Nghe An Border Guard launched the Emulation movement to win

Colonel Tran Hai Binh - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Commander of the Provincial Border Guard chaired the conference.

Nghe An Border Guard officers and soldiers regularly patrol to firmly protect the sacred border of the Fatherland. Photo: Archive

In 2018, the unit strengthened the management and protection of borders and sea areas, strictly controlled border gates, trails and openings; advised and coordinated to promptly and effectively handle situations occurring on the border and sea areas in accordance with policies and measures; implemented the Protocol on the Vietnam-Laos border line and border markers; and the Agreement on the Regulations on Border and Border Gate Management.

Border guards help people evacuate houses at risk of landslides. Photo: Archive

Coordinate with localities and forces to prevent and handle fishing boats illegally exploiting seafood in other countries' waters; fight against foreign vessels violating Vietnam's sovereignty over its waters; effectively carry out patrolling and controlling the protection of borders, landmarks, and waters; strengthen patrolling and controlling at control stations, river mouths, and inlets in the maritime border area; effectively carry out flood and storm prevention, search and rescue, and help people overcome the consequences of natural disasters;

Coordinate forces to improve the effectiveness of crime prevention and control. Do a good job of Defense diplomacy, Border diplomacy and people's diplomacy, especially advising the Provincial People's Committee to issue and implement the Project "Improving the effectiveness of cooperation and assistance to Border Guard Companies (Laos) on the outskirts adjacent to Nghe An province's border in the period 2018-2022".

Actively participate in consolidating the political system, developing the socio-economy, building new rural areas, helping 3 poor communes; Well implementing the Movement "Border Guards join hands to build new rural areas"; Program "Helping children go to school"; "Border Guards helping hands", "Let's clean the sea"; "Charity rice jar", "Accompanying women in the border areas"...

Units signed a competition agreement to successfully complete the 2019 tasks. Photo: Le Thach

In 2019, the Party Committee - Border Guard Command set out a number of key tasks: Advise the Provincial Party Committee to develop an Action Program, the Provincial People's Committee to develop a Plan to implement Resolution 33-NQ/TW, dated September 28, 2018 of the Politburo on the National Border Protection Strategy; Organize the management and strict protection of borders, sea areas, and areas assigned to be in charge according to the laws, agreements, and regulations on border management and land border gates between Vietnam and Laos. Coordinate with Laos to effectively resolve the issue of illegal migration of Mong people and unregistered marriages in the border area; advise on the effective implementation of Border Guard foreign affairs and people's foreign affairs with 3 neighboring provinces (Laos) sharing the border... to build a peaceful, friendly, cooperative border for mutual development.

The Head of the Provincial Border Guard Command, authorized by the President, awarded the Fatherland Protection Medal to four individuals. Photo: Le Thach

At the conference, the Border Guard Command of Nghe An province summarized the Emulation movement for Victory in 2018 and launched the Emulation movement for Victory in 2019.

On this occasion, the President awarded the Fatherland Protection Medal to 4 individuals; the Prime Minister awarded a Certificate of Merit to the Cua Lo - Ben Thuy Port Border Post; the Ministry of National Defense awarded a Certificate of Merit to the Political Department; the Border Guard Command awarded the title of Determined to Win Unit to 2 collectives and Advanced Unit to 4 collectives.

The Provincial Border Guard Command also awarded collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in performing Border Guard tasks in 2018./.