New Chief of the General Staff appointed

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc presents the appointment decision to Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong.

Under the chair of State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the appointment ceremony saw the attendance of Defense Minister, Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang and representatives of the Office of the Party Central Committee, the State President Office, the Government Office, the Office of the National Assembly and other central agencies.

On behalf of the Party and State leaders, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc presented the appointment decision to Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong. Congratulating the general on the promotion, the president hailed that in any position, General Cuong has always excellently fulfilled his duties.

Defense Minister Sr. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang (L) presents flowers to newly appointed Chief of the General Staff Sr. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong.

In peacetime, President Phuc held that the cause of national construction and defense requires the whole military to be more vigilant, ever-ready to victoriously defend the Fatherland while upholding a peaceful and stable environment for national development. He then required General Cuong to continue to improve himself to be a more capable general, absolutely loyal to the Party, State and people. He should also be ready to accomplish harder missions in the time ahead.

The newly appointed Chief of the General Staff reaffirmed that he would always be loyal to the Party, the Fatherland and the people. He would do his utmost to study and follow the moral example of President Ho Chi Minh and deserve the trust of the Party, military and people while also fulfilling all assigned missions, and upholding and developing the traditions of the glorious Vietnam People’s Army and Uncle Ho’s soldiers.

Translated by Huu Duong