February 28, 2017 | 19:50 (GMT+7)
The border guard firmly defends borderline
PANO – Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang, member of the Party Central Committee, permanent member of the Military Central Commission, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defense, on February 27 worked with the Border Guard Command.
Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang chairs the meeting.
During the meeting, the Chief of the General Staff praised achievements recorded by the border troops over the past time. Accordingly, the command actively followed the situation, gave constructive advice to the Party, State, Central Military Commission, and the Ministry of National Defense, and instructed its units to strictly maintain combat readiness and carry out natural disaster consequence mitigation, and search and rescue missions.
The border guard cooperated with domestic and foreign forces to effectively deal with problems in border areas to firmly defend national sovereignty and security and build a peaceful and friendly border for development. The force, in association with border protection forces of neighboring countries, conducted joint patrols and exercises to counter transnational crimes.
General Giang asked the command to continue grasping and implementing resolutions and instructions on military, defense, and security missions in the new context, promote inspection in border areas, proactively combat crimes, and foil all schemes of hostile forces.
The general urged the force to strictly enforce regulations and disciplines and ensure complete safety while carrying out missions.
Translated by Tran Hoai