新春伊始,一些省、自治区负责人和各省、市、自治区、单列市的有关领导和民委主任汇集北京,共商进一步做好民族工作的大计。会议在肯定我国民族工作成就和经验的同时,有以下共识:民族问题和民族工作有在全党全国强调的必要;各级领导要高度重视民族工作,努力把民族工作搞得更好;要维护民族团结和祖国统一,反对敌对势力的渗透、破坏活动;民族地区要坚持改革开放,发展经济,改善人民生活;历史上形成的民族地区同沿海地区的经 At the beginning of the new year, heads of some provinces and autonomous regions and relevant leaders of various provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and other committees of the Central Committee of the CPC convened in Beijing to jointly discuss plans for doing a better job in ethnic affairs. While affirming the achievements and experience of our ethnic work, the meeting has the following consensus: ethnic issues and ethnic work are emphasized throughout the party and the country; leaders at all levels should attach great importance to ethnic work and strive to make ethnic work better; National unity and the unification of the motherland against the infiltration and vandalism of hostile forces. The ethnic areas should uphold the principle of reform and opening up, develop the economy and improve the people’s livelihood. The ethnic areas in history and those in the coastal areas