Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Thong: 'Our goal is for all ethnic groups to progress together'

That was the emphasized opinion of comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee at the 2nd Conference to honor prestigious people among ethnic minorities in Nghe An province - 2019, taking place on October 15.

Nghe An Newspaper respectfully introduces,excerpt of speechto readers.

Today, I am very pleased to attend the 2nd Conference to commend prestigious people among ethnic minorities in Nghe An province in 2019. This is a practical and meaningful activity in concretizing the Party's policies and guidelines as well as implementing President Ho Chi Minh's teachings on promoting the role of prestigious people among ethnic minorities and the community, contributing to the good implementation of ethnic policies.

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee spoke at the conference. Photo: Thanh Cuong

On behalf of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, I would like to send to all delegates, especially to the 200 delegates who are typical core representatives of 1,240 prestigious people among ethnic minorities in Nghe An province in 2019 present at the conference my wishes for health, happiness, and success.

Nghe An is a province with a large number of ethnic minorities living in mountainous, remote, and border areas. In recent years, with the attention of the Party and the State, the timely leadership and direction of Party committees and authorities at all levels, especially the effective coordination between the Ethnic Committee, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and the Provincial Border Guard Command, the role of prestigious people in ethnic minority areas has been effectively promoted, achieving many important results.

Many programs and policies for ethnic minority and mountainous areas have been effectively implemented, contributing significantly to changing the face of ethnic minority and mountainous areas. The socio-economic situation of the province's ethnic minority areas has gradually stabilized and developed, infrastructure has been improved, and material and spiritual life has been enhanced.

Ethnic minorities are increasingly equal, united, respectful, and helpful to each other, and increasingly trust the leadership of the Party and State, actively contributing to ensuring political security, order, and social safety of the whole province and the country in general, and the mountainous, remote, and border areas of Nghe An in particular.

The prestigious ethnic minority team consists of village elders, hamlet chiefs, village party cell secretaries, clan leaders, veterans, retired cadres, good producers... who are always the pioneers in propagating and mobilizing people to implement the Party's policies and the State's laws.

The 2nd conference to honor prestigious people among ethnic minorities in Nghe An province - 2019. Photo: Thanh Cuong

They are the bridge between the Party, the government and the ethnic minorities and people in mountainous areas; these are the people who are always at the forefront of patriotic emulation movements, hunger eradication and poverty reduction; building the Party and the grassroots political system; applying scientific and technical advances in production and livestock breeding to increase income; promoting and preserving the cultural identity of ethnic groups, while eliminating backward customs and practices; building new rural areas and cultural life in residential areas; building the great national unity bloc; the movements "All people protect national security", "All people's National Defense Day", "All people's Border Guard Day"...

The team of prestigious people has contributed to helping the people to rise up and enrich themselves on their homeland, without waiting or relying on others. In the border area, the team of prestigious people has worked with all levels, sectors, and forces, especially the Border Guard, to actively propagate and mobilize the people to build a strong Border Guard area; fight against crimes and social evils; firmly protect the sovereignty and security of the national border, and enhance the effectiveness of foreign affairs between Nghe An and the provinces of Laos that share the border.

On behalf of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, I would like to commend and acknowledge the outstanding achievements of all levels, sectors, localities, and prestigious representatives of ethnic minorities in the province in the cause of socio-economic development, national defense, security, Party building, and political system of Nghe An province in the past time.

Dear delegates! Dear conference!

Currently, our Nghe An province is striving to compete and successfully implement Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW of the Politburo on the direction and tasks for developing Nghe An province until 2020, striving to build Nghe An province to soon become a prosperous province as beloved Uncle Ho always wished.

To carry out this important task requires great efforts from the Party Committee, government and people of the province, including the people of mountainous districts, and the extremely important role of prestigious people among ethnic minorities.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Thong visited people in Pha Lom village, Tam Hop commune, Tuong Duong district on November 13, 2018. Photo: Dinh Tuan

In the coming time, I request that Party committees at all levels, authorities, agencies, units and prestigious people among ethnic minorities carry out well the following contents:

The first,Continue to thoroughly grasp and seriously implement the Party and State's guidelines and policies on national solidarity; pay attention to and strengthen the building of a team of prestigious people in both quantity and quality of activities.

According to the data I have, Nghe An ranks 11th out of 16 provinces with a team of prestigious people with over 1,000 people, the most is Son La province with 2,964 prestigious people. According to the report, we currently have 1,339 villages and hamlets in ethnic minority areas, so we have basically implemented the direction of the superiors on building a team of prestigious people.

In the coming time, this group needs to promote its role in ethnic minority areas, in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland. We need to fully implement policies and regimes for prestigious people; focus on training, providing information, and creating favorable conditions for prestigious people to promote their role in all areas of social life.

Strengthen inspection and supervision work, promptly detect, advise and propose to Party committees and authorities to remove difficulties, obstacles and shortcomings in the organization and implementation of activities of prestigious people, as well as deploy mechanisms and policies to prioritize and care for this group.

Monday,Recommend that the prestigious team continue to promote the achieved results, actively propagate, explain, and mobilize ethnic minorities in the area to properly and fully implement the Party's guidelines and policies, and the State's policies and laws.

Proactively grasp the social situation, life, production, thoughts and aspirations of ethnic minorities to promptly reflect to relevant authorities. In addition, prestigious people need to regularly guide and help people develop production, eliminate hunger and reduce poverty, actively respond to and support the construction of new rural areas and local campaigns and emulation movements in a practical manner.

Tuesday,Promoting the role of prestigious people is an important factor contributing to maintaining political stability in ethnic minority areas. Therefore, this must be carried out regularly and continuously, both to serve long-term requirements and to be associated with the task of solving urgent and prominent problems at each time in each locality.

Wednesday,Party committees and authorities at all levels, especially at the grassroots level, need to strengthen leadership, orient tasks and activities for prestigious people; regularly organize training in knowledge and skills on mass mobilization work; provide information, socio-economic development situation, new policies and guidelines for prestigious people.

Promote the role of social supervision and criticism of prestigious people; create conditions for prestigious people to participate in giving opinions on building local socio-economic development programs and plans in the most timely and effective manner.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Thong presents gifts to students in the highlands on the occasion of the new school year. Photo courtesy of Dao Tuan

In the coming time, it is recommended that all levels, sectors and armed forces closely coordinate the promotion of the role of prestigious people among ethnic minorities in mountainous areas in the following major issues:

The first,in protecting the national border integrity, solidarity, building a friendly border with Laos. At the same time, creating the most favorable conditions for cultural exchange, information exchange, and mutual assistance between people in the villages on both sides of the Vietnam - Laos border.

Monday,fight and prevent all kinds of crimes and social evils, especially drug-related crimes, human trafficking, and disguised child trafficking.

Tuesday,is to do a good job of protecting and developing forests, especially upstream protection forests, and protecting natural ecological forests in the area in the best condition.

Wednesday,Solidarity, equality, and reasonable priority for ethnic minorities and disadvantaged groups in communities. Our ultimate goal is for all ethnic groups to progress together.

Perhaps in the current conditions, this ethnic group is a little different from that of another ethnic group, but the way of doing things, the way of going about things, the way of prioritizing things, and the way of caring of Party committees and authorities at all levels must ensure that all ethnic groups move forward together.

Thursday,Continue to promote hunger eradication, poverty reduction, economic development, determinedly and quickly eliminate backward customs, build a new and more progressive cultural life in ethnic minority areas, especially in remote, isolated and border areas.

Border guards and ethnic minorities living in the Nghe An border area patrol the border. Photo courtesy of Le Thach

From the results achieved in the past time, especially the effective coordination between the Ethnic Committee, the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province and the Provincial Border Guard Command, I believe that in the coming time, the prestigious people among the ethnic minorities of the province will always be exemplary citizens, images, and flags to consolidate and promote the people's trust in the Party and the State; make important contributions to the movements in mountainous areas, in ethnic minority areas, and together with the people of the province, continue to well implement the guidelines and policies of the Party and the State in all fields, contributing to the successful implementation of the goals set out by the Resolution of the 18th Provincial Party Congress and Resolution No. 26 of the Politburo./.

(* Title by Nghe An Newspaper)