May 18, 2017 | 23:34 (GMT+7)
Defense Ministry meets with national contributors from Can Tho City
PANO - Troops in the whole army always remember valuable contributions of Can Tho city's leadership and people to the Vietnamese resistance wars against foreign invaders in the past and the army building cause at present.
The statement was made by a representative of the Department of Policies under the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army at a reception for a delegation of national contributors from Can Tho city on May 17.
Leaders of the Department of Policies (L) handing over gifts to national contributors
He added that troops will promote unity, boost the glorious traditions of the nation and the army, firmly protect the national independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, and actively help locals improve their living standards and overcome consequences of natural disasters.
According to the head delegate, over the past time, Can Tho city has issued policies to take better care of those who rendered good services to the nation. As a result, all the national contributors in the city have been granted health insurance cards. Hundreds of houses of gratitude were built to ease housing difficulties of the contributors.
Furthermore, the city has been active in mobilizing organizations and individuals to take care of Vietnamese heroic mothers and provide assistance to contributors, raising their living standards.
Translated by Tran Hoai