Cultural exchange on national seas and islands held

Present at the event were Ms. Truong My Hoa, former Vice State President and Chairwoman of the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Foundation; Senior Colonel Pham Khac Luong, Commander of Naval Region 2; Rear Admiral Nguyen Phong Canh, Political Commissar of Naval Region 2; and representatives from Ho Chi Minh City and Ba Ria - Vung Tau province.

An art performance at the program

Addressing the event, Nguyen Minh Hung, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Party Committee of SATRA, held that the program aims to express sentiment of the group’s workers and staff to troops of Naval Region 2 towards the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival in 2018. The annual event additionally helped to enhance the staff and workers’ patriotism and responsibilities for the sacred national sovereignty over seas and islands, he added.

Former Vice State President and Chairwoman of the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Foundation Truong My Hoa (L) presenting scholarships to children of officers and soldiers of Naval Region 2

Troops of Naval Region 2 together with professional singers and artists performed songs and dances in praise of the country, the image of naval soldiers and their sacrifice to the national sovereignty over seas and islands.

Within the framework of the program, the organizing board handed over 100 scholarships, worth VND 100 million in total, to children of officers and soldiers of the naval region.

Translated by Trung Thanh