Military Region 4: Meeting with 70 exemplary village elders and chiefs

(Baonghean.vn) - On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Military Region 4's Armed Forces Tradition Day (October 15, 1945 - October 15, 2015), on September 29, the Military Region 4 Command organized a meeting with 70 exemplary village elders and village chiefs representing nearly 4,000 village elders and village chiefs of 14 ethnic groups in 6 provinces of the Military Region.

Attending the meeting were Major General Nguyen Tan Cuong - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Commander of the Military Region; Lieutenant General Vo Van Viet - Secretary of the Party Committee, Political Commissar of the Military Region; comrades in the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, the Military Region Command and commanders of the Military Region agencies, the Military Command of 6 provinces.

Over the years, with their knowledge, experience and prestige, village elders and hamlet chiefs in Military Region 4 have actively propagated, mobilized and gathered their ethnic people to actively participate in fighting and serving the revolutionary cause. In peacetime, village elders and hamlet chiefs have made many valuable contributions to the implementation of grassroots democracy, representing the will and mastery of the people, and serving as a bridge to convey the thoughts and aspirations between ethnic minorities and the Party, the State, local Party committees and authorities.

Overview of the meeting.

Village elders and hamlet chiefs have actively propagated and mobilized people to fight against the distorted arguments of hostile forces, inciting division of the great national unity bloc. They actively participated in building, consolidating and maintaining security and order at the grassroots level, protecting borders and landmarks; encouraged people not to migrate freely, not to listen to, not to believe, not to follow bad guys; participated in building strong militia forces in villages and hamlets; encouraged people to help each other develop the economy, eliminate hunger, reduce poverty, and strengthen national defense and security. With these practical actions, village elders and hamlet chiefs have become a solid spiritual support for ethnic minorities, the center for building the great national unity bloc.

Military Region 4 Command presented gifts to 20 village elders and chiefs of Nghe An province.

At the meeting, village elders and village chiefs heard about the 70-year tradition of the heroic Military Region 4 and spoke and exchanged experiences in performing the roles and responsibilities of village elders and village chiefs in remote areas and border areas.

The meeting is an opportunity for the Military Region 4 Command to grasp the thoughts and aspirations of the village elders and village chiefs; making the traditional relationship between the army and the people of all ethnic groups in the Military Region increasingly closer. Thereby, it is hoped that the village elders and village chiefs will continue to promote their role in propagating and mobilizing people to well implement the Party's guidelines, policies and the State's laws. Actively mobilize people to develop the economy, eliminate hunger and reduce poverty, build and strengthen national defense and security at the grassroots level, and promote the economic, cultural and social development of localities.

The Chief of Military Region 4 Command talks with village elders and village chiefs.

During the meeting, the village elders and village chiefs visited the Kim Lien and Nam Dan relic sites to offer flowers and incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh; offered incense to commemorate the late General Vo Nguyen Giap in Quang Binh; the Martyrs Memorial House at the Military Region 4 Museum and visited the 414th Engineering Brigade.

Tran Dung

(THQK4)