Party chief hails elderly association for five-year achievements
Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary
Nguyen Phu Trong hailed the Vietnam Association of the Elderly (VAE) for their
achievements over the past five years during a meeting in Hanoi on January 13 with
delegates to the sixth National Congress of the VAE.
He asked the VAE to
uphold its crucial role in the campaign “All people care for, uphold role of the
elderly”, towards bringing healthy and happy lives to aged persons in their
families and the society.
The leader suggested the sixth National Congress of the VAE
discuss in depth how to implement policies for the elderly as mentioned in the Resolution adopted
by the 13th National Party Congress.
He noted that the VAE needs to popularise the
results of its Congress among the elderly and promptly grasp wishes and aspirations of the elderly, especially those
in disadvantaged situation.
The VAE should strongly promote the role of senior citizens in building the Party
and administrations, fighting corruption and negative behaviours, ensuring
political security and social safety and order, he said, adding that it should also
work closely with the Vietnam Fatherland Front and mass organisations to monitor the implementation of the Law on the Elderly, the National Action
Programme on the Elderly, and other policies for the elderly, as well as serve
as a bridge between the Party and people.
Ministries, agencies and local authorities were urged to raise
their sense of responsibility for caring for the elderly and direct the
effective implementation of Party and State policies on the elderly in the cause
of national construction and defence.
VAE Chairwoman Pham Thi Hai Chuyen said the VAE has so far
grouped 9.7 million members with chapters in all townships and communes. The association's patriotic emulation campaign drew millions of senior citizens and 650,000 members joined in social work at the grassroots level.
As many as 365,000 old persons nationwide were honoured for their
business successes. More than 3,000 self-help clubs led by the elderly made
considerable contributions to poverty reduction. They also joined in combating
social vices, protecting border areas and maintaining national cultural
identity, she added./.