On the morning of May 30, at the Presidential Palace, President Vo Van Thuong met with a delegation of 70 representatives of meritorious people from Vinh Long province, including war invalids, sick soldiers, people who were imprisoned, people infected with Agent Orange/dioxin, relatives of martyrs and families of meritorious people.
The report of Vinh Long province leaders at the meeting said: Over the years, the work of caring for people with meritorious services to the country and their families has always received attention from Party committees and authorities at all levels in the province with many specific directives, decisions and resolutions, serving as a basis for the work of caring for people with meritorious services to become routine, regular and continuous.
President Vo Van Thuong with delegates. (Photo: VNA)
In addition to the budget, every year, Party committees and authorities at all levels have mobilized many resources to support and build a gratitude fund to have more conditions to take care of policy families. Many construction projects serving meritorious people in nursing and health rehabilitation have been built and put into use, contributing to improving the health care of meritorious people.
Speaking at the meeting, the representative of the delegation of meritorious people of Vinh Long province expressed his emotional feelings to visit Hanoi, to visit Uncle Ho's Mausoleum and to meet the President. The veterans and war invalids demonstrated the spirit of solidarity, mutual support, together overcoming difficulties in life to continue to have specific and practical activities contributing to the construction of Vinh Long homeland.
The representative of the delegation also said that individuals and families with meritorious services to the country always receive regular, thoughtful and dedicated attention from Party committees and local authorities, are visited and given gifts, receive housing support, receive health care, and are supported in work and production... At the same time, he expressed his determination: As long as he is alive and healthy, he will continue to be exemplary in life, promote heroic traditions, and participate in educating the revolutionary traditions for the younger generation...
Expressing his emotion when meeting with the delegates of meritorious people of Vinh Long province at the Presidential Palace, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, President Vo Van Thuong visited and sent best wishes to the delegates and affirmed that the Party, State and nation will forever remember the contributions of heroic martyrs, wounded soldiers, sick soldiers and people with meritorious services to the revolution.
President Vo Van Thuong speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)
The President pointed out that through the two resistance wars and the battles to protect the Fatherland, many generations of Vinh Long people participated, many of whom heroically sacrificed or contributed part of their blood and bones. Many people carry within them the pain of Agent Orange passed down through many generations. To date, the whole province of Vinh Long has 16,000 martyrs, 4,500 wounded and sick soldiers, and nearly 3,000 Vietnamese Heroic Mothers.
The President hopes that the meritorious people of Vinh Long will continue to promote the proud tradition of the homeland of talented people, the birthplace of outstanding people such as Chairman of the Council of Ministers Pham Hung, Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet, Scientist Tran Dai Nghia, etc., and continue to contribute to the development of the heroic homeland of Vinh Long.
President Vo Van Thuong with delegates. (Photo: VNA)
The President praised many meritorious people and their families who have overcome pain, illness, and hardship, and promoted the will to rise up in life and build a cultural lifestyle in the locality. Despite their old age and weak health, the delegates always kept in mind that they must continue to contribute to their homeland and country, and educate and nurture ideals for the younger generation. The President hoped that this spirit would continue to be preserved and promoted among all meritorious people nationwide, contributing to building their homeland Vinh Long and the country more and more prosperous.
On this occasion, President Vo Van Thuong highly appreciated the Party Committee, government and people of Vinh Long province for their solidarity and efforts to develop the province strongly; paying attention to and showing gratitude to people with meritorious services and policy families to ensure a life higher than the local average. In the coming time, in parallel with economic development, the President suggested that the province continue to pay more attention to this work, seriously and effectively implementing the State's policies for people with meritorious services.
At the meeting, President Vo Van Thuong presented gifts to delegates and relatives of outstanding meritorious people.
Thanh Nhan
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