Vietnamese youths departs for national sea-island program

PSNews- Nearly 70 youths from across the country on May 20 departed from Cam Ranh international port in Khanh Hoa province for the DK1 rig-houses and the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago as part of the "Youth Journey for National Sea and Islands" program.

During the nine-day trip, the delegation will visit and offer gifts to local people and soldiers in a number of islands in Truong Sa archipelago and DK1 platforms.

Vietnamese outstanding youths set sail for national sea-island program
Vietnamese outstanding youths set sail for national sea-island program

According to organizers, the event is the 11th edition of its kind, organized by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and Vietnam’s Navy.

Speaking at a ceremony held before the departure, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee Bui Quang Huy, who is also head of the delegation, said the program has raised a sense of patriotism among participants and helped them understand some of the difficulties facing soldiers on the islands, thus becoming more aware of their responsibility to defend the national sovereignty over seas and islands.

Delegates at the ceremony held before the departure.
Delegates at the ceremony held before the departure.

The youth delegation, including intellectuals, businesspeople, students, artists, and reporters, will have the chance to experience the life of naval officers safeguarding the national sovereignty at sea day and night.

They are also scheduled to visit islands in Truong Sa archipelago and the DK1 platform (an important economics-science-service complex), as well as present gifts to and join sports-culture exchanges with local officers, soldiers, and people.

The total money and gifts raised by individuals and organizations to support Truong Sa soldiers and residents on the trip have been valued at nearly VND 1.5 billion.

By Thien Minh

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