President attends festival of great national unity in Lai Chau
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the festival of great national unity in communes of Khong Lao, Muong So, Hoang Then in Phong Tho district, the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau on November 11, on the occasion of the 92nd anniversary of Traditional Day of Vietnam Fatherland Front (November 18).
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the festival (Photo: VNA)
Lai Chau (VNA) – President NguyenXuan Phuc attended the festival of great national unity in communes of KhongLao, Muong So, Hoang Then in Phong Tho district, the northern mountainous provinceof Lai Chau on November 11, on the occasion of the 92nd anniversaryof Traditional Day of Vietnam Fatherland Front (November 18).
The communes now have 30residential areas with 3,404 households of Kinh, Thai, Dao, Mong and Day ethnicgroups li♍ving together.
President Phuc expressed hisdelight at socio-economic and great national unity achievements made by theParty Committees, authorities and people of the three communes, adding that LaiChau has overcome a particularly difficult period and is striving to become amiddle-class province in the northern mountainous region.
He asked the provincial Party Committee tocontinue thoroughly grasping the Party's policies and President Ho Chi Minh's Thoughton great national unity, especially those for ethnic minorities and mountainousareas and improving people's material and spiritual lives.
The leader suggested continuing to uphold the corerole of the VFF and mass organisations in building the great national unitybloc, encouraging citizens to join patriotic emulation and new ruraldevelopment movements as well as protect security and order and nationalborders.
He wished each citizen would assume ownresponsibility for homeland, voluntarily follow the Party and States’ policiesand guidelines and offer mutual support to have a better life.
O🐟n the occa🌊sion, he presented 50 houses worth2.5 billion VND (104,000 USD) to Lai Chau and gifts to outstanding householdsof the three communes./.
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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the festival (Photo: VNA) 
