President meets with outstanding individuals of Can Tho city
President Vo Van Thuong on December 15 received outstanding individuals of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, who have shown strong performance in implementing their tasks and made great contributions to the growth of the city.
President Vo Van Thuong (2nd from right) and delegates from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 15. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – President Vo Van Thuong onDecember 15 received outstanding individuals of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, who haveshown strong performance in implementing their tasks and made greatcontributions to the growth of the city.
The individuals, who are from all walks of life, haveemerged from patriotic emulation movements in the city in all fields, includingsocio-economic development, COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control, new-stylerural area and civilised urban area building, socio-culture, education,science-technology, healthcare, and social welfare.
They included professors, doctors, physicians, lecturers,educational managers, teachers, scientists, entrepreneurs, religiousdignitaries, writers, artists, officers, soldiers, workers and farmers, and studentswith outstanding academic achievements.
At the meeting, held on the occasion of the 20th founding anniversary of Can Tho city, President Thuong hailed the city’s performancein all fields, attributing the results to efforts of the local PartyOrganisation, administration and residents.
The President hoped Can Tho will not only be a leadinglocality in the Mekong Delta and the country but also an attractivedestination in the region and the world.
The State leader underlined the need for the country to work harder to achievethe goal of becoming a developed country with modern industry and upper-middleincome by 2030 and a developed country with high income by 2045.
He reminded Can Tho to put the people in the centre of its development, focusing on dealing with difficulties facing local residents.
Meanwhile, it is necessary to further promote patriotic emulationmovements, thus discovering more outstanding individuals and encourage them to make greatercontributions to the development of the city./.
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President Vo Van Thuong (2nd from right) and delegates from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 15. (Photo: VNA) 
