Closely linked to enhancing the level of connectivity in the Kien Giang border area. Photo: Internet.

In recent times, the mass mobilization work on the Vietnam - Cambodia border has had positive impacts, most notably the work of propaganda, education, raising awareness for all classes of people about mass mobilization work, foreign information, border demarcation and border management; contributing to building a peaceful, friendly, cooperative and developed Vietnam - Cambodia border. Thanks to that, the political security situation, social order and safety along the border continue to be stable. The economy, culture and society are invested in and developed; foreign affairs are strengthened and practical; national defense and security are maintained. People on both sides of the border regularly visit relatives, buy and sell, exchange goods... in accordance with regulations.

The provincial armed forces have coordinated with local Party committees and authorities to effectively carry out mass mobilization work, especially among ethnic minorities in border areas. Photo: Internet.

Along with the good implementation of the Party and State's guidelines and policies, local Party committees and authorities have improved the material and spiritual life of the people, ensured political security and social safety along the Vietnam - Cambodia border. In particular, focusing on effectively implementing policies in the fields of education, health, social protection, poverty reduction and the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction; demonstrated through support for credit loans, job creation, housing construction, support for electricity and water bills... Ensuring social security and welfare, especially caring for policy beneficiaries and the poor; building people's roads, residential clusters in the border belt area, investing in building economic infrastructure associated with national security and defense; signing cooperative and friendly relations with 5 provinces and cities of Cambodia in many fields.

In addition, Kien Giang province has maximized its existing conditions, improved the quality of foreign affairs in all aspects, closely linked with the enhancement of connectivity in the border area. Therefore, people along the border have always actively participated in local socio-economic development programs and plans; contributed to improving the material and spiritual life of the people; strengthened cooperation and development; foreign information; border demarcation and management, and established and maintained 22 self-managed people's groups with 190 households/722 people registered to self-manage 56.8 km of roads and 28/28 border markers.

In particular, in recent years, the province's armed forces have coordinated with local Party committees and authorities to effectively carry out mass mobilization work, especially among ethnic minorities in border areas; strengthen education on the tradition of solidarity between ethnic groups and patriotism, mobilize and explain to people to clearly understand and raise vigilance against the plots of sabotage and division of the great national unity bloc of hostile forces. Regularly monitor and grasp the situation and promptly and effectively resolve complicated incidents arising in ethnic minority areas along the border...

Party committees and authorities at all levels create conditions for the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations to grasp the people's situation and build solidarity movements on the Vietnam - Cambodia border through many forms, gradually innovating the content and methods of operation; implementing the motto "provinces stick to communes, districts stick to hamlets, communes stick to residential areas", reviewing and gathering union members into socio-political organizations; launching patriotic emulation movements.

To strengthen mass mobilization work to contribute to building a peaceful, friendly, cooperative and developed Vietnam - Cambodia border, in the coming time, Kien Giang will continue to promote cooperation and exchange activities of authorities at all levels and people in the border area between Vietnam and Cambodia. Promote foreign affairs on the significance of demarcation, marker planting and construction of a system of accurate, modern, internationally legal border markers for the cooperation and development of the two countries; the significance and necessity of promoting the resolution of outstanding border issues between the two countries; cooperative efforts of the two States to resolve land border issues; the significance and importance of maintaining and promoting the friendly and cooperative neighborly relations between Vietnam and Cambodia for the common development of the region./.

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