President Truong Tan Sang has hosted a meeting with a delegation of overseas Vietnamese (OV) women who are attending a conference for Vietnamese women living abroad. The conference themed “promoting overseas Vietnamese women’s roles and potential in developing their communities abroad and their home country” was co-organized by the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs and Vietnam Women’s Union. Delegates briefed President Sang on the situation of Vietnamese women living abroad, noting that the number of such women is on the rise and they are having significant influence on the community’s development. The conference offered a good opportunity for over 200 delegates from 28 nations and territories to share experience in working abroad and integrating into the host community. The OV women said they hope more specific Party and State policies will be adopted for the Vietnamese living abroad and will receive more support to overseas Vietnamese communities in the teaching Vietnamese language for young generations. Sang affirmed that the overseas Vietnamese community is an indispensible part of the Vietnamese nation in which OV women play an important role in preserving the mother language, traditions and culture. Such a conference should be held regularly to help connect the OVs and the homeland, he added. VOV