Strengthening coordination between the Provincial People's Committee and the Provincial Veterans Association

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of June 12, 2014, the Provincial People's Committee and the Provincial Veterans Association held a conference to evaluate the results of 3 years of implementing the Program of coordination between the Provincial People's Committee and the Provincial Veterans Association. Representatives of the Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial Veterans Association and a number of relevant departments and agencies attended. Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong and Chairman of the Provincial Veterans Association - Major General Nguyen Phong Phu chaired the conference.

Over the past 3 years, the 6 contents of the Program of coordination between the Provincial People's Committee and the Provincial Association of War Veterans have been seriously implemented and achieved many practical results. The Provincial People's Committee has promptly informed the Association of War Veterans of the policies of the Party and the State of the locality as well as the situation, policies, mechanisms and policies for socio-economic development in the area. At the same time, it has directed relevant agencies to prioritize job creation for children of war veterans and ensure necessary funding and facilities for the activities of the Association of War Veterans at all levels. Implementing the direction of the Provincial People's Committee, the Association of War Veterans has strengthened political and ideological education, encouraged members to participate in building and protecting the Party and the government, contributing to maintaining political stability in the locality. At the same time, it has actively participated in movements such as "All people unite to build a cultural life", the movement "All people participate in protecting national security" and poverty reduction. The Association of War Veterans coordinated with enterprises of War Veterans to support 21,549 billion VND for the poor; mobilized relatives to support money and working days to build 376 gratitude houses and repair hundreds of other houses for policy beneficiaries with a total value of over 35 billion VND. Enterprises of the Association of War Veterans also ensured jobs for 23,500 workers who are war veterans, former soldiers, children of war veterans and other workers.

The Association of War Veterans, together with members of the Fatherland Front, participates in monitoring the activities of State agencies, cadres and civil servants, and advises and proposes to Party committees and authorities at all levels to promptly handle prominent local cases in a reasonable, emotional and highly effective manner.

The conference also pointed out the limitations and shortcomings to overcome in the coming time; at the same time, proposed a program of coordination between the People's Committee and the Provincial Veterans Association from now until the end of 2015. Accordingly, the two sides will coordinate to complete and over-fulfill the tasks, targets, socio-economic indicators, national defense, security and foreign affairs of the province in 2014 and 2015; coordinate to implement the programs and projects of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People's Committee in the process of implementing Resolution 26 of the Politburo on the task of developing Nghe An until 2020.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong concluded the conference.

Concluding the conference, comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong highly appreciated the results achieved in implementing the Coordination Program between the Provincial People's Committee and the Provincial Veterans Association in the past 3 years, especially in the coordination work to participate in building and protecting the Party and government, maintaining political stability in the area and implementing socio-economic development programs and projects; implementing the program of hunger eradication, poverty reduction and legal enrichment of Veterans Association members. He also requested the Provincial People's Committee and the Provincial Veterans Association to coordinate more closely to successfully implement the contents of the Coordination Program between the Provincial People's Committee and the Provincial Veterans Association from now until the end of 2015.

Viet Long