NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan presents gifts to Heroic Vietnamese mothers. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) NguyenThi Kim Ngan has described HeroicVietnamese Mothers as “silent soldiers” duringthe struggle for national defence.
At a meeting with more than 300 Heroic Vietnamese Mothers in Hanoi onJuly 24, the top legislator said they have become monuments in the hearts ofthe Vietnamese people and international friends.
The Party, State, and people always remember the contributions of Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, war invalids, and martyrs to the country, she emphasised.
She highlighted policies and guidelines for those who rendered serviceto the revolution, most notably the bestowal of the title “Heroic Vietnamese Mother”to nearly 140,000 women over the past 25 years.
According to the chief legislator, the NA Standing Committee is scheduledto hear a Government report on the amendment of incentivesfor contributors to the country, including Heroic Vietnamese Mothers.
Tributes to contributors to the country have also received a warm responsefrom the community, she added, urging ministries, especially the Ministry ofLabour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), agencies, and localities to take better careof the group, particularly Heroic Vietnamese Mothers.
MOLISA Minister Dao Ngoc Dung reportedthat there are 4,962 Heroic Vietnamese Mothers who are still alive andreceiving care from agencies, organisations, and their families.
On the same day, the Ministry of National Defence held a meeting with300 HeroicVietnamese Mothers on the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day, which falls on July 27./.
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