President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosts a meeting with Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, martyrs’ relatives and representatives of Vietnam Martyr Families’ Support Association in Hanoi on July 25. (Photo: VNA)President Phuc gave his deepest regards and extended the best wishesto the Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, wounded soldiers, families of martyrs as well as staffof the Vietnam Martyr Families’ Support Association.
Having promoted the Vietnamese tradition of “When eating a fruit,think of the person who planted the tree,” the Party and State have introducedvarious preferential policies for contributors to the struggle for national independence, built houses for those in need, and allocated a large budget forthe search and repatriation of martyrs’ remains over the last 75 years, he said.
On this occasion, the State has earmarked 400 billion VND (17.1million USD) to present gifts to more than 1.3 million revolutionary contributors nationwide,he said.
President Phuc also hailed the efforts made by the Vietnam MartyrsFamilies’ Support Association in paying tribute to martyrs and their families.He also highly spoke of how it has mobilised social resources in searching andidentifying identities of martyrs through DNA testing.
The President urged the association to keep up the good work in a bidto act as a bridge between the Party and State and the martyrs’ families./.
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