At the tree-planting festival (Photo: VNA)Tuyen Quang (VNA) – A tree-planting festival was launched in Khuon Dien village, KimQuan commune, Yen Son district, the northern mountainous province of TuyenQuang, on January 29 or the fifth day of the first lunar month.
Tran Quoc Vuong,Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Partyof Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, joined local leaders and people at theevent.
In his remarks, Vuongstressed the significance of the tree-planting festival, saying it helped to spureconomic development and raise public awareness of environmental protection.
He lauded Tuyen Quyenfor its achievements in tree-planting movements which have been launched incommemoration of late President Ho Chi Minh over the past years.
With potential andstrength in forestry, the province aims to become a model in forestry-basedeconomic development nationwide.
Vuong also applaudedefforts of residents in Kim Quan commune to complete all 19 criteria set for anew-style rural area, and expressed his hope that local leaders will pay moreattention to improving people’s living standards, thus reducing the povertyrate to below 5 percent.
On this occasion, hepresented 100 gift packages and 20 blankets to poor households and social policybeneficiaries in Kim Quan, and planted a tree at the Party Central Committee Officerelic site in Khuon Dien village./.
VNA
