Scientific workshop "Promoting the strength of great solidarity among ethnic groups to contribute to building Gia Lai province rich, strong and civilized in the new era"

(gialai.gov.vn) - On the morning of August 26, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Gia Lai province coordinated with the Vietnam Philosophy Association to organize a workshop to promote the strength of great solidarity among ethnic groups, contributing to building a rich and civilized Gia Lai province in the new era.

Conference Scene

Attending the workshop were comrades: Prof. Dr. Pham Van Duc - Member of the Central Theoretical Council, Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Philosophy Association; Tran Minh Son - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Permanent Vice President of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee; Nguyen Thi Thanh Lich - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice President of the Provincial People's Committee. Also attending were leaders of the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions ; leaders of a number of departments, branches, units and representatives of prestigious people in the community in the province.

In her welcoming speech at the workshop, Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thi Thanh Lich emphasized: Today's workshop takes place in a particularly meaningful context, the new Gia Lai province has just been formed on the basis of merging Gia Lai province (old) and Binh Dinh province (old). This is a historical milestone, opening a new development stage, with great space, resources and potential.

Comrade Nguyen Thi Thanh Lich informed the entire Workshop about the socio -economic situation of the province after the merger. Accordingly, after the arrangement, Gia Lai province has 135 commune-level administrative units, including 110 communes and 25 wards, with a total area of ​​over 21,576 km2 (the second largest area in the country), a population of over 3.5 million people. Ethnic minorities account for about 23.1% of the province's population, with 44 ethnic groups. Religious followers account for about 18% of the province's population.

Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thi Thanh Lich delivered a welcome speech.

In the past time, despite many difficulties, Gia Lai province has achieved important results in various fields: Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) in the first 6 months of 2025 is estimated to increase by 7.49% over the same period; of which agriculture, forestry and fishery increased by 4.41%; industry and construction increased by 10.48% (industry alone increased by 11.02%, construction increased by 9.8%); services increased by 7.64%; culture and society received attention. Education quality continued to be improved. The epidemic was well controlled.

Medical examination and treatment have been improved. Policies for meritorious people, social protection, poverty reduction, and job creation have been fully implemented. National defense - security - social order have been maintained, safe, with no complicated incidents occurring. Crime prevention and control work has been stepped up.

The province has paid attention to and promptly implemented ethnic programs and policies, bringing about many important results, contributing to hunger eradication, poverty reduction, and improving the lives of ethnic minorities in the province. The work of propagating and disseminating the Party and State's policies and laws on beliefs and religions has always been carried out; the work of state management on religion has been strengthened; the work of propagating and mobilizing affiliated religious organizations, dignitaries, and officials to properly implement regulations, processes, and procedures of religious activities has been focused on.

Prof. Dr. Pham Van Duc gave the opening speech.

In his opening speech, Prof. Dr. Pham Van Duc - Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Philosophy Association affirmed that the merger of Gia Lai and Binh Dinh is not only an administrative change, but also raises a series of issues regarding community management, coordination of interests and shaping of common identity. In this context, the strength of national solidarity is not only a traditional value, but also a pillar to ensure sustainable and harmonious development between old and new community groups, between diversity and unity.

The Standing Vice President of the Vietnam Philosophy Association proposed a number of key issues for the Workshop to discuss and clarify together, such as: Rethinking the theoretical system on national solidarity to suit current reality; how to deeply apply Eastern philosophical values ​​- especially the idea of ​​"harmony in differences", "responding to all changes with constancy" in the process of planning and implementing ethnic policies. He emphasized the role of indigenous institutions such as village elders, prestigious people, and ethnic minority intellectuals that need to be elevated as an official link in modern governance. The solution is to promote digital technology to become a socio-cultural glue, so that ethnic minority youth can access technology while still preserving and developing their identity. He also suggested the need to build a "four-house" development model: State, Enterprises, Scientists and Ethnic Minority Communities.

Delegates report on discussion

At the workshop, delegates listened to reports on issues related to groups of issues: solutions to strengthen the great solidarity of ethnic groups; issues of preserving and promoting national identity values; roles and responsibilities of village elders, village chiefs, and prestigious people in the community;….

Comrade Tran Minh Son - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee

Concluding the workshop, comrade Tran Minh Son - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, on behalf of the provincial leaders, acknowledged the enthusiastic, scientific and practical opinions of the delegates. He expressed that Gia Lai wishes to receive many solutions and initiatives from scientists, experts, leaders and delegates, to bring the spirit of solidarity into all areas of life from economy, culture, society, to national defense, security and international integration. From there, enhance the spirit of solidarity, self-reliance, self-reliance, and make Gia Lai province develop rapidly and sustainably, worthy of being a rich and civilized province, the pride of the people in the new era, the era of national development./.

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