Quyết định 27/2003/QĐ-BNV

To approve the (amended) Charter of the Literature and Arts Association of Vietnam's Ethnic Minority Groups, which was adopted by its IIIrd National Congress of Deputies on December 13, 2002.

The Literature and Arts Association of Vietnam's Ethnic Minority Groups is a socio-political-professional organization of those engaged in writing, collection, translation, research, theoretical studies, criticism, dissemination and management activities in order to maintain and promote the fine and creative traditional values in ethnic minority groups' literature and arts, thus contributing to enriching Vietnam's culture and arts.

The Association is placed under the Vietnam Communist Party's leadership and the State's management. It is a member of Vietnam Union of Scientific and Technical Associations, a member of Vietnam Fatherland Front.

It is organized on the principles of voluntarism, democracy, collective leadership, individual management, decision by majority and bringing into play of its members' initiative and creative role.

The Association has the legal person status. Its central body is headquartered in Hanoi. It operates nationwide and has relations with the literature and arts organizations in other countries in the world.- (Summary)