Firmly protect border security and sovereignty in the new situation

(Baonghean) -After 54 years (March 3, 1959 - March 3, 2013) of fighting, building and growing together with the border forces of the whole country, Nghe An Border Guard has achieved many outstanding feats, contributing to beautifying the tradition of the heroic Border Guard force. In the new revolutionary period today, generations of officers and soldiers of Nghe An Border Guard continue to uphold the spirit of patriotism, resolutely and bravely achieve many outstanding feats in the cause of building and protecting the national border security and sovereignty, typical units and individuals were awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces in the renovation period: Reconnaissance Department, Nam Can Border Guard Station, Tam Hop Station and heroic martyrs Nguyen Canh Dan, Pham Xuan Phong, Va Ba Giai...

In 2012, units on the two border lines have synchronously and effectively deployed border protection measures, organized 1,063 border patrols and controls with 3,751 people; closely coordinated with forces and fishermen to chase away dozens of foreign ships violating territorial waters, firmly maintaining the sovereignty of the Fatherland's seas. Continued to innovate and improve the effectiveness of immigration inspection, control and management, creating favorable conditions for people, vehicles and goods to circulate across the border and border gates, contributing to the good implementation of the open-door foreign policy of integration of the Party and State. Through patrol and control work, hundreds of violations of border regulations have been promptly detected and handled, and local authorities on both sides of the border have been consulted and coordinated to promptly resolve incidents related to both sides of the border in accordance with the agreements and border regulations signed between our country and Laos, contributing to strengthening the solidarity and friendship with the three neighboring provinces of Laos. Proactively promoting the implementation of the plan to renovate and increase the density of border markers on the Vietnam - Laos border. In addition, 165 officers and soldiers, 4 rescue vehicles have been mobilized to help people overcome the consequences of natural disasters; 38 rescue cases have been conducted, 52 people and 1 ship have been saved.

Border Guard and Nghe An Customs coordinate activities at sea. Photo: Le Thach

In the work of combining the fight against crime. In 2012, dozens of special projects and professional plans were successfully established, 60 cases/69 subjects were discovered and arrested for illegal drug trading and storage, 34 heroin cakes, 2 kg of crystal meth, 12,074 synthetic drug pills, 1.1 kg of opium, 2 grenades, 1 homemade gun, 29 bullets and many other exhibits were seized. 259 cases/511 subjects/108 other illegal vehicles were discovered and arrested, 2 CKC guns, 1 sport gun, 28 flintlock guns, 34.6 kg of TNT explosives, 7 mines, 29 detonators, 72 electric shockers, 37.8 kg of firecrackers were recovered... 116 homemade guns were recovered.

Sticking to the people and the locality, the Party Committees and commanders of the units have proactively implemented plans, increased forces to stay close to the villages and hamlets, following the motto "4 together, 5 close", focusing on propagating, organizing study, thoroughly understanding laws, directives, decrees, and agreements related to border and sea protection. Actively advising and coordinating with local Party Committees and authorities to build and consolidate the grassroots political system in association with promoting socio-economic development, hunger eradication and poverty reduction in border areas; constantly promoting the role and responsibility of 23 comrades who have strengthened their positions as secretaries and deputy secretaries of communes and 77 party members who have temporarily transferred their activities to the village and hamlet party cells in the religious areas, thereby advising the locality to admit 209 new party members, build 18 cultural villages and hamlets at the district level; advising on the establishment of 5 new party cells; Consolidate and perfect 156 party organizations, 120 village and hamlet management boards, mass organizations of 179 villages, hamlets, blocks, and hamlets... to operate in a disciplined and effective manner, contributing to improving the quality and effectiveness of the grassroots political system in border communes and coastal areas.

The Provincial Border Guard has also advised the Provincial People's Committee to develop and implement the Project "Improving the quality of mass mobilization work to contribute to socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security on the western border of Nghe An in the period of 2012 - 2015 and the following years"; continuing to implement the plan "Conservation and sustainable development of the Dan Lai ethnic minority in the core zone of Pu Mat National Park, Mon Son commune, Con Cuong district" according to Project 380 of the Prime Minister, thereby promoting the progress of implementing the contents and items of the project more effectively, while adjusting and supplementing items of the project in accordance with actual conditions. The implementation of the plan to help 3 poor communes (Tam Hop, Tuong Duong district; Mon Son - Con Cuong district and Bac Ly commune - Ky Son district) as assigned by the Provincial People's Committee has achieved initial results, including mobilizing and attracting nearly 1.7 billion VND to invest in building a military-civilian medical station and 15 houses for the poor in Bac Ly commune. Mobilizing financial support from organizations and enterprises to build and hand over a boarding house for students of Nam Can commune secondary school, Ky Son district worth 185 million VND; supporting the provision of various material equipment for Muong Ai commune secondary school, Ky Son district worth nearly 200 million VND, which has been highly appreciated by local Party committees and authorities. In addition, border guard units also help people build models of household economic development, coordinate to organize propaganda and dissemination of legal education for junior high school students in border areas...

Over the past year, the Party Committee - Provincial Border Guard Command has thoroughly implemented the Party's resolutions, the State's laws and policies, directives and resolutions of higher levels in the actual situation of the locality and the unit's tasks, focusing on implementing Resolution 4 of the Central Committee (11th term): "Some urgent issues on Party building today" associated with studying and following the moral example of Ho Chi Minh and Uncle Ho's teachings for the Border Guard and the campaign "Promoting tradition, maintaining discipline, living with love, promoting responsibility". Innovating working methods and styles towards the grassroots, focusing on educating moral qualities, lifestyle, training in compliance with discipline and law for officers and soldiers.

With the achievements in 2012, the Provincial Border Guard was awarded the Excellent Emulation Flag by the Prime Minister, the Party Committee was awarded the Certificate of Merit for the Outstanding Strong Party Committee by the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee; hundreds of collectives and individuals were awarded by the Party, the State, central and local ministries and branches.

In 2013, the situation on the two borders of the province will continue to be complicated and unpredictable, and the requirements for border protection tasks will be extremely heavy. Officers and soldiers of the Nghe An Border Guard always thoroughly grasp the directives and resolutions of the superiors, continue to promote the heroic tradition of the force, strive to compete to achieve many outstanding achievements, firmly protect the sovereignty and security of the border and sea areas; actively participate in building and consolidating political bases, developing socio-economy, and reducing poverty in the border areas of the province.

Colonel, Doctor Nguyen Van Tuy - Party Secretary, Political Commissar of the Provincial Border Guard