Front leader pays pre-Tet visit to Military Zone 9 High Command
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man on February 10 led a delegation to pay a visit to the Military Zone 9 High Command on the occasion of the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man speaks at a meeting with officers and soldiers of Military Zone 9. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – President of the VietnamFatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man on February 10 led a delegationto pay a visit to the Military Zone 9 High Command on the occasion of the Tet(Lunar New Year) festival.
He lauded contributions of officers and soldiers atthe Military Zone 9 to national defence and security in the southwesternregion, socio-economic development in the Mekong Delta and the COVID-19 pandemiccombat.
The official said the unit should better the politicaland ideological work given the complex situation at home and abroad, callingfor efforts against hostile forces and crimes, notably hi-tech and drug ones.
Since the beginning of 2020, the Military Zone 9 has admitted30,000 Vietnamese and foreigners for COVID-19 quarantine, while coordinatingwith border guards and police in controlling illegal immigration.
Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung visits and presents gifts to war invalids and ill soldiers in Nho Quan district, the northern province of Ninh Binh. (Photo: VNA)
The same day, Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung also visitedand presented gifts to war invalids and ill soldiers in Nho Quan district, thenorthern province of Ninh Binh.
The official briefed them on outcomes of the 13th National Party Congress, achievements recorded by Vietnam and Ninh Binh in particularin 2020, as well as major orientations in 2021.
Dung expressed a hope that the war invalids and sick soldiers will continue to set bright examples for young generations to follow./.
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President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man speaks at a meeting with officers and soldiers of Military Zone 9. (Photo: VNA) 
Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung visits and presents gifts to war invalids and ill soldiers in Nho Quan district, the northern province of Ninh Binh. (Photo: VNA) 
