Bringing the movement of the whole people to protect the border into depth and effectiveness

Attending the ceremony were: Major General Nguyen Doan Anh - Commander of Military Region 4. On the Lao side, there were representatives of the leaders of Bolikhamxay, Hua Phan, and Xieng Khouang provinces.

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; comrades of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee; representatives of agencies, units, departments, branches at the provincial level, leaders of districts, cities, towns and border posts in the province; armed units of some neighboring provinces.

Delegates attending the celebration. Photo: Duc Anh

Promoting the tradition of the unit that twice achieved the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces

At the ceremony, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Dac Vinh praised and congratulated the great achievements and feats that the officers and soldiers of the Provincial Border Guard had achieved in the past time; at the same time, he requested the Provincial Border Guard force to focus on performing well the following tasks:

Thoroughly grasp the direct and comprehensive leadership of the Party and the administration and management of the State. Grasp the situation, promptly advise the Party Committee - Border Guard Command and Party committees and authorities at all levels on appropriate policies and measures to firmly protect territorial sovereignty and border security.

Promoting the tradition of the unit twice achieving the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces, building a Border Guard force that is absolutely loyal to the Party, the Fatherland and the people, strong in all aspects. Resolute and resourceful in fighting and suppressing all types of crimes, maintaining security and order, and consolidating the people's trust in the Party and the government.

Regularly research and closely follow the locality and practical situation to innovate forms and methods and improve the effectiveness and quality of mass mobilization work. Do a good job of forecasting the situation and conducting border protection activities from afar. Pay attention to building a strong border area in all aspects. Pay attention to and do a good job of building and replicating advanced examples and good models that have been effective.

Continue to thoroughly grasp the Party's independent and autonomous foreign policy, promote and improve the effectiveness of border diplomacy. Focus on strengthening the special solidarity and friendship with the three provinces of Bolikhamxay, Xieng Khouang, and Hua Phan (Laos). Study and implement economic programs and projects suitable to the capabilities of both sides. Coordinate closely, proactively grasp the situation, promptly and effectively resolve all developments occurring on the border right from the grassroots level.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh speaks at the ceremony. Photo: Duc Anh

Firmly protect the border, xBuilding strong border areas

Previously, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh recalled the process of birth, development and heroic fighting of the Vietnam Border Guard in general and Nghe An Border Guard in particular.

It acknowledges and affirms the achievements that the Nghe An Border Guard has contributed and sacrificed for the cause of protecting and building the homeland over the past 60 years. Especially in the period from 1959 to 1986, it deployed forces to protect the border, sea areas, and bandits, suppressed reactionaries, and performed international duties with Laos; and fought against the US imperialists' war of destruction in the North.

In carrying out international missions with the Lao people, in 1968, Nghe An People's Armed Police sent 6 working teams of Division 56 to help Laos build forces and revolutionary movements, conduct guerrilla warfare, carry out military propaganda work, build bases to protect the Lao revolution and prevent enemy infiltration into the province's border areas, contributing to building the special friendship between Vietnam and Laos.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Duc Anh

Since 1986, in carrying out the task of protecting the sovereignty and security of the border and sea areas, building the area and units in the period of renovation, officers and soldiers of the Nghe An Border Guard have proactively and creatively applied the Party's domestic and foreign policies, strictly maintained the implementation of border agreements and regulations; effectively fought to prevent and combat illegal border crossings; and promptly and properly handled activities violating the sovereignty and security of the border and sea areas.

On the front of fighting against crime, Nghe An Border Guard has always been active, proactive, flexible in response, proficient in professional skills, focusing on improving quality and efficiency. In building a national border defense, the Border Guard has actively coordinated with local Party committees and authorities to build political bases, develop socio-economics, help people eliminate hunger and reduce poverty, prevent and overcome the consequences of natural disasters, achieving many good results...

Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh presented the provincial Border Guard with a banner on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the force's tradition. Photo: Duc Anh

In foreign affairs, the Border Guard of Nghe An province has coordinated with the functional forces of Laos to maintain the good implementation of the Vietnam-Laos border agreements and treaties; completed the project of renovating and increasing the thickness of 116 border markers and 44 border posts along the entire border adjacent to 3 Lao provinces; effectively maintained and implemented the twinning activities of 19 pairs of villages and 8 pairs of twinning between border posts and Lao military and police units, contributing to strengthening the special solidarity between Vietnam and Laos in general and Nghe An with 3 Lao provinces sharing the border in particular.

Colonel Tran Hai Binh - Commander of the Provincial Border Guard, on behalf of the officers and soldiers, thanked the provincial leaders and delegates for their guidance and sharing and promised to absorb and strive to better fulfill the assigned tasks. Photo: Duc Anh

On this occasion, the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, Fatherland Front Committee, and People's Committee presented the Provincial Border Guard Command with a banner bearing the words "Nghe An Border Guard: 60 years of building, fighting and growing up".