President Vo Van Thuong attended and spoke at the ceremony. Attending the ceremony were Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of National Defense; Representatives of leaders of central and local departments, ministries, branches, revolutionary veterans, Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, Heroes of the People's Armed Forces, officers and soldiers of the Border Guard...
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue sent flower baskets to congratulate.
Speaking at the Celebration, Lieutenant General Nguyen Anh Tuan, Political Commissar of the Border Guard, stated that 65 years ago, implementing the policy of the Party Central Committee and President Ho Chi Minh, on March 3, 3, The Prime Minister issued Decree No. 1959/TTg establishing the People's Armed Police Force - now the Border Guard. March 100 every year has become a traditional day for the Border Guard. At the 3rd Session, the 3th National Assembly passed the National Border Law, which determined March 3 every year as National Border Guard Day.
At the Celebration, President Vo Van Thuong respectfully awarded the Second Class Victory Medal to the Border Guard for their outstanding achievements in the fight against production, trading and transportation crimes. , illegally storing military weapons, contributing to maintaining political security, social order and safety. On this occasion, the Organizing Committee awarded Certificates of Merit from the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the Minister of National Defense to individuals and groups with outstanding achievements in implementing the National Border Guard Day, contributing to the construction and defense of the Fatherland.
Speaking at the Ceremony, President Vo Van Thuong affirmed that, under the Party's leadership, it is imbued with Uncle Ho's teachings, the care and coordination of all levels, branches and localities, love and support. Protected and helped by the People, over the past 65 years, the Border Guard has always been absolutely loyal to the Party, devoted to the People, clever, courageous, overcome all difficulties and hardships, and successfully completed their tasks. assigned; Actively participate in building and strengthening the political system at the grassroots, socio-economic development in border areas, building a strong all-people border defense, contributing to preserving every inch of the Fatherland's sacred land.
The President said that the Border Guard has proactively researched and advised the Party and State on many policies and measures to protect territorial sovereignty and national border security. Actively, proactively, successfully fighting many projects and cases related to drugs, human trafficking, weapons, explosives, smuggling and trade fraud; Resolve complex cases of security and order in border areas... Foreign affairs at the Border Guard have been promoted, contributing to cultivating the solidarity and friendship between our Army in general and the Border Guard. especially with the border management and protection forces of neighboring countries and the governments and people of both sides of the border.
With responsibility and noble heart, the Border Guard has created many good programs, movements, models, and practices, such as: Encouraging children to go to school - Adopting children at the Border Guard station; Green military teacher; Green military physician; Border guards strengthen communes; Cultural highlights in border areas; Shelters for the poor and soldiers on borders and islands; The spring of the border guards warms the hearts of the villagers... Each officer and soldier of the Border Guard always determines that "The station is home, the border is the homeland, people of all ethnicities are blood brothers", always sticking to the area, close to the people, understand the people, eat together, live together, work together, speak the ethnic language together, actively help and support the people to build a new life, are trusted and appreciated by party committees, authorities and border people. High.
"Each beautiful action and good deed of Border Guard soldiers on remote borders, seas and islands has contributed to increasing people's trust in the Party, State and regime, making the image brighter and more beautiful." "Uncle Ho's soldiers" in the new era", the President emphasized.
The President commented that over the past 35 years, the All-People's Border Guard Day has truly become a festival for all people to head towards the borders and islands, creating an extensive political activity, with many exciting and meaningful activities. meaning, so that each person can promote patriotism, raise awareness of vigilance, determine each person's responsibility in protecting the Fatherland, and build a solid all-people border defense; Strengthen the solidarity of fighting and mutual assistance between the Border Guard, the People and the forces; constantly consolidate and develop solidarity and friendship between people on both sides of the border.
According to the President, the success of the National Border Guard Day once again affirms that this is a correct and wise policy of the Party, pleasing to the people, consistent with the country's reality, and mobilizing synergy. of the entire people and the entire political system to participate in building, managing, protecting border security, national territorial sovereignty, building a border of peace, friendship, stability, cooperation and development .
“National borders have a particularly important strategic position for defense, security, economics and foreign affairs; is a sacred, priceless asset that our ancestors have created over thousands of years of building and defending the country, with many sacrifices and hardships to preserve and pass on to today's descendants. In the face of rapid and unpredictable developments in the world situation, the task of protecting the Fatherland in general, managing and protecting territorial sovereignty, and national border security in particular, besides having advantages and opportunities, still has many advantages. many difficulties and challenges, creating new, higher requirements," the President emphasized.
The President clearly stated that our Party affirms: "Protecting the national border is an important and regular task of the entire Party, the entire people, the entire army, the entire political system and the entire country; relying on the people, the people are the root, the people are the subject, "each border person is a living milestone"; The people's armed forces are the core, the Border Guard is the specialized force, the first fighting force, standing firm to the end to protect and maintain the national border.
Facing the requirements of the task of protecting the Fatherland, protecting borders, seas and islands in the new situation, the President requested the Border Guard, all levels, sectors, especially border localities to firmly grasp and anticipate Accurately report the situation, especially the peripheral situation related to border protection, proactively have correct and appropriate countermeasures and measures, avoid being passive or surprised in all situations.
Promote propaganda, education, raise awareness and responsibility, create unity of thought and action throughout the Party, the entire people, and the entire army regarding the task of protecting territorial sovereignty and security. national borders, especially in border, sea and island areas. Promote and effectively organize Border Guard Day throughout the country, creating a vibrant movement, with practical activities to take care of the Border Guard and ethnic minorities on the border, islands, mobilize the strength of the entire political system and the entire population to participate in protecting the national border and building a strong all-people border defense.
Along with that, continue to improve the quality of training and training associated with actual combat and work; Applying achievements of science and technology in managing and protecting national borders. Strictly maintain combat readiness, manage, and firmly protect border security, sovereignty, and national territory; At the same time, create favorable conditions for exchange, cooperation, and socio-economic development of the country according to the international integration policy of the Party and State.
The President proposed promoting the strength of great national unity in building an all-people border defense and a strong all-people border defense posture; build a solid defense area, build a widespread border protection force, in which the people are the subject, the armed forces are the core, and the Border Guard is a specialized, direct force. Promoting the role of a working army, the Border Guard continues to participate in building and consolidating the grassroots political system, developing the economy, culture, society, eliminating hunger and reducing poverty... in the border areas. world, islands; is a solid and reliable bridge between the Party, the State and the People.
Carry out defense foreign affairs, border defense foreign affairs, and people's foreign affairs flexibly, creatively and effectively; Focus on building a strong Border Guard Party Committee in politics, ideology, ethics, organization and cadres; Strengthen the work of building and rectifying the Party and the political system, improving the quality of officials and party members. Build the Border Guard towards being lean, compact, strong, effective, efficient, and highly combat ready, meeting the requirements of border guard tasks and building the Army in the new situation.
The President requested departments, ministries, branches, central organizations and party committees, and local authorities to continue to pay attention, take practical actions and work, and join hands with the Border Guard to firmly protect secure the Fatherland's borders, build borders of peace, friendship, cooperation, stability and development.
