Khmer ethnic peopel celebrate Chol Chnam Thmay festival in 2022 (Photo: qdnd.vn)

Highlighting the special importance of the New Year festival Chol Chnam Thmay, PM Chinh attributed Vietnam’s significant achievements last year partly to joint efforts by the Khmer community.

He said the policies on ethnic groups have improved considerably, especially the national target program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas and the strategy for ethnic minority affairs in the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2045.

The PM expressed his hope that Khmer people, cadres, and monks will keep upholding their long-standing traditions, strong patriotism, solidarity, and self-reliance to join hands with all-level authorities and sectors to surmount difficulties and challenges while exerting efforts to achieve socio-economic development targets, guaranteeing defense, security and social order and safety, and enhancing the great national solidarity.