National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visited and offered New Year wishes to officers and soldiers of U Minh 2 Battalion, Regiment 896, the Military High Command of Ca Mau province on January 24, as part of his ongoing working trip to southern provinces.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visits U Minh 2 Battalion (Photo: VNA)
Ca Mau (VNA) – National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visitedand offered New Year wishes to officers and soldiers of U Minh 2 Battalion,Regiment 896, the Military High Command of Ca Mau province onJanuary 24, as part of his ongoing working trip to southern provinces.
In his speech, he wished that they would continue fulfillingtasks entrusted by the Party, State and people, contributing to maintainingpolitical security, social safety and order and serving as a key force in thefight against COVID-19 pandemic.
Visiting workers at Ca Mau Urban Environment JSC in Phong Diencommune, Tran Van Thoi district, Hue said in support of workers hit by thepandemic, the Party and State together with philanthropists and businesscommunity at home and abroad joined hands to offer donations to them.
On the occasion, the NA leader presented 180 gifts to theU Minh 2 Battalion officers and soldiers, and workers at the company.
In the afternoon, he offered flowers and incense to LegendaryFather Lac Long Quan at his temple in Dat Mui commune, Ngoc Hien district andvisited the replica of the iconic Hanoi Flag Tower there. The work was built in January 2016 on a site of nearly 3ha as a gift from the People’s Committee of the capital city.
🧸 Later, Hue and his delegation attended a spring music show atRach Goc border station in Ngoc Hien district and presented 750 gifts to borderguards, frontliners in the fight against the pandemic, poor and policybeneficiary households in the locality./.
Home to pristine beautiful sites and historical and cultural values throughout more than 300 years of its formation and development, the southernmost province of Ca Mau offers a range of interesting experiences for visitors from both inside and outside the country.
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National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visits U Minh 2 Battalion (Photo: VNA) 
