At the meeting, General Ngo Xuan Lich, Deputy Secretary of the CMC and Defense Minister, briefed the participants on regional and international situations and achievements in military-defense task performance recorded by the military in 2019.
General Lich emphasized the military’s advice to the Party and State on addressing military-defense situations in a timely manner, the improvement of the quality of exercises, and the building of comprehensively strong units. Attentively, the military has continued playing a key role in disaster relief, search and rescue, environmental pollution settlement, poverty reduction, hunger elimination, and new-style rural area building. Besides, the military stayed united, showed absolute belief in the Party’s leadership, furthered ties with people, implemented the defense relations in an intensive, practical and effective manner, and undertook and completed all assignments.
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General Lich and MND's leaders visiting Senior Lieutenant General Phan Trung Kien |
General Lich said that to fulfil its tasks in 2020, apart from the all-out efforts of the CMC, MND, and troops, the military is hoping to receive contributions from and experiences shared by the retired senior officers to better build a comprehensively strong military, whole people’s defense disposition and people’s armed forces.
On behalf of the CMC and MND, General Lich expressed deep thanks and gratitude to the retired senior officers for their contributions and sacrifices for the national salvation, reunification, construction, protection, and doing international service.
As the New Year is drawing near, General Lich wished the retired senior officers and their families good health and happiness, and hoped that they would promote the good virtues of Uncle Ho’s soldiers and always set bright exemplary models for troops to follow.
Translated by Mai Huong