Conference scene. (Photo: Vi Hien)

Over the past 5 years, the Sơn La Provincial Party Committee has focused on leading departments, agencies, and border districts in implementing and successfully completing targets set for 2020 and 2023. Specifically, there have been significant advancements in the economy, culture, and society. Poverty reduction efforts and social welfare policies have been effectively implemented. The poverty rate has decreased annually according to the poverty standards of each period, with an average of 3-4% of households escaping poverty each year. As of December 2023, the total number of poor households in border areas is 8,195, a decrease of 10.4% from the 2017-2023 period. The overall goal of building new rural areas has been achieved, with 17 out of 17 border communes meeting at least 10 criteria, particularly those related to the political system, labor, planning, irrigation, information and communication, and rural trade infrastructure. 100% of communes have hardened roads to the center; all villages in border areas have roads to the village. Efforts to protect resources, the environment, and respond to climate change have seen positive developments

In particular, economic planning and investment activities in the border area are closely linked to national defense and security factors; infrastructure works ensure dual-use factors in terms of economy, national defense and security; foreign relations between Son La province and its counterparts in 9 northern Lao provinces are closely established, especially the two provinces sharing the border, Hua Phan and Luang Prabang.

The work of Party building and consolidation of the political system in the border area has achieved important results, creating a solid foundation for Son La province to continue developing in the next period. The national defense, border defense and security posture has been deployed synchronously, continuously and firmly, with connection with the common defense posture of the province and district.

At the conference, delegates also discussed and proposed that in the coming time, according to their authority, the sectors should focus on consulting with the Standing Committee of the Provincial and Central Party Committees as well as all levels and sectors of Laos, to remove obstacles to promote border trade and entry and exit for citizens in border areas; prioritize investment in essential infrastructure works in border areas such as transportation, telephone waves, domestic water, etc.; promote the economic strengths of border communes, attach importance to sustainability; improve the intellectual level of the people, preserve the fine cultural traditions of ethnic groups; maintain political security, social order and safety in border areas, absolutely not allowing the emergence of complicated areas and hot spots.

In his concluding remarks at the conference, Comrade Lo Minh Hung requested Party committees at all levels, authorities, armed forces, the Fatherland Front Committee and socio-political organizations to continue to thoroughly grasp and effectively implement the resolutions and plans of the Central and the province on socio-economic development in border areas in conjunction with strengthening and consolidating national defense, security and foreign affairs; to do well in Party building, to strengthen the great national unity bloc and to consolidate a strong local political system. To continue promoting socio-economic development in line with local realities; to speed up the progress of new rural construction; to pay attention to creating jobs for ethnic minorities; to effectively integrate public investment capital sources to invest in building infrastructure in border communes.

In addition, it is necessary to effectively implement the movement "All people participate in protecting territorial sovereignty and national border security in the new situation"; grasp the situation; implement solutions to prevent, combat, and promptly stop activities that take advantage of ethnic and religious issues to sabotage and incite disunity among the people; attract and incite free migration, illegal entry and exit in border areas; violations of the law, especially fighting to destroy drug trafficking and illegal transportation lines and individuals across the border; strengthen cooperation with Lao authorities in performing the task of maintaining national border sovereignty./.

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