Speech of United Nations Resident Coordinator, Mr. John Hendra at the International Consultative Forum on Supporting the Socio-Economic Development of the Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas, 2006-2010

HA NOI, September 29, 2006 - United Nations Resident Coordinator, Mr. John Hendra speaks at the International Consultative Forum on Supporting the Socio-Economic Development of the Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas, 2006-2010: "I would like to take this opportunity to express, on behalf of the United Nations, our appreciation to the Government of Viet Nam, the Committee for Ethnic Minorities and the Ministry of Planning and Investment, for taking the initiative to organize this forum, which, in our view, is a key mechanism to promote open and constructive dialogue between the Government and the international community on socio-economic development in mountainous areas and among ethnic minority people in Viet Nam."

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