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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (right) presents flowers of congratulation to President Vo Van Thuong on the appointment to join the standing board of the commission for the 2020-2025 term. (Photo: qdnd.vn) |
At the beginning of the session, Minister of National Defense General Phan Van Giang announced the Politburo’s decision to appoint President Vo Van Thuong to join the Standing Board of the commission for the 2020-2025 term.
In his remarks, Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong urged the entire military to stay ready and prepare plans in response to non-traditional security challenges, and participate in natural disaster prevention and control, and search and rescue operations, especially in the upcoming storm season.
He also stressed that the military should improve the quality of training and exercise, raise its combat readiness, and maintain its role as the core in building strong all-people defense.
It is necessary to ensure logistics supplies and technical services, and boost the defense industry towards modernity, while improving the quality of international integration and defense diplomacy, he continued.
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Participants of the event |
Regarding Party building in the military, the Party chief laid emphasis on developing a strong contingent of officials who have morality, talents and reputation.
He also urged better performance in the mass mobilization work, helping people in socio-economic development, natural disaster and disease prevention and control, and joining the building of the political foundation in localities.
It is a must to keep a close watch on localities to coordinate with all-level Party committees, local authorities and public security force in building safe localities, and preventing “hot spots” and complicated cases, the leader said.
Other tasks included preparing for major national celebrations in 2024, and promoting the information work so that people at home and international friends understand more about the history of the Vietnamese military.
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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong addresses the session. |
The Party leader noted that policies and guidelines of the Central Military Commission need to be popularized among all officers and soldiers, and called for stronger efforts in the mililtary to achieve all the tasks set for the second half and the whole year.
According to a report presented at the meeting, over the past six months, the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense, and all-level Party committees instructed the entire military to stay united and overcome challenges to fulfill their tasks.
The military made outstanding performance in both national defense and production, proved its core role in building all-people defense posture and served as the main force in disaster prevention and control, and search and rescue operations.
International integration and defense diplomacy were carried out actively and flexibly, the report said, noting that the military actively participated in U.N. peacekeeping operations, humanitarian aid and earthquake relief in Turkey, which has been highly valued by the international community.
Source: VNA