National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan visits border guards of the Tay Trang International Border Gate on March 12 (Photo: VNA)Dien Bien (VNA) – National Assembly (NA) ChairwomanNguyen Thi Kim Ngan applauded efforts to fight drug crimes and promotepeople-to-people exchanges with Laos by border guards of the Tay TrangInternational Border Gate while visiting the northwestern province of Dien Bienon March 12.
She recognised the border guards’ dedication tosafeguarding the national sovereignty along the 24.5km Vietnam-Laos border and10 border markers under their management.
They have done a good job of people-to-peopleand defence diplomacy in the area which is contiguous with Muang May districtof Phongsali province and Muang Ngoy district of Luang Prabang province ofLaos.
She noted improvements in Na U commune, wherethe border guard post is located and once faced complex security issues,especially drug crimes. The post has worked closely with local authorities todisseminate the Party’s guidelines and policies and the State’s laws and assistlocal residents in socio-economic development.
Applauding the border guards’ success incracking down on drug crimes and smuggling, the NA leader asked the borderguards to push ahead with crime combat, along with poverty reduction and the Partyand political system reinforcement.
Lt Col. Phuong Cong Quy – commander of theborder guard post of Tay Trang border gate – said the local social order andsafety and border security have been ensured, adding that they have enhancedactivities to help improve local living standards such as giving advice aboutcrop and livestock farming and sponsoring disadvantaged students.
At a working session with the People’s Committeeof Noong Het commune, NA Chairwoman Ngan recognised achievements by Noong Het,which is one of the first communes of Dien Bien to fulfill all 19 criteria of anew-style rural area.
With fertile soil and good climate conditions,Noong Het should keep the cultivation area of its rice specialty while workingharder to become an organic agricultural hub. It also needs to conserve localcultural identities and plant more Ban (Bauhinia variegate) trees, which aredeemed a symbol of the northwestern region, so as to attract tourists, shesaid.
Also on March 12, the top legislator paid homageto heroic martyrs at the Dien Bien martyrs’ cemetery near Hill A1 – a relic ofthe Battle of Dien Bien Phu which defeated France and ended its colonial rulein Indochina in 1954.
She also visited the resettlement areas of DoiCao and Noong Bua to learn about locals’ aspirations.-VNA
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