Leaders of the General Staff and the General Department of Political Affairs also attended the event.
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General Nguyen Tan Cuong chairs the meeting. |
During the meeting, Lieutenant General Nguyen Viet Tuyen, Chief of the Office of the Ministry of National Defense, outlined plans for upcoming conferences of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense. Meetings of the commission’s Standing Board and the full commission were scheduled for late November and early December 2026, while the 2026 whole-military Politico-Military Conference was expected to take place online in mid-December, connecting 131 sites across the military, with the attendance of Party and State leaders. During the conference, weapons and technical equipment, including new products developed and manufactured by Viet Nam’s defense industry will be displayed.
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An overview of the meeting |
To prepare for the upcoming conferences, the Office of the Ministry of National Defense worked with agencies and units to draft the main report and incorporate their feedback. It also worked with the Department of Organization under the General Department of Political Affairs to draft a Central Military Commission resolution on directing military and defense duties and building the Military Party Organization in 2027. The office took steps to keep all preparations on schedule and up to standard.
At the event, participants reviewed the draft report on military and defense work in 2026 and the plan for the conference. Several called for a comprehensive assessment of how military and defense duties and the work of building the Military Party Organization had been led, directed and carried out. They asked the drafters to identify major results, shortcomings and their causes, draw lessons, and set out priorities, tasks and measures for 2027.
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Delegates attend the meeting. |
In his closing remarks, General Nguyen Tan Cuong asked the Office of the Ministry of National Defense to work closely with the agencies and units concerned to compile and incorporate feedback and promptly finalize the draft. He said the report should be well organized, reflect actual conditions and objectively assess how duties had been led, directed and carried out across the military. It should address emerging issues and shortcomings frankly, explain their causes and propose timely, effective remedies. He urged agencies and units to coordinate all preparations, paying particular attention to combat readiness, communications, security, safety, logistics, and weapons and equipment display.
Translated by Minh Anh