War veterans’ 7th congress opens in Ha Noi

The event also drew the attendance of revolutionary veterans, Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, Heroes of the People's Armed Forces, Heroes of Labor, and 506 war veterans representing more than 3 million VWVA members at the function and delegations of war veterans from Laos and Cambodia.

In his remarks, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong urged the VWVA continue to make worthy contributions to the cause of national construction and defense.

Chairman of the sixth-tenure VWVA Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Duoc highlighted major achievements recorded by the association in 2017-2022 despite a range of difficulties and challenges, especially those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The association members have played an active part in refuting wrongful, hostile viewpoints, protecting the Party's ideological foundation, and combating corruption and other negative phenomena, and crimes.

The association has also fulfilled the tasks of building and protecting the Party, the State, people and socialism, contributing to maintaining political stability at the grassroots level.

The members have supported each other in poverty reduction and educated young generations about the nation's fine traditions.

Such achievements have affirmed that the association is a reputable socio-political organization, a responsible member of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front, and a trust-worthy pillar of the Party, the State and people, he affirmed.

According a report presented at the congress, the association now counts 8,652 businesses, 1,752 cooperatives and 3,677 cooperative groups. Associations and clubs of businesspeople who are war veterans have been established in all the 63 cities and provinces.

Under the theme "Promoting the noble virtues of Uncle Ho's soldiers, the tradition of 'Loyalty - Solidarity - Exemplary – Innovation', the congress aims to make the veterans association at all levels comprehensively strong, complete all tasks.

The delegates reviewed and evaluated results achieved in the implementation of the 6th Congress's resolution while focusing discussion on orientations, tasks, standards, and solutions in the new tenure, and electing a new executive board for the 2022-2027 tenure./.