习近平对退役军人工作作出重要指示强调 切实把退役军人接收安置好服务保障好教育管理好作用发挥好权益维护好

新华社北京7月29日电　全国退役军人工作会议29日在北京召开。中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平对退役军人工作作出重要指示，并向受到表彰的模范单位和个人表示热烈祝贺，向从事退役军人工作的同志们表示诚挚问候。

习近平强调，退役军人是党和国家的宝贵财富，是推进中国式现代化的重要力量，退役军人工作事关改革发展稳定和强军兴军事业。新时代新征程，退役军人工作要有新担当新作为。要坚持以新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指导，全面贯彻党的二十大和二十届三中全会精神，贯彻落实为经济社会发展服务、为国防和军队建设服务的方针，着眼推进中国式现代化所需、退役军人所盼，进一步全面深化改革，持续完善组织管理体系、工作运行体系、政策制度体系，切实把退役军人接收安置好、服务保障好、教育管理好、作用发挥好、权益维护好，让军人成为全社会尊崇的职业、让退役军人成为全社会尊重的人。希望广大退役军人永葆革命军人本色，坚定信念，爱国奉献，奋发有为，为以中国式现代化全面推进强国建设、民族复兴伟业作出新的更大贡献。

国务委员谌贻琴在会上传达了习近平重要指示并讲话。她表示，习近平总书记重要指示充分体现了对退役军人工作的高度重视和对广大退役军人的亲切关怀。要认真落实习近平总书记重要指示，聚焦中国式现代化建设，进一步全面深化改革，在服务强国强军、提高服务保障水平、防范化解风险上展现新担当新作为，引领广大退役军人踊跃投身现代化建设实践，不断开创退役军人工作高质量发展新局面。

会议表彰了397名全国模范退役军人和100个全国退役军人工作模范单位、80名模范个人。

中央军委委员苗华出席会议。

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.  ■