April 10, 2021 | 19:42 (GMT+7)
Newly-appointed Defense Minister undertakes mission
PANO – Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, former Politburo member, and former Minister of National Defense General Ngo Xuan Lich handed his duty over to Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang, who has just been elected as Minister of National Defense, at a meeting on April 9 in Hanoi.
Speaking at the event, General Lich affirmed that in the 2015-2020 period under the leadership of the Military Party Organization, the whole military successfully fulfilled all assigned missions, contributing to raising the Vietnamese army’s statue and prestige and brightening the virtues of Uncle Ho’s soldiers in the new period.
On the occasion, Lich sincerely thanked leaders of the Party, the State, the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense, Party committees and chains of command, and troops in the whole military for caring, supporting, and creating favorable conditions for him to fulfil his mission. He expressed his strong belief that the Central Military Commission and leaders of the Ministry of National Defense in the new tenure will promote the glorious tradition of the Vietnam People’s Army and lead the whole military to fulfil all assigned missions.
At the duty hand-over ceremony, the newly-elected Defense Minister thanked General Ngo Xuan Lich and generations of leaders of the Defense Ministry for their valuable contributions to the building of the army and the armed forces. Giang affirmed that he and members of the Central Military Commission and leaders of the Ministry of National Defense will promote unity and lead the whole military to effectively fulfil missions assigned by the Party, State, Army, and people.
At the event, General Ngo Xuan Lich and Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang signed the record of the Defense Minister’s duty handover meeting.
Translated by Tran Hoai