The Party Committee of the Border Guard of Nghe An province issued a resolution to lead the implementation of tasks in 2019.

The Nghe An Border Guard Party Committee held its year-end meeting to issue a resolution on leadership in implementing tasks in 2019. Photo: Le Thach

In 2018, the Provincial Border Guard Party Committee led and directed the implementation of the work of grasping, analyzing, forecasting the situation, advising the Party Committee, the Border Guard Command, the Provincial Party Committee, and the Provincial People's Committee to propose policies and measures to flexibly and correctly handle issues related to territorial sovereignty, border security, and sea areas in Nghe An province.

The Provincial Border Guard Party Committee has also led the strengthening of border and sea management and protection, strictly controlling border gates, trails, and openings; advising and coordinating to promptly and effectively handle situations occurring on the border and sea in accordance with policies and measures; implementing the Protocol on the Vietnam-Laos border and border markers; the Agreement on the Regulations on Border and Border Gate Management; coordinating with localities and forces to prevent and handle fishing boats illegally exploiting seafood in other countries' waters; fighting to prevent foreign vessels from violating Vietnam's sovereignty over its seas; and performing well the work of patrolling, controlling and protecting border lines, markers, and seas.

Nghe An Border Guard donates breeding pigs to poor households. Photo: Le Thach

The Party Committee directed the implementation of a peak period to strengthen patrol and control work at control stations, river mouths, and inlets in the sea border area; effectively carry out flood and storm prevention, search and rescue work, and help people overcome the consequences of natural disasters; coordinate forces to improve the effectiveness of the fight against crime, especially drug crimes.

In particular, the work of defense diplomacy, border diplomacy and people's diplomacy has been focused on and well implemented, including advising the Provincial People's Committee to promulgate and deploy the Project "Improving the effectiveness of cooperation and assistance to border guard companies (Laos) on the outskirts adjacent to the border of Nghe An province in the period of 2018-2022".

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

In 2019, the Party Committee issued a leadership resolution with the key tasks of: performing well the work of grasping, assessing, and accurately forecasting the situation on the border and sea areas; advising the Party Committee, the Border Guard Command, the Military Region 4 Command, the Provincial Party Committee, and the Provincial People's Committee to have flexible and effective policies and countermeasures to handle the situation on the two border lines of the province without being passive or surprised.

Nghe An Border Guard strengthens patrol and control work to firmly protect border security and sovereignty. Photo: Le Thach

The Provincial Border Guard Party Committee will also advise the Provincial Party Committee to develop an Action Program, and 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; activities to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Border Guard's Traditional Day and the 30th anniversary of the People's Border Guard Day.

On the other hand, strictly manage and protect the border, sea areas, and assigned areas 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 issues of illegal migration and unregistered marriages in border areas; advise on and effectively carry out border diplomacy and people-to-people diplomacy with neighboring provinces of Laos, contributing to building a peaceful, friendly, cooperative border for mutual development.