Hanoi (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has extended his bestwishes to all teachers, managing officials and staff working in the education sector, on the occasion of 40th Vietnamese Teachers' Day (November20).

In his letter, the leader emphasised the important and honourabletasks of education, hailed efforts of and achievements gained by the sector overthe past years, and expressed his profound gratitude for teachers, managingofficials and staffs of the sector.

Thanks to their efforts, more than 99% of the people aged 15- 60 are literate, and nearly 100% of 5-year-old children can go to school.

Stressing that in the current period, the country's education is facing new andhigher requirements on the capacity, virtue and personality of teachers, thePresident expressed his wish that teachers nationwide will always have enoughhealth, enthusiasm, knowledge and methods, and faith to maintaintheir love for the profession and dedicate themselves to the educational causeof the country.

He required schools to pay attention to building a culturaland innovative environment, and promoting democracy so that teachers candevelop talents and devote themselves to the cause of education.

The State leader took the occasion to ask authorities at alllevels, sectors, organisations and the whole society to join hands with theeducation sector to address difficulties and weaknesses, and raise the level of the education sector, thus contributing to realising the aspiration to build aprosperous and happy nation./.