President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (sixth from left) presents the first-class Independence Order to Lang Son province on November 4 (Photo: VNA)
LangSon (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a ceremony markingthe 190th founding anniversary of the northern border province of Lang Son onNovember 4.
PartyGeneral Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and National Assembly Chairman Vuong DinhHue also sent flowers to congratulate the province on this occasion.
Inhis remarks, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Quoc Doan saidthroughout history, people of different ethnic groups in Lang Son have alwaysupheld patriotism and revolutionary tradition, shown steadfastness andundauntedness in the fights against foreign invaders, and stayed industrious,dynamic, and creative in working, thus substantially contributing to thedevelopment and safeguarding of the province and the country as a whole.
Onbehalf of Party and State leaders, President Phuc presented the first-classIndependence Order to the Party organisation, administration, and people ofLang Son for their particularly excellent achievements, which have helped withthe socialism building and national safeguarding.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivers a speech at the ceremony on November 4 (Photo: VNA)
TheState leader noted despite numerous difficulties of a mountainous and borderlocality, Lang Son has kept bringing into play the revolutionary tradition,upholding solidarity, mobilising resources, and tapping into potential andadvantages so as to become increasingly developed in terms of economy, society,culture, defence, security, and external relations.
Heasked the province to strongly combine socio-economic development withconsolidating defence - security, maintaining political stability and socialorder and safety, and firmly protecting national sovereignty and bordersecurity, thereby helping to build a borderline of peace, friendship,cooperation, and development.
LangSon needs to foster the traditional ties and cross-border trade with theGuangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and other localities of China so as to createa peaceful, stable, and favourable environment for socio-economic development,he added.
Earlierthe same day, President Phuc had visited and presented gifts to some familiesof revolution contributors in Lang Son./.
The northern border province of Lang Son has managed to maintain its role as a main gateway for border trade with the Chinese market, despite the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial services and import and export of goods in the locality.
Over the past years, the northern province of Quang Ninh has been working to gradually establish itself as a “gateway” for cross-border trade between Vietnam and China, thus contributing to bilateral economic ties.
Vietnam has proposed China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to provide all possible conditions for cross-border trade during a video teleconference between Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Party Secretary of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Lu Xinshe earlier this week.
A delegation from the Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) and HALO Trust of the United Kingdom held a working session with the People's Committee of northern border Lang Son province on coordination in overcoming the consequences of bombs, landmines and unexploded ordnances in the locality.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has lauded the northern province of Lang Son for its efforts in maintaining a borderline of peace and friendship with China, thus well serving socio-economic development.
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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (sixth from left) presents the first-class Independence Order to Lang Son province on November 4 (Photo: VNA) 
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivers a speech at the ceremony on November 4 (Photo: VNA) 
