December 13, 2024 | 23:55 (GMT+7)
Full-dress rehearsal held for VPA’s 80th foundation anniversary
PANO - The Central Steering Committee for the celebration of major holidays and important historical events of the country in the 2023-2025 period (Steering Committee in short) and the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Ministry of National Defense (MND) organized the full-dress rehearsal on December 12 for the celebrations of the 80th foundation anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and the 35th anniversary of the Whole-people Defense Festive Day.
Tran Cam Tu, permanent member of the 13th Party Central Committee’s Secretariat and Chairman of the committee’s Inspection Commission, and General Phan Van Giang, Deputy Secretary of the CMC and Defense Minister, co-chaired the event.
As planned, the celebration of VPA’s 80th foundation anniversary and the 35th anniversary of the Whole-people Defense Festive Day will take place at the Vietnam National Convention Center (Hanoi) on December 20. The event will be broadcast live on Vietnam Television (VTV), Voice of Vietnam (VOV) and the Vietnam National Defense television channel (QPVN). The highlight of the event is the artistic program featuring the birth, fighting and victory of the VPA, contributing to affirming its role in the cause of national construction and protection.
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Mr. Tran Cam Tu, General Phan Van Giang and other leaders inspect the preparations for the celebration of the VPA’s 80th foundation anniversary. |
Emphasizing the significance of the VPA’s 80th foundation anniversary and the 35th anniversary of the Whole-people Defense Festive Day, General Phan Van Giang required agencies and units to closely coordinate with each other to fully prepare in all aspects and ensure absolute safety, thereby successfully organizing the event, leaving good impressions on leaders of the Party and States, international and domestic delegates and people and soldiers across the country.
The defense minister underlined that the decoration work for the celebration should ensure solemnity, showing the significance of the event. Weapons and equipment on display should be arranged in a scientific manner, spotlighting the strength of the VPA.
He requested the General Department of Political Affairs to direct relevant agencies and units to edit, supplement and finalize the script for the artistic program. Art performances at the program should demonstrate the growth, strength and glorious feats-of-arms of the military in the resistance wars for national liberation and reunification, as well as in the cause of building and safeguarding the Fatherland.
Translated by Quynh Oanh