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Defense Minister General Phan Van Giang chairs the conference.

The event was attended by Chief of the General Department of Political Affairs General Luong Cuong and Deputy Defense Ministers Sr. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien, Sr. Lt. Gen. Le Huy Vinh, Sr. Lt. Gen. Vo Minh Luong, Sr. Lt. Gen. Vu Hai San, and Sr. Lt. Gen. Pham Hoai Nam.

The conference reviewed that in March 2022, under the leadership of the Standing Board of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and the Ministry of National Defense (MND), defense agencies and military units have well fulfilled set targets. Notably, the whole military has strictly maintained combat readiness and firmly safeguarded the air, sea, border areas, and mainland while giving timely recommendations to higher levels to deal with circumstances in an effective manner.

The military has also worked closely with other forces to well maintain political security and public order and prevent illegal border crossing in border areas and at sea.

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Defense Minister General Phan Van Giang addresses the event.

Thanks to the timely and effective leadership of the CMC and MND, the quality of training, especially training of new recruits, regularity building, discipline observance, and Party and political work have improved. The military has held events to honor outstanding military women in the 2012-2022 period and outstanding and promising youngsters in 2021.

More significantly, the defense relations work has been flexibly and effectively carried out in March. Together with ensuring technical, logistical, and financial services for missions, the military has well observed pandemic prevention and control. Troops have also demonstrated their determination and readiness to undertake and fulfill assigned missions.

Addressing the conference, Defense Minister Phan Van Giang pointed out factors that may affect the implementation of military and defense missions in the coming time. He emphasized that the CMC and MND should direct the whole military to strictly maintain combat readiness, closely follow situational development, and make timely recommendations to higher levels to deal with issues in a timely and effective manner. 

The military should work closely with other forces to maintain security and order, especially during the death anniversary of the Hung Kings (on the tenth day of the third lunar month), the South liberation and national reunification day (April 30), and International Labor Day (May 1). 

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Participants at the meeting

In addition, units should review their training of new recruits; raise the quality of training of troops and teams to participate in the Army Games 2022; host sniper, artillery, and search and rescue competitions for troops in the whole military; train and check the capability of reservists in 2022.

General Giang also asked MND’s leaders to focus leadership on the implementation of political, ideological, and legal education, tradition and information dissemination, and mass mobilization activities. Together with that, the ministry should direct the preparations for and organization of the seventh Vietnam - China Border Defense Friendship Exchange and other external defense relations activities.

Lastly, due attention should be paid to ensuring troops’ living standards and carrying out movements and programs on raising the effectiveness of production activities in the military, building regular-green-clean-beautiful barracks, safely managing weapons, and ensuring traffic safety. 

Translated by Tran Hoai