Addressing the presentation ceremony, Lieutenant General, Vice Admiral and Political Commissar of the Vietnamese Navy Tran Thanh Huyen stressed that the pieces of coral are testimony to Vietnam’s inviolable sovereignty over its seas and islands. 

The gift aims to raise the local people’s responsibility for preserving and defending sea and island sovereignty, he added. 

The Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, Hoang Dan Mac, said the province will conserve carefully the gift in order to educate its younger generation about the archipelago as part of Vietnam’s territory. 

On the occasion, the Naval High Command presented the province with a painting of Truong Sa sovereignty milestone. The province provided VND100 million to the fund “For beloved Truong Sa”.