Vietnamese leaders join celebrations of National Great Unity Day in communities
State and Government leaders on Monday called on people to strengthen national unity to further contribute to the country’s socio-economic development, improve their lives and continue making efforts in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc celebrated the Great National Unity Day with people in Ba Commune, Đông Giang District in the central province of Quảng Nam.
During talks with local residents, Phúc spoke about special memories and his love for the province that is also his hometown.
He emphasized that during the wars, people, particularly ethnic people in the province, were brave and unyielding. They sacrificed themselves and suffered great losses in the revolution to protect the nation.
The President thanked the people for their contributions to the revolutionary cause, continuing the ideals of Uncle Hồ and the Party.
Quoting President Hồ Chí Minh about the importance of national solidarity: “Unity, Unity, Great Unity – Success, Success, Great Success”, Phúc called on the whole political system and people of all classes to follow Hồ Chí Minh’s teachings to develop the country, especially when many hostile forces are deliberately opposing and breaking the great national union.
Phúc asked local authorities to be close to people, to listen to people, and thus, gain their confidence.
The President also emphasized the important role of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front at all times, saying the organization was a bridge connecting the Party, State, and Government with people.
Talking about Ba Commune, Phúc applauded the commune’s improved socioeconomic development with effective co-operatives, particularly pig-raising and tea-growing co-operatives.
He said that he was happy to see people there now have an average yearly income of nearly VNĐ40 million.
From an extremely disadvantaged mountainous commune, Ba commune was recognized as a new rural area model in 2015. The essential infrastructure system in the commune has received investment. As infrastructure was completed, people’s material and spiritual lives improved day by day. The current per capita income is VNĐ37 million/person/year, an increase of VNĐ16.84 million compared to 2015, its poverty rate is at 4.98 percent (63 households), a decrease of 23.03 percent compared to 2015.
Besides preserving the traditional cultures of the ethnic groups, local people eliminated outdated practices, paying more attention to healthcare and education.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ba Commune implemented preventive and control measures, marking it “a green area” with no COVID-19 infections reported so far.
Local people donated more than six tonnes of food, fruit, and vegetables plus VNĐ45 million to people in COVID-19 hit areas in southern provinces, HCM City and Đà Nẵng.
SOURCE: NEWS AGENCIES