Comrade Tong Thi Phong: Nghe An is always a bright spot in implementing social policies.

On the morning of January 6, in Son Hai commune, Quynh Luu district, the Vietnam Women's Union coordinated with Nghe An province to organize the program "Loving Tet". Attending the program was Comrade Tong Thi Phong - Politburo member, Permanent Vice President of the National Assembly.

Also attending were comrades: Vo Trong Viet - Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for National Defense and Security; Nguyen Thi Thu Ha - Member of the Party Central Committee, President of the Vietnam Women's Union; Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh - Commander of Military Region 4. On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province; members of the Provincial Party Executive Committee: Nguyen Thanh Hien - Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and representatives of the leaders of the Women's Union of Nghe An province. Photo: Thanh Duy

Speaking to the leaders of Nghe An province, Quynh Luu district and local people, Permanent Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong expressed her emotion at having the opportunity to return to visit her hometown Nghe An; at the same time, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, she sent warm regards and New Year wishes to the people and comrades of Nghe An province; wishing them good health, joy, happiness and with high determination to build Nghe An province into a model and successful one.

The Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly also emphasized the spirit of turning to the grassroots to care for compatriots and comrades, especially in difficult areas, and expressed gratitude to predecessors, heroic Vietnamese mothers, families with meritorious services to the country, war invalids, and families of martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the cause of national liberation and the construction and protection of the Fatherland. From there, together we are determined to implement the Party's resolutions and build a rich and civilized Vietnam.

Comrade Tong Thi Phong - Politburo member, Permanent Vice President of the National Assembly spoke at the program. Photo: Thanh Duy

Regarding the situation in Nghe An, Comrade Tong Thi Phong welcomed and highly appreciated the political stability, maintaining national border sovereignty on land and at sea; good implementation of foreign affairs with Laos; and the importance of mass mobilization work;...

In 2019, Nghe An achieved better socio-economic development results than previous years. In particular, during the development process, the provincial leaders always paid attention to social security work, especially in ethnic minority and mountainous areas with many difficulties, and implemented policies for people with meritorious services with many creative ways.

“Nghe An is always a bright spot in implementing social policies,” the Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly affirmed, adding that many contents of the work of the National Assembly and the Government have been summarized, evaluated, lessons learned, and experiences learned from Nghe An.

Comrade Tong Thi Phong - Politburo member, Permanent Vice President of the National Assembly presents Tet gifts to Vietnamese Heroic Mother Dang Thi Lai, Quynh Hong commune, Quynh Luu district. Photo: Thanh Duy

In the coming time, the Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly suggested that Nghe An province continue to promote its revolutionary, solidarity and heroic traditions so that under the leadership of the Provincial Party Committee, the province can be built to become more progressive, as Uncle Ho wished, a model and prosperous province.

On this occasion, the Organizing Committee presented Tet gifts to 2 Vietnamese Heroic Mothers; 20 policy families; 50 households of poor women, disabled women, and women with special difficulties; awarded funds to build 5 clean water and sanitation works for 5 households; 30 scholarships to poor students who have overcome difficulties and achieved good academic results in Quynh Luu district.

Permanent Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong and Chairwoman of the Vietnam Women's Union Nguyen Thi Thu Ha presented funds to support the construction of a charity shelter. Photo: Thanh Duy

Chairman of the National Assembly's Defense and Security Committee Vo Trong Viet and Vice President of the Vietnam Women's Union Tran Thi Huong presented gifts to 50 households of poor women, women with disabilities, and women in especially difficult circumstances. Photo: Thanh Duy

The Organizing Committee also donated funds to support the construction of charity houses for 4 households in Nghia Dan, Ky Son, Anh Son, Que Phong districts and supported a livelihood model in Hoang Mai town. On this occasion, Comrade Tong Thi Phong donated 20 million VND to the Education Promotion Association of Son Hai commune, Quynh Luu district.

Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy and Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh - Commander of Military Region 4 presented funds to build 5 clean water and sanitation facilities for 5 households. Photo: Thanh Duy

Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province Vo Thi Minh Sinh and Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long presented scholarships to students. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the program, leaders of Quynh Luu district presented financial support to build 11 charity homes for poor women in the district./.