President pays pre-Tet visit to people, soldiers in Kien Giang
President Vo Van Thuong on January 20 visited and presented gifts to soldiers and people in Tho Chau island commune in Phu Quoc city of Kien Giang province - the most remote island commune in the southwest of the country – on the threshold of the Lunar New Year (Tet).
President Vo Van Thuong (L) visits Regiment 152 of the Military Region 9 (Photo: VNA)
Kien Giang (VNA) – President Vo Van Thuong on January 20 visitedand presented gifts to soldiers and people in Tho Chau island commune in PhuQuoc city of Kien Giang province - the most remote island commune in thesouthwest of the country – on the threshold of the Lunar New Year (Tet).
More than 200km away from the mainland, Tho Chau holds animportant strategic position in defence, security and marine economicdevelopment, and currently houses nearly 2,000 people living mainly on farming and seafood exploitation and processing.
Visiting Regiment 152 of the Military Region 9, President Thuongappreciated the unit’s achievements in defence and security work with the supportof people and forces of Kien Giang province and Tho Chau island commune.
He stressed that the unit's top priority task is to safeguard national sovereignty over the airspace and waters of Tho Chau island as well aspeace and happiness for local people, urging the soldiers to increase vigilance to avoid unexpected situations.
Visiting and presenting gifts to officers and soldiers of theTho Chau Border Guard Station, the State leader lauded their contributions toprotecting border sovereignty and national territory.
President Vo Van Thuong and Head of the Party Central Commitee's Commission for Internal Affairs Phan Dinh Trac present gifts to students in Tho Chau island commune. (Photo: VNA)
Presenting gifts to local residents, President Thuong requested the commune's Party Committee and authorities to properly solveland and housing issues for people, ensure facilities to serve fishing at seaand storm shelter, and make more efforts to have no poor households in the locality.
Emphasising the unique geographical conditions of the islandcommune with large forest coverage, the President asked local authorities andpeople to pay greater attention to protecting and managing the ecologicalenvironment and resources.
On this occasion, he offered incense at Tho Chau Temple tocommemorate martyrs who sacrificed for the country's independence and freedomand more than 500 innocent people murdered by the Khmer Rouge in 1975.
President Vo Van Thuong presents cows to poor households in Kien Giang (Photo: VNA)
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President Vo Van Thuong (L) visits Regiment 152 of the Military Region 9 (Photo: VNA) 
President Vo Van Thuong and Head of the Party Central Commitee's Commission for Internal Affairs Phan Dinh Trac present gifts to students in Tho Chau island commune. (Photo: VNA) 
President Vo Van Thuong presents cows to poor households in Kien Giang (Photo: VNA) 
