PANO - The Party organization of the Office of the Ministry of National Defense held a ceremony on June 15th to present the 60-year Party membership badge to General Pham Van Tra, former Defense Minister, and the 40-year Party membership badge to Sen. Lt. Gen. Truong Quang Khanh, former Deputy Defense Minister.

General Ngo Xuan Lich, Minister of National Defense, leaders and representatives from relevant agencies of the Ministry of National Defense attended the ceremony.

The ceremony

Addressing the event, General Lich stressed that the two senior officers made great contributions to the Party's revolutionary cause and the army's development. They always showed their absolute loyalty to the Party, the Fatherland and the people, as well as promoted the revolutionary virtues in any circumstances. They also fulfilled all assigned missions, deserving the truth of the Party, state and people, he added.

The defense minister then asked all Party members and troops in the army and the Office to follow the two senior officers' examples and closely grasp higher levels' directives and instructions in order to build healthy Party organizations and comprehensive strong units.

For their part, the two generals expressed their honor to receive the insignias and affirmed to continue maintaining their political stance and revolutionary virtues in any circumstances.

Translated by Trung Thanh