(HBO) – On the occasion of the Vietnam-Laos Friendship and Solidarity Year 2017, Hoa Binh Online has an interview with Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the Hoa Binh provincial People’s Committee and President of the Hoa Binh chapter of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations.
Reporter: What are the
contributions that Hoa Binh has made to the development of the special
friendship and comprehensive cooperation between
Vietnamand
Laos?
Mr. Nguyen Van Chuong: The Party
Organization and local people of Hoa Binh have worked to reinforce the special,
faithful and pure friendship between
Vietnamand
Laos.
During the resistance war against the French colonists, Hoa Binh people
provided food for soldiers, while accommodating and taking care of wounded and
sick soldiers. The province also sent hundreds of youngsters to the troops
designated to
Laosto coordinate with the Lao army and people to fight the French colonists,
contributing to the Muong Lap victory in October 1946, liberating Sam Nua town.
When the Western armed forces were formed, Mai Chau was chosen as its base to
help
Laostake over the construction of the government in the newly liberated area.
During the period of building socialism and combating the
US (1954-1975), the Party Organization and
people of Hoa Binh always remembered President Ho Chi Minh’s teaching: "It
is a must to consider the revolutionary cause of the Party and the people of
Laos as our
own."
Ảnh: Nguyen Van Chuong - Vice Chairman of
the provincial People's Committee, President of the Hoa Binh chapter of the
Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations presents a photo featuring President
Ho Chi Minh’s Monument in Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant to representatives of Xieng
Khouang province of Laos.
In the socio-political and economic field, under the direct guidance of the
Secretariat of the Party Central Committee, from 1965 to 1975, the provincial
Party Committee and the Administrative Commission of Hoa Binh province sent
dozens of Party, Government and economic management officials to the Lao
provinces of Udomxay and Luang Prabang to help the Lao side take over the newly
liberated area, build the government system and develop the economy and culture.
Hoa Binh set up twin relations with Luang Prabang province and launched many
effective coordination activities.
From 1980 to 1989, dozens of technicians and management officials engaging in
various fields from Hoa Binh were dispatched to Luang Prabang to guide and
assist localities in
Laosto build and promote socio-economic development. The War Veterans’ Association
of Hoa Binh has supported Lao veterans with dozens of millions of Vietnamese
dong.
Hoa Binh province and Houaphanh
province of
Laos have established
twin relations and jointly held many meaningful activities. Their economic,
cultural and social cooperation has been expanded and developed strongly.
Reporter: Hoa Binh province is home
to a national historical relic site attached with
Laos’s revolution. Would you share
more information about the site?
Mr. Nguyen Van Chuong: The conference hall of Hoa Binh in Cham Mat area
(which is now the provincial Military Headquarters), hosted a preparatory
meeting of the second Congress of the Lao People's Party, which is now the Lao
People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) in the end of December 1971.
This is a special historical event of the LPRP in Hoa Binh, which has been
written down in history of the Party Organisation of Hoa Binh in the past more
than half a century.
The site has been recognised as a national historical revolutionary relic site.
Many Lao delegations in general and those from Luang Prabang and Houaphanh
provinces in particular have visited and conducted meaningful activities in
order to spread widely among the community in the two countries the historical
significance of this important site.
Reporter: Over the past years, what activities did the Hoa Binh chapter of the
Vietnam
Unionof Friendship Organisations take to strengthen the special sentiments between
the two countries and how did they work? In 2017, what have Hoa Binh and the
Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association done to respond to the "Vietnam-Laos
Friendship and Solidarity Year"?
Mr. Nguyen Van Chuong: The friendship organisations have launched many
effective activities as part of the province’s sentiments and responsibility
towards
Laosin general and its twin provinces in particular, for many years.
The provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 15/QD-UBND on January 7,
2015, on the establishment of the Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association of Hoa
Binh, which was developed from the Liaison Committee of Volunteer Soldiers in
Laos.
Over the past years, local social associations have been working hard to
popularise and encourage their members to disseminate the sentiments between
the two nations. Currently, the Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association has 100
members in eight sub-associations.
In response to the "Vietnam-Laos Friendship and Solidarity Year", the
provincial Party Committee and the provincial People's Committee have directed
the implementation of communications activities in the mass media.
The province has set up the organising board for the contest on studying the
history of the Vietnam-Laos relations" in 2017 at provincial level. The
provincial Party Committee’s Commission for Information and Education and its
members will continue to popularise the competition with a hope to attract a
large number of participants. With the strongest efforts, Hoa Binh is striving
to contribute to the success of the "
Vietnam - Laos Friendship and
Solidarity Year of 2017".
Bui Huy
In the spirit of "Party members go first, the people follow”, all households of Party members in the Doan Ket sub-region in Da Bac town, Da Bac district, voluntarily removed gates and fences, and donated land when the road expansion project passed through their properties. Inspired by their example, 68 households in the sub-region quickly followed suit, contributing over 1,400 sq.m of residential and perennial cropland to widen the main road through the residential area. The exemplary role of Party members in Doan Ket stands as a shining example of studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s thought, morality, and lifestyle.
The Hoa Binh provincial People's Committee held a monthly meeting on May 29 to assess the implementation of socio-economic development tasks in the first six months of 2025, the progress of key projects, and some other important issues.
During his lifetime, President Ho Chi Minh always expressed his deep affection and special concern for children and youth. He once emphasized: "Caring for and educating children well is the responsibility of the entire Party and the entire people”; "First of all, the family (i.e. grandparents, parents, siblings) must do this job well”. "the Party Committees…, the Children’s Committee, the Youth Union, the education sector, and all related organizations must have specific plans to ensure children grow healthier and more progressive”. His teachings has been remaining valuable and serving as the guiding principles in the work of protecting, caring for, and educating children. In line with this ideology, Hoa Binh Province has continuously been prioritizing and investing resources in the well-being of children in recent years.
Mr. Nguyen Phi Long, the alternate Member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee chaired the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee to provide opinions on several investment projects within the province. There was the attendance of Ms. Bui Thi Minh, the Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Council; Mr. Bui Đuc Hinh, the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee and other members of the Standing Committee; the leaders from other departments, agencies, and some localities.
The Standing Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Hoa Binh province held a meeting on May 28 to honour outstanding village elders, village heads, and reputable individuals from local ethnic minority and religious communities.
In mid-May, the provincial Museum organised an exhibition named "Duoi la co Dang Cong san Viet Nam quang vinh” (Under the flag of the glorious Communist Party of Vietnam). This meaningful activity took place in the joyful atmosphere to celebrate the country's major holidays and the Party congresses at all levels for the 2025-2030 term, towards the 14th National Party Congress.
