Major General Hua Van Tuong, Deputy Commander of Military Region 5, chaired the conference. Attending the conference were leaders of local Party committees and authorities at district and commune levels; leaders and commanders of the Military Commands of provinces and districts in project areas, economic zones, national defense (KTQP) ...

Delegates attending the conference.

The central report was presented by Colonel Ngo Tien Si, Head of Logistics, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee, Steering Committee for the Implementation of National Target Programs of Military Region 5. The opinions expressed at the conference emphasized that Military Region 5 is an important strategic area in terms of politics, economy, national defense and security, with 11 provincial administrative units and 125 districts; people's lives still face many difficulties, especially ethnic minorities in remote, isolated areas, border areas in economic and defense zones, the poverty rate is high, accounting for about 22%.

Implementing national target programs, in recent years, under the leadership and direction of the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense and the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and the Military Region 5 Command, units in the Military Region 5 have had many good and meaningful models to help people eliminate hunger and sustainably reduce poverty; proactively and actively coordinate with local Party committees and authorities to propagate and mobilize people in ethnic minorities, remote areas, border areas and islands to promote the spirit of self-reliance, self-reliance, and constantly strive to build a prosperous and happy life.

In the period of 2016 - 2020, assigned by the Ministry of National Defense to implement the Project "Replicating the poverty reduction model associated with national defense and security" in the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction, the Military Region 5 Command directed the Economic - Defense Groups 737, 207, 516 to deploy the construction of 12 production models (with 6 livestock models and 6 crop models), creating many jobs for local workers, especially ethnic minorities, helping people stabilize their lives, with an average income increasing by 10-15 million VND/year. Along with local support policies, hundreds of households have participated in the project to escape poverty, contributing to reducing the poverty rate in the economic - defense project areas by an average of 4-5% annually.

Implementing projects in the period of 2021 - 2025, in 2022 alone, the Economic and Defense Groups 207, 516, 737 and Coffee One Member Co., Ltd. 15 have deployed the construction of 11 production models under the Project "Poverty reduction model associated with national defense and security" in the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction and the Project "Socio-economic development - model of soldiers associated with ethnic minority and mountainous areas" in the National Target Program for Socio-economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas, with a total investment of more than 15 billion VND, the number of beneficiaries is nearly 800 households in 71 villages and hamlets in 22 communes (9 districts of 3 provinces of Quang Nam, Dak Lak, Dak Nong). Up to now, it has received consensus and high appreciation from local authorities and people. Initially, the models have shown the suitability of crop and livestock varieties; solving the problem of more than 1,000 local laborers in the project area, of which nearly 700 are ethnic minority laborers. By the end of January 2023, the units have completed the disbursement of 100% of the allocated funds; providing enough plants, seeds, and materials to households according to the approved estimate.

Major General Hua Van Tuong, Deputy Commander of Military Region 5, gave a speech at the conference.

To effectively implement national target programs and projects in the coming time, Major General Hua Van Tuong - Deputy Commander of Military Region 5 said: The Standing Committee of the Party Committee, the Military Region 5 Command and Party committees and commanders at all levels continue to thoroughly grasp and strictly implement documents of the State, the Ministry of National Defense; resolutions, directives, plans of the superiors and of the Military Region on implementing national target programs for the period 2021 - 2025. On the basis of the assigned budget, agencies and units continue to deploy the contents and component projects in the national target programs in a synchronous, drastic and effective manner, close to the characteristics of each locality.

In addition to implementing national programs and goals to develop the economy and society, eliminate hunger, reduce poverty, improve the material, cultural and spiritual life of the people, agencies and units also combine propaganda and mobilize people to well implement the Party's guidelines, policies and laws of the State, contributing to maintaining political security, social order and safety and building units and grassroots political systems in localities increasingly strong; well implementing with movements and campaigns such as: "The Army joins hands to build new countryside", "The Army joins hands for the poor - leaving no one behind", "The whole people unite to build cultural life in residential areas"...; contributing to building a solid "people's heart position", strengthening the trust of people of all ethnic groups in the Party and State, consolidating the great national unity bloc...

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