Addressing the presentation ceremony,Lieutenant General, Vice Admiral and Political Commissar of theVietnamese Navy Tran Thanh Huyen stressed that the pieces of coral areevidence to affirm Vietnam ’s inviolable sovereignty over its seasand islands.
The gift aims to raise the local people’s responsibility for preserving and defending sea and island sovereignty, he added.
The Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, Hoang Dan Mac, saidthe province will conserve carefully the gift in order to educate itsyounger generation about the significance of the archipelago toVietnam ’s territory.
On the occasion, the Naval HighCommand presented the province with a painting on Truong Sa sovereigntymilestone. The province provided 100 million VND to the fund “ Forbeloved Truong Sa”./.