GDP leaders active on July 30

PANO - The General Department of Political Affairs (GDP) held a meeting on July 30 in Hanoi to implement the organization and operation of the Trade Union Organization in the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) in line with the Party Central Committee’s Resolution No.60 dated April 12, 2025.

GDP Chief chairs GDP Board of Directors’ conference

GDP opens refresher course for social sciences and humanities instructors

GDP’s Chief pays tribute to former Party and military leaders

GDP’s Deputy Chief Senior Lieutenant General Le Quang Minh attended and chaired the event.

Senior Lieutenant General Le Quang Minh addressing the event

The report presented at the meeting emphasized the termination of Trade Union organizations at military administrative agencies and units fully funded by the state budget; the continuation of Trade Union organizations in military-run enterprises and units with financial autonomy; and the maintenance of the current structure of the Defense Trade Union Board, which functions as the advisory body for the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense, and directly under the guidance of the GDP.

Delegates at the event

In his remarks, Gen. Minh emphasized the need to strictly grasp and actualize Regulation 334 of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on political agencies within the VPA, and the regulations concerning Military Trade Union activities. He directed efforts to ensure effective leadership and guidance for all trade union activities. In the immediate term, the focus should be on revising the Military Trade Union regulations and organizing training courses and thematic conferences for trade union officials, especially grassroots-level trade union presidents, with emphasis on Trade Union operations and financial management.

The same day, the Central Military Commission’s Steering Committee 35 held a mid-year meeting to review task performance in the first six months of this year and map out tasks for the remainder of the year under the chair of Deputy Chief of the GDP and Deputy Head of the Standing Board of Steering Committee 35 Lieutenant General Truong Thien To.

Lieutenant General Truong Thien To chairs the meeting.

In his address, Gen. To highlighted new developments in hostile forces’ methods and tactics and praised the military’s pro-active role in defending the Party’s ideological foundation and fighting against wrongful and hostile viewpoints. He stressed the need for comprehensive, multi-layered combat efforts under the motto “promote the positive to eliminate the negative,” with constant engagement of all units and personnel.

Also on July 30, at Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park and the National Military Training Center No.4, Gen. To inspected training activities of the forces to participate in the grand parade marking the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and the National Day (September 2).

He praised the disciplined efforts of the parade troops, especially female soldiers, and called on all relevant units to maintain high-level emulation spirit, improve coordination, and ensure excellence in parade formations.

Lieutenant General Truong Thien To encourage parade troops.

Meanwhile, on July 29 and 30, the 10th Congress of the Party Organization of the Military Urban and Housing Development Investment Corporation (MHDI) for the 2025-2030 tenure was held in the presence and under the direction of the GDP’s Deputy Chief Lieutenant General Do Xuan Tung.

Gen. Tung praised the MHDI for its achievements in construction. He called for the company’s continued combination of economic development and security-defense strengthening and more suggestions on housing development for the armed forces. The GDP leader urged the MHDI to develop in a modernized and transparent manner. It should also prioritize building high-quality human resources and speeding up the progress of construction.

Translated by Mai Huong