During a meeting in Hanoi with the outstanding representatives of the force, authorities and fishermen of 11 island communes and districts, as well as representatives from businesses and socio-political organisations, on the occasion of the 20th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Coast Guard (August 28), the State leader also reaffirmed that the sea and islands hold an extremely important position and role in national construction and defence.
He asked the authorities of the coastal localities, including island communes and districts, to continue turning the Party and State’s policies, especially the Vietnam Maritime Strategy till 2020, into specific plans and measures to develop maritime economy sustainably, while combining cultivation development with increasing the efficiency of fishing, and developing tourism services.
It is also important to develop the maritime economy in line with ensuring defence and security, social welfare, and help the island communes and districts grow further, he added.
