The Party leader met with representatives of former revolutionists, heroic Vietnamese mothers, armed forces, wounded soldiers and families of martyrs on the occasion of the Wounded Soldiers' and Martyrs' Day (July 27).
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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the meeting. |
He highlighted guidelines, policies and laws issued by the Party and the State towards national contributors, saying the list of beneficiaries has been expanded.
All-level Party committees, authorities and localities have also rolled out various measures, plans and movements to mobilize resources in order to put these policies into place, he continued.
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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong presents gifts to national contributors. |
Trong praised the former revolutionists, heroic Vietnamese mothers and war veterans for their contribution to the community and the country's industrialization, modernization and international integration.
He urged all-level Party committees, authorities and agencies to perfect policies and laws towards the group, and asked localities, collectives and individuals to play a role in this regard.
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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in a joint photo with national contributors |
Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung reported at the meeting that the country counts more than 9.2 million national contributors, including 1.2 million martyrs, more than 139,000 heroic Vietnamese mothers, 1,300 Heroes of People's Armed Forces and Labor Heroes, nearly 800,000 wounded soldiers and 185,000 sick soldiers.
Over 500,000 houses were built for the national contributors and some 4.9 trillion VND (209.3 million USD) was raised for the group, the minister said.
Source: VNA