習近平對退役軍人工作作出重要指示強調 切實把退役軍人接收安置好服務保障好教育管理好作用發揮好權益維護好

新華社北京7月29日電　全國退役軍人工作會議29日在北京召開。中共中央總書記、國家主席、中央軍委主席習近平對退役軍人工作作出重要指示，並向受到表彰的模範單位和個人表示熱烈祝賀，向從事退役軍人工作的同志們表示誠摯問候。

習近平強調，退役軍人是黨和國家的寶貴財富，是推進中國式現代化的重要力量，退役軍人工作事關改革發展穩定和強軍興軍事業。新時代新征程，退役軍人工作要有新擔當新作為。要堅持以新時代中國特色社會主義思想為指導，全面貫徹黨的二十大和二十屆三中全會精神，貫徹落實為經濟社會發展服務、為國防和軍隊建設服務的方針，著眼推進中國式現代化所需、退役軍人所盼，進一步全面深化改革，持續完善組織管理體系、工作運作體系、政策制度體系，切實把退役軍人接收安置好、服務保障好、教育管理好、作用發揮好、權益維護好，讓軍人成為全社會尊崇的職業、讓退役軍人成為全社會尊重的人。希望廣大退役軍人永葆革命軍人本色，堅定信念，愛國奉獻，奮發有為，為以中國式現代化全面推進強國建設、民族復興偉業作出新的更大貢獻。

國務委員諶貽琴在會上傳達了習近平重要指示並講話。她表示，習近平總書記重要指示充分體現了對退役軍人工作的高度重視和對廣大退役軍人的親切關懷。要認真落實習近平總書記重要指示，聚焦中國式現代化建設，進一步全面深化改革，在服務強國強軍、提高服務保障水準、防範化解風險上展現新擔當新作為，引領廣大退役軍人踴躍投身現代化建設實踐，不斷開創退役軍人工作高品質發展新局面。

會議表彰了397名全國模範退役軍人和100個全國退役軍人工作模範單位、80名模範個人。

中央軍委委員苗華出席會議。

Xi stresses solid efforts to serve, support veterans

BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- The National Conference on Work Related to Veterans Affairs was convened in Beijing on July 29. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president, and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), delivered an important instruction on veterans affairs. He extended warm congratulations on outstanding units and individuals who were honored for their contributions to the work on veterans affairs, and extended heartfelt greetings to those actively engaged in veterans work.

Xi stressed that ex-service personnel are a valuable asset of the Party and the country, and an important force in advancing Chinese modernization. How the work is done on veterans affairs is of significance to the country's reform, development and stability, and its cause to strengthen and develop the armed forces. On the new journey of the new era, new contributions and new achievements must be made in work on veterans affairs.

It is imperative to adhere to the guidance of the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, fully implement the guiding principles from the 20th CPC National Congress and the third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, uphold the principle that work on veterans affairs must serve economic and social development and the development of national defense and the armed forces, focus on the needs of promoting Chinese modernization and the aspirations of ex-service personnel, and further comprehensively deepen reform, Xi said.

It is essential to continuously improve the systems of organizational management, work operation, and policy and institutions so as to do a good job in resettling ex-service personnel, providing them with good services, managing and educating them well, giving full scope to their roles, and protecting their rights and interests. In this way, military service is made an honorable occupation and ex-service personnel are respected in the whole society, he said.

Xi expressed the hope that all ex-service personnel will maintain their character as soldiers of revolutionary armed forces, remain firm in their convictions, be patriotic and dedicate themselves to the country, and forge ahead with enterprise to make new and greater contribution to building a strong country and realizing national rejuvenation on all fronts through a Chinese path to modernization.

State Councilor Shen Yiqin read out Xi's important instruction and delivered a speech. She said that General Secretary Xi's important instruction fully demonstrated the great importance he attaches to the work on veterans affairs and his great care for ex-service personnel. It is essential to earnestly implement General Secretary Xi's important instruction, focus on advancing Chinese modernization and further comprehensively deepen reform, have a stronger sense of responsibility and make new achievements in serving the building of a strong country and the strengthening of the military, raising the level of service and support, and preventing and mitigating risks. It is also important to guide the vast number of ex-service personnel to actively participate in the building of modernization, and continuously create new prospects for high-quality work on veterans affairs.

At the meeting, 397 national model veterans, 100 national model units on veteran affairs and 80 exemplary individuals were honored.

Miao Hua, a member of the CMC, attended the meeting.  ■