The meeting was also attended by member of the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee, permanent member of the Central Military Commission and Director of the General Department of Politics General Luong Cuong; member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Trong Nghia; member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong; Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics Senior Lieutenant General Do Can; and leaders of agencies under the Central Military Commission, Ministry of National Defense and General Department of Politics.
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General Lich speaking at the event |
Reports from leaders of the General Department of Politics showed that the General Department of Politics embraced and seriously implemented all resolutions of the Politburo, Party Central Committee, Central Military Commission and instructions of the Ministry of National Defense in 2019. The general departments and its affiliated agencies conducted Party and political work across the military in line with the defense and military missions defined by the Central Military Commission. The army’s political sector completed all set plans, contributing to the building of a politically strong army and general achievements of the military in implementing defense and military missions in 2019.
Furthermore, the army’s political sector also gave recommendations to the Party central Committee, Central Military Commission and Defense Ministry on effective solutions to promoting the image of Uncle Ho’s Soldiers in the current context, building strong and clean Party organizations in the military, maintaining the ideology of the Party in the military and promoting a sense of responsibility and readiness for tasks of all servicemen.
The General Department of Politics also coordinated with localities across the country in celebrating the 30th anniversary of the All People's National Defense Festival and 75th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army.
In the ideological front, the military press and media under the direction of the General Department of Politics provided domestic and international news as well as full coverage of military news for troops in a timely and innovative manner, contributing to improving troops’ political awareness. The military press and media also actively struggled against wrong, fake information, demonstrations of “self-evolution” and self-degradation,” and plots of hostile forces.
At the meeting, leaders of the General Department of Politics briefed delegates on major missions in 2020 based on resolutions of the Party Central Committee, Central Military Commission and Defense Ministry for the military political sector.
After listening to the reports and proposals, General Lich hailed the good outcomes from the Party and political work and efforts of the army’s political sector in 2019.
The Defense Minister requested the General Department of Politics to seriously implement all resolutions and instructions of the Party Central Committee, Central Military Commission and Defense Ministry on the organization of Party congresses at all levels in the army.
The General Department of Politics was also asked to continue effectively implementing the Resolution of the 12th Party Central Committee’s fourth meeting on Party building, Directive 05 of the Politburo and Directive 87 of the Permanent Board of the Central Military Commission on enhancing the movement “Learning and following Ho Chi Minh’s thought, morals and lifestyle” and movement “Promoting good traditions, devoting talent and deserving to be Uncle Ho’s Soldiers.”
The army’s political sector should improve the quality, innovate both forms and contents of Party work and political education as well as mass mobilization work.
On the occasion of the Lunar New Year, the Defense Minister extended his best wishes to all officers, soldiers and defense workers at the General Department of Politics, and hoped that they will promote unity, make positive contributions to the building of their units and successfully fulfill their assignments in 2020.
Translated by Thu Nguyen