Top legislator extends Tet greetings to border guard force

HÀ NỘI — National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ extended Lunar New Year (Tết) greetings to officers and soldiers of the border guard force nationwide at a programme held at the Border Guard High Command in Hà Nội on Thursday. The programme was connected online with the Border Guard Commands of 44 provinces and cities, and border guard stations on islands and in remote and mountainous areas across the country. Chairman Huệ underlined the requirement for the border guard force to properly implement Treaties, Protocols, Agreements, and regulations related to territorial border, border management and protection, and border gates signed between Việt Nam and neighbouring countries. The top legislator also emphasised the request for building a clean, revolutionary, strong, regular, elite, and gradually modern border guard force to meet tasks and requirements in the new situation. The NA Chairman requested the border guard force to participate in building a strong political base, and promote socio-ecnomic development, poverty reduction and new-style rural area building in border areas.