President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien also joined the festival.
Talking with local people, President Phuc expressed his delight that Ba commune is the first in Dong Giang district to meet all new-style rural area building criteria, with the poverty rate among local households declining to below 5 percent. Education and health have received due attention with 100 percent of children going to school. Local policy beneficiaries and households living in difficult circumstances have also received care.
He took the occasion to thank ethnic groups in the province for their contributions to the nation’s revolutionary cause.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (Photo: VNA)
Stressing the important role of the VFF in all times, the State leader expressed his hope that the front work will receive due attention in Dong Giang district in general and Ba commune in particular, and the local VFF chapter will continue promoting its role as a bridge connecting locals with the Party and State.
He also appealed to the commune’s Party Committee and authorities to continue uniting and implementing social welfare, striving to reduce the poverty rate, and promoting the cultural identities of both Kinh and Co Tu ethnic groups.
On this occasion, on behalf of the VFF and donors, the President handed over 7.3 billion VND (322,500 USD) to Dong Giang and Tay Giang districts to build 100 houses for people in need.
He also visited and presented gifts to several poor households, policy beneficiaries, and Heroic Mother Tran Thi Gioi in Ban Mai village of Ba commune.
