Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm met with 85 outstanding children from across the country at the Presidential Palace on May 14, marking the 85th anniversary of the founding of the Hồ Chí Minh Young Pioneer Organisation (May 15, 1941-May 15, 2026). — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất

HÀ NỘI — General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee and President Tô Lâm has sent a letter to Vietnamese children at home and abroad to express his best wishes on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on September 25.

In the letter sent on Saturday, he extended his warmest wishes and expressed his hope that the festival would leave them with beautiful and cherished memories.

“Today, children across the country are growing up in better conditions. Whether they live in bustling cities or remote villages, in border areas or on islands, every child deserves a peaceful childhood, the opportunity to go to school, and to be protected and surrounded by love,” he wrote.

“I always pay special attention to children living in remote, border and island areas, ethnic minority areas and localities still facing many difficulties. No child should go without proper care, and no circumstance should rob them of the joys and innocent dreams of childhood.”

The Party General Secretary and State President said the country places its trust in this generation of children, the future owners and builders of the nation.

He urged them to be well-behaved and follow President Hồ Chí Minh’s five teachings, to respect and show gratitude and filial devotion to their grandparents, parents and teachers, to be united and caring towards their friends, to study diligently, stay healthy, nurture kindness and love for their homeland, and continually strive to improve themselves.

He expressed confidence that, with the care and sense of responsibility of their families, teachers and society as a whole, children will grow up, learn many useful and meaningful things, do good deeds, carry forward the work of previous generations and contribute to building their homeland and the country.

On the occasion, he extended his warmest wishes to all children, wishing them good health, good behaviour and diligence, and a joyful, meaningful and memorable Mid-Autumn Festival filled with confidence in the bright future ahead. — VNA/VNS