A national conference was held in the southern city of Vung Tau on July 19 to honour those who have rendered great service to the nation, under the presence of President Tran Dai Quang.
Delegates at the
conference
The event was held on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of
Wounded and Fallen Soldiers' Day (July 27, 1947-2018) and was attended by
members of Party Central Committee (PCC): Minister of Labour, War Veterans and
Social Affairs (MoLISA) Dao Ngoc Dung; Chairman of the Presidential
Office-Minister Dao Viet Trung; and Nhan Dan Editor-in-Chief, deputy head of
the PCC Communication and Education Commission and Chairman of the Vietnam
Journalists’ Association Thuan Huu.
This year’s conference honoured 355
outstanding war veterans, heroic Vietnamese mothers, Heroes of the People’s
Armed Forces, ex-youth volunteers, and relatives of martyrs and revolutionary
contributors representing more than nine million national contributors around
the country.
Speaking at the conference, President
Tran Dai Quang expressed his profound gratitude and conveyed his wishesfor the
good health of revolutionary veterans, Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, wounded and
sick soldiers, martyrs’ relatives and revolutionary contributors.
The State leader affirmed that the Party
and State have always paid great attention to directing the implementation of
the work of showing to national contributors.
He also asked the central ministries,
branches and localities to continue to complete preferential policies
supporting contributors to the nation.
According to a report by the MoLISA,
over 9 million national contributors have been identified, comprising more than
1.2 million fallen soldiers, 127,000 Vietnamese Heroic Mothers and over 800,000
wounded soldiers.
Policies in support of people who contributed
meritorious services have been implemented by ministries, agencies and branches
at all levels with a total annual state budget of more than VND30 trillion.
Source: NDO
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