Comrade Nguyen Van Thong gave gifts and New Year wishes to the Border Guard Station and policy families in Con Cuong.

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong visited and encouraged officers and soldiers of Mon Son Border Post. Photo: Dao Tuan

Implementing the program of visiting and wishing a Happy New Year 2021, on the afternoon of January 20, comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee led the working delegation of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Provincial Fatherland Front Committee to visit, present gifts, and wish a Happy New Year to officers and soldiers of Mon Son Border Guard Station and typical policy families, poor households in Mon Son and Luc Da communes, Con Cuong district.

Scene of the meeting, gift giving, and New Year greetings. Photo: Dao Tuan

Also attending were representatives of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, the Provincial Ethnic Committee, the Provincial Border Guard Command and Con Cuong district.

With warm and sincere feelings, comrade Nguyen Van Thong kindly visited and encouraged the officers and soldiers. It is known that Mon Son Border Post is assigned to directly manage 36.5 km of national border, 7 national border markers and 1 Khe Khang Control Station.

Officers and soldiers of Mon Son Border Guard Station help people harvest rice. Photo: Provided by Mon Son Border Guard Station.

In 2020, the unit regularly coordinated closely with the border protection forces of the neighboring country to strictly implement the National Border Agreement between Vietnam and Laos. Through patrolling and controlling the border, no signs of encroachment or encroachment were detected; however, illegal fishing, forestry and mineral exploitation on the border complicated the management area.

The unit regularly coordinates with the commune militia to organize patrols and clear the border and border markers; coordinates with the Lao Border Guard Company 252 to organize bilateral patrols. Thereby, contributing to ensuring border security and sovereignty and creating a close relationship between the border guards of the two countries.

The unit's command has closely linked the construction of the border defense posture with the security posture and the defense posture, creating a combined strength in combat readiness to protect the Fatherland. Closely linking the national defense and security tasks with the socio-economic development in the locality. Regularly maintaining the activities of 14 self-management groups for security and order in border villages and hamlets and 7 "self-management groups for border lines and landmarks" in the area, contributing to ensuring security and order, participating in patrolling and protecting the border lines and landmarks managed by the station.

Soldiers of Mon Son Border Post take care of border markers. Photo: Provided by Mon Son Border Post

Actively implementing the movement to build new rural areas, doing a good job of propaganda, sanitation and epidemic prevention in villages, distributing medicine to people, especially in Co Phat and Khe Bung villages. The unit also adopted 4 Dan Lai students of Mon Son 3 Primary School. Implementing well the program "Helping children go to school" such as: Helping 3 poor students overcome difficulties and study well with an amount of 500,000 VND/month. Helping to repair and prevent dilapidation of a house, worth over 40 million VND; giving 4 breeding cows to 4 poor households, worth 40 million VND...

Speaking at the visit and gift-giving ceremony, comrade Nguyen Van Thong acknowledged the efforts of officers and soldiers of Mon Son Border Post. Photo: Dao Tuan

Acknowledging the achievements of the officers and soldiers of Mon Son Border Post in 2020, Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee affirmed that the Party, State and People always respect and are grateful for the contributions and sacrifices of the armed forces, including the Border Guard, for the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.

In particular, in 2020, the complicated developments of the Covid-19 pandemic and the occurrence of many natural disasters have greatly affected the socio-economic development tasks of the country and the province. However, despite overcoming countless difficulties and challenges, the country's socio-economic, defense and security situation has been maintained stably. This result has a very important contribution from the Border Guard force, including officers and soldiers of Mon Son Border Guard Station.

On behalf of the provincial leaders, comrade Nguyen Van Thong presented gifts and New Year wishes to officers and soldiers of Mon Son Border Post. Photo: Dao Tuan

The Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee emphasized that with the land border length of Nghe An province being more than 468km, throughout 2020, the Border Guard force had to work hard to maintain border security, ensure border lines and landmarks, prevent and combat illegal entry and exit, helping the Party Committee, government and people feel secure in working and producing.

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong met and visited people of Mon Son commune in a friendly and open atmosphere. Photo: Dao Tuan

Considering that, compared to other areas, Mon Son border commune is not complicated in terms of migration and immigration through trails and openings, comrade Nguyen Van Thong also emphasized that this does not mean that officers and soldiers lose their vigilance. It is necessary to regularly coordinate with functional forces and people in the area to maintain sovereignty and border security. Especially during the 13th National Party Congress and the Lunar New Year. He also hopes that the Station will organize for officers and soldiers to celebrate a full, warm, safe and economical New Year.

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong and members of the working delegation presented gifts and New Year wishes to veteran cadres and outstanding policy families in Mon Son commune. Photo: Dao Tuan

Leaders of the Provincial Border Guard Command presented gifts and New Year greetings to Mon Son Border Guard Station.

On behalf of the provincial leaders, comrade Nguyen Van Thong wished all cadres, soldiers and their families a happy and successful Tet.

On this occasion, comrade Nguyen Van Thong and the delegation also presented gifts from the province to typical policy beneficiaries, including: Mr. Ha Van Canh - Head of Tan Son village, Mon Son commune; Mr. Luong Van Tan - Nam Son village and Mr. Luong Van Duyet - 1/8 war invalid, Thai Son village, Mon Son commune.