The President met in Hanoi on Wednesday with outstanding representatives of the force, authorities and fishermen of 11 island communes and districts, and representatives from businesses and socio-political organizations on the occasion of the 20^th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Coast Guard. He reaffirmed that sea and islands hold an extremely important position and role in the national construction and defense. President Quang asked authorities of the coastal localities, including island communes and districts, to continue turning the Party and State’s policies, especially the Vietnam Maritime Strategy till 2020, into specific plans and measures to develop maritime economy sustainably, combine cultivation development with increasing the efficiency of fishing, and develop tourism services.