The Veterans’ Association of Vietnam (VAVN) convened the fifth patrioticemulation congress in Hanoi on December 2, seeing the attendance ofState President Truong Tan Sang.
The congress was timed to coincide with the association’s 25th founding anniversary.
The President, in his speech, said VAVN has grown into a strongsocio-political organisation that represents the strong will andaspirations of war veterans across the country.
He asked VAVNto work closely with the Vietnam Fatherland Front and units concerned toput the regulations on democracy at grass-roots level in place whilegiving feedback on social activities and Party build-up.
Lieut.Gen. Phung Khac Dang, Vice President of the VAVN Central Committee,said the campaign “Exemplary war veterans” has spread far and wide overthe past five years.
VANV has so far grouped 16,000 chapterswith 2.8 million members who have lent a hand with clearing up 77,900rundown houses and reducing the rate of poor households to 4.22 percent,he added.-VNA
The congress was timed to coincide with the association’s 25th founding anniversary.
The President, in his speech, said VAVN has grown into a strongsocio-political organisation that represents the strong will andaspirations of war veterans across the country.
He asked VAVNto work closely with the Vietnam Fatherland Front and units concerned toput the regulations on democracy at grass-roots level in place whilegiving feedback on social activities and Party build-up.
Lieut.Gen. Phung Khac Dang, Vice President of the VAVN Central Committee,said the campaign “Exemplary war veterans” has spread far and wide overthe past five years.
VANV has so far grouped 16,000 chapterswith 2.8 million members who have lent a hand with clearing up 77,900rundown houses and reducing the rate of poor households to 4.22 percent,he added.-VNA
