Great national unity has fuelled Vietnam’s thousand-year course of building, defending and developing the nation, according to National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

His patriotic speech came at a festival of unity held in Hanoi ’s downtown district of Hoan Kiem on November 13. The festival marks the 83 rd anniversary of the Vietnam National Unified Front (November 18).

The festival comes as people nationwide are working hard to accomplish socio-economic, political, defence and security goals set forth in the country’s resolutions.

The continued unity of residents from grassroots level up will allow a strong country to emerge, the Chairman concluded.-VNA