foreign affairs to equal footing with national defence-security as a core and regular task.

Diplomacy is framed not just as an economic engine but as a showcase of Việt Nam’s intellectual, cultural and civilisational stature, with sectoral focus on science-technology and digital transformation critical to boosting global standing, he added.

Hùng also underscored the need for the drafts to convey both a breakthrough mindset and sustainable development in science and technology, ensuring social equity and a clear role of innovation and digital transformation in the new growth model. He expressed hope for a stronger emphasis on workers’ welfare, especially for low-income groups.

Phạm Thanh Xuân, member of the Presidium of the Union of Vietnamese Organisations in Russia, described the drafts as concise and practical, resonating with everyday lives and easily shareable among Overseas Vietnamese (OV).

She was most impressed by a section on global integration directly relevant to over six million expatriates in more than 130 countries and territories, an inseparable part of the nation.

Xuân pointed to a rising generation of young, educated Vietnamese in Russia eager to contribute to homeland development and urged targeted policies to attract such talent.

She proposed greater inclusion of OV women in future Party congresses, allowing them to serve as National Party Congress delegates or join bodies like the Việt Nam Women’s Union and Việt Nam Fatherland Front, and to engage in lawmaking on women’s rights and duties.

Both praised the broad, multi-channel public consultation process, saying it reflects the Party’s consistent stance on placing the people at the centre of policymaking. OVs in Russia pledged continued support for building a prosperous, modern Việt Nam in line with President Hồ Chí Minh’s aspirations. VNA/VNS