Phu Yen (VNA) – Fishermen in the south central coastal province of Phu Yen received16,000 national flags and 5,000 portraits of President Ho Chi Minh during a ceremonyheld on January 19.
The ceremony, titled“For the Fatherland’s sea and island sovereignty”, was jointly organised by theBorder Guard High Command, provincial People’s Committee and Vietnam JointStock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank).
Speaking at the event,Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Pham Dai Duong affirmed that overthe past years, Phu Yen’s fishermen have played a pioneer role in protectingthe country’s sea and island sovereignty and contributed to maintainingsecurity and order at sea.
Vietnamese fishingships carrying the national flags are “live markers” asserting the national seaand island sovereignty, he added.
The “For the Fatherland’ssea and island sovereignty” programme has called on people in border regionsand fishermen to join hands in firmly safeguarding the country’s sovereigntyand border security.
Units of the BorderGuard High Command are planning to hand over more than 200,000 national flagsand 60,000 portraits of President Ho Chi Minh from January 19 to February 2./.