A ceremony honouring outstanding figures of border ethnic minority communities took place in Hanoi on the evening of December 21, as part of activities to mark the 74th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (December 22).
Outstanding figures of border ethnic minority communities are honoured on stage (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A ceremony honouring outstandingfigures of border ethnic minority communities took place in Hanoi on theevening of December 21, as part of activities to mark the 74th foundinganniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (December 22).
The event, co-organised by the Communist Review, theGovernment Committee for Ethnic Affairs and the Border Guard High Command,gathered 163 delegates of 45 ethnic minority groups, who are village patriarchs,village heads and other prestigious figures hailing from across 34 bordercities and provinces. The oldest of them is 82 years old and the youngest is28.
Speaking at the ceremony, Politburo member and standingmember of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong described thedelegates as the important links connecting the Party and villagers.
They are the pillars of the community where they live, hesaid.
Pointing to latent complicated problems in sea and bordersecurity, including unplanned internal migration and activities of hostileforces, the Party official urged ministries, sectors, and armed forces tostrengthen their ties with the prestigious people in ethnic communities.
He asked the delegates to continue encouraging villagers to engagein protecting the border security, building new-style rural areas, and gettingrid of outdated customs.
Earlier the same day, Party General Secretary and PresidentNguyen Phu Trong had a meeting with the ethnic minority delegates.
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Outstanding figures of border ethnic minority communities are honoured on stage (Photo: VNA) 
