Accordingly, implementing Decision No.226 dated June 26, 2025, issued by the Minister of National Defense on the appointment of Senior Colonel Luu Nam Tien, Political Chief of the Hanoi Capital Command, as Political Commissar of the command. Lieutenant General Tran Ngoc Tuan officially handed over the Political Commissar duties to Sr. Col. Luu Nam Tien at the conference.

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Sr. Lt. Gen. Trinh Van Quyet speaks at the event.

On behalf of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and the Ministry of National Defense (MND), Sr. Lt. Gen. Trinh Van Quyet congratulated Lt. Gen. Tran Ngoc Tuan on his outstanding fulfillment of the duties assigned by the Party, the State, and the CMC, while sending congratulations to Sr. Col. Luu Nam Tien on his new assignment.

Gen. Quyet also required Sr. Col. Tien to promptly assume his new position and focus on leading and directing the Hanoi Capital Command to successfully complete all assigned tasks. Sr. Col. Tien should regularly study, thoroughly grasp, and effectively implement the Party's political and military guidelines, resolutions of the CMC, directives of the MND; give recommendations to the Party and People’s Committee on military and defense tasks; build a whole-people defense posture coupled with people’s security posture; and closely combine economic development with defense, thereby building the capital’s defensive area to become increasingly firm.

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Comrade Bui Minh Hoai and Sr. Lt. Gen. Trinh Van Quyet present flowers to Lt. Gen. Tran Ngoc Tuan and Sr. Col. Luu Nam Tien.

Meanwhile, the GDP chief asked the Party Committee and the command to strictly adhere to principles and regulations on personnel work and promote innovation to improve the quality of cadres at all levels. He also stressed the need to focus on building the regular and local forces in the direction of being “revolutionary, regular, elite, and modern,” meeting the task requirements of protecting the capital and the country in the new situation.

Gen. Quyet noted that in the immediate term, Sr. Col. Tien, together with the Party Committee and the Hanoi Capital Command, should pay much attention to directing and organizing the effective implementation of the set targets and plans in 2025, with a focus on successfully organizing Party congresses at all levels, towards the 4th Congress of the Party Committee of the Hanoi Capital Command for the 2025-2030 term, as well as activities in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

Translated by Quynh Oanh