A delegation led by Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan lays wreath and offers incense to martyrs (Photo: VNA) She also laid wreath and offered incense to martyrs at the Vi Xuyen National Martyrs’ Cemetery and a monument dedicated to fallen soldiers of the Vi Xuyen battlefield in the province’s Thanh Thuy commune.
The Vi Xuyen National Martyrs’ Cemetery is home to 1,847 graves of martyrs nationwide who laid down their lives to safeguard the country’s northern border.
During her meeting with leaders of Ha Giang and Vi Xuyen district in particular, Xuan underlined that there is a national border gate and various border crossings in Ha Giang province. Therefore, it needs to capitalise on the economic potential of the border areas and bolster trade with its neighbouring Chinese localities.
Of note, with its advantages, Ha Giang is also asked to further promote its images and foster infrastructure development and human resources training for tourism, in an attempt to turn tourism into a spearhead economic sector.
The Vice President presented 100 aid packages to poor families and policy beneficiaries, along with 200 gifts to disadvantaged students in Vi Xuyen district.
Xuan visits officers and soldiers at the Thanh Thuy international border gate post (Photo: VNA) Amid the ravages of COVID-19, Ha Giang border guard must take the initiative in carrying out border protection duties in a timely and concerted manner, contributing to realising the dual targets of safeguarding the country’s sovereignty and border security and curbing the spread of the pandemic in border areas, Xuan stated./.
VNA
