In his opening speech, Minister of National Defense Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich, who is also a Politburo member and Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission, said in the first six months of this year, the whole military has had certain advantages to carry out military-defense tasks but also faced many difficulties and challenges requesting officers and soldiers to make stronger efforts to overcome.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaking at the conference |
He asked representatives of military units to review task implementation over the last six months in a straightforward manner to clarify shortcomings, causes, and responsibility of each agency and unit.
The outcomes of the conference will help encourage officers and soldiers in the whole military to make stronger efforts to fulfill the military-defense tasks for 2018, he added.
At the event, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc highly valued the comprehensive outcomes and the resolve to perform duties by officers and soldiers. He affirmed that the major socio-economic attainments in 2017 and the last six months are greatly attributable to the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA).
He said the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense have done a good job of giving military-defense advice to the Party and State. They have also proposed sound, timely and effective responses to any circumstances that have emerged.
The Government leader applauded their active preparation of a resolution and an implementation plan on the defense and military strategies of Vietnam. He also recognized the Ministry of National Defense’s contributions to the building of some draft laws, including the revised Law on National Defense, the draft Law on Vietnam Coast Guard, and the draft revised Law on Militia and Self-Defense Force.
Particularly, the VPA has worked hard to improve its combat quality and strength, reform the training, and promote the capacity of mastering modern weapons and technical equipment, especially in the Navy, Air Defense Air Force Service, information and communication, and electronic warfare forces, PM Phuc said.
Regarding military-defense tasks for the remaining six months, the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense are set to continue having a good grasp of situations and seriously complying with the Party’s leadership, the State’s management and the Government’s steering.
They will also push ahead with ensuring combat readiness and improving effectiveness of the mass mobilization work, especially in strategic and remote areas as well as ethnic minority and religious communities.
Source: VNA