我国是一个统一的多民族国家。正确认识和处理民族、宗教问题,是党和国家的一贯方针。现阶段,民族、宗教工作的根本任务是大力发展少数民族和民族地区经济,加强民族团结,维护祖国统一,积极引导宗教与社会主义相适应,促进各民族共同繁荣进步。面向二十一世纪的民族、宗教工作,面临前所未有的发展机遇。贯彻党的十五大精神,做好跨世纪的民族、宗教工作,应侧重做好以下几方面的工作:一是坚持改革,大胆实践,放手发展民族地区经济。发展是硬道理,加快经济发展是解决民族、宗教问题的根本途径。要把少数民族和广大信教群众的积极性集中到现代化建设上来,发扬自力更生,艰苦奋斗精神,努力改变落后面貌。要进一步解放思想,转变观念,深化改革,扩大开放,以“三个有利于”为根本判断标准,积极探索,大胆实行能够促进生产力发展,提高人民生活水平的办法和措施,开展多种形式的联合与合作,推动民族经济持续、快速、健康发展。重视民族地区基础设施建设,完善和调整经济结构,深化企业改革,放手发展非公有制经济,发挥资源优势,加大扶贫力度,打好扶贫攻坚战,努力完成本世纪末基本解决贫困人口温饱问题的历史任务。 Our country is a united multi-ethnic country. To correctly understand and handle ethnic and religious issues is the consistent principle of the party and the state. At this stage, the fundamental task of ethnic and religious work is to vigorously develop the economy of ethnic and ethnic minorities and ethnic regions, strengthen ethnic solidarity, safeguard the unification of the motherland, actively guide the adaptation of religion and socialism, and promote the common prosperity and progress of all ethnic groups. Facing the ethnic and religious work in the 21st century, facing unprecedented opportunities for development. In carrying out the spirit of the 15th Party Congress and doing a good job in ethnic and religious activities in the new century, we should focus on the following aspects: First, we must persist in reform, boldly practice and let go the development of the economy in the minority areas. Development is the last word. Accelerating economic development is the fundamental way to solve ethnic and religious problems. We should concentrate the enthusiasm of the ethnic minorities and the large number of religious believers on the modernization drive, carry forward the spirit of self-reliance and hard work, and strive to change the backwardness. We should further emancipate our minds, change our concepts, deepen reform and expand openness. We should take “three benefits ” as the basic criteria for determination, actively explore and dare to implement ways and measures that can promote the development of the productive forces and improve people’s living standards, Forms of cooperation and cooperation to promote sustained, rapid and healthy development of the national economy. Pay Attention to the Infrastructure Construction in Ethnic Regions, Improve and Adjust the Economic Structure, Deepen the Reform of the Enterprise, Let’s Get Rid of the Non-public Economy, Give Full Play to the Non-public Ownership Economy, Make Use of Its Resources, Strengthen the Alleviation of Poverty and Strive for the Historical Mission of Solving the Problem of Adequate Food and Adequate Population by the End of this Century .