Major General Hoang Huu Chien - Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Border Guard. Internet photo.
The law also clearly defines the responsibilities of all levels, branches, and forces in managing and protecting the national border and border areas; which clearly identifies the Border Guard as the core, specialized force, presiding over and coordinating with relevant levels, branches and local authorities in building, managing, protecting the National Guard, maintaining security and social order. in the border area (Clause 2, Article 31).
Together with the Vietnam Border Guard Law, it creates a very solid and complete legal basis for all levels, branches and forces to mobilize resources of the State and society in building, managing and protecting the National Border Guard. Border areas are increasingly strong, contributing to strengthening national defense - security, foreign affairs and socio-economic development in border areas.
It can be affirmed that the implementation of the National Border Law has created a new driving force for development in the country's innovation cause, making the border rich, strong, sustainable, and the material and spiritual life of the people. , the people's armed forces in border areas are increasingly improved; create political, spiritual, military, security, foreign affairs, economic, cultural, social, scientific and technological potential to meet the requirements of border guard tasks in the new situation.
Major General Hoang Huu Chien emphasized the outstanding results achieved by the Border Guard force in the border area after 20 years of implementing the National Border Law and affirmed that the National Border Guard Law is the legal basis for border demarcation. landmark with neighboring countries. On the land border, Vietnam and neighboring countries have signed 07 legal documents on borders, demarcating and planting 5.019 markers and markers.
Border guards perform border patrols. Internet photo.
On the basis of the National Committee Law, the State has focused on investing and mobilizing resources and strength to develop the economy, trade, social security, and carry out the tasks of hunger eradication, poverty reduction, and narrowing the gap. between regions and regions; thereby creating conditions for economic development.
To date, the country has established 15 coastal economic zones and 26 border gate economic zones on the land border; There are 267 industrial clusters operating in border areas, accounting for 36,6% of industrial clusters operating nationwide; Hydropower, thermal power and renewable energy plants in border areas have contributed up to 44% of the total national electricity output, contributing to strengthening energy security, ensuring production and improving living standards. for the citizen; National defense, security and social order and safety in border areas are consolidated and maintained.
Along with investing in industrial development, the Party, State and border localities implemented 298 economic development projects and programs in border areas, building 234 models to help people develop economically; new rural development, sustainable poverty eradication; narrow regional disparities; Up to now, with more than 2 million households/more than 9 million people, 100% of communes, wards and border towns have motorways to the center and national electricity grid, 95% of villages have telephone coverage. move 94% of households out of poverty; 95% of households escaped near poverty.
Along with the agreements and agreements on borders, territories, waters, border management, border areas, and border gates between Vietnam and neighboring countries are fully and comprehensively signed; The timely, synchronous and self-contained legal system on national defense and border guards has developed national defense and security potential in border areas, creating a solid legal basis for the State, all levels, branches, local authorities, core forces, specialized in building, managing, and protecting the national border, border areas, and maritime areas of peace, friendship, cooperation, and development.
To continue promoting the effectiveness of the National Border Law in the new situation, ensuring the preservation of territorial border sovereignty, and making practical contributions to peace and stability, Major General Hoang Huu Chien believes that it is necessary to continue Organize the construction, management, and protection of national borders in association with hunger eradication and poverty reduction programs and goals, build and invest in infrastructure development in border areas, and implement them effectively Priority and incentive policies create conditions for borders and border areas to develop; Pay attention to building a comprehensively strong region in politics, economics, culture, society, national defense and security.
Strengthen and improve the effectiveness of defense foreign affairs, border defense foreign affairs and people's foreign affairs, coordinate with forces, all levels and branches to strengthen state management of national borders, construction border of peace, friendship, cooperation and development. Promote international cooperation on defense and border defense with neighboring countries; replicate the twinning model between localities, units and people on both sides of the border.
Continue to institutionalize and implement the views, guidelines and policies of the Party and State on national borders and border areas; Completing the legal system on border guards and the National Guard creates a solid, complete and synchronous legal basis to improve management and administration capacity in protecting sovereignty and territory of the National Guard, building, managing, Protect the National Committee and the Military Region of all levels, branches, and functional forces./.
Bich Huong