President spotlights important role of People's Public Security Forces

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc reviews the Guard of Honor of the Vietnam's People's Public Security Forces. Photo: MPS

Addressing a ceremony to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the traditional day of the people's security force in Hanoi, the State leader underlined the duties and responsibilities of the force for maintaining political and social stability and ensuring a peaceful environment, security, order and discipline.

He emphasised the requirement to ensure national security in the context of increasing non-traditional security challenges, saying that in any circumstances, the security force must always uphold the principle of ensuring the absolute and direct leadership in all aspects of the Party, the command of the President, and the management of the Government.

The President pins the first-class Fatherland Protection Order on the flag of the People's Security Force of the Ministry of Public Security. Photo: MPS

They need to determine that economic security protection is an important task of the national security protection, the President said.

In the process of settling complicated security cases, it is necessary to follow the principle of putting the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, and national interests first, and always respect legitimate rights and interests of organisations and individuals, he noted.

On the occasion, the President handed over the first-class Fatherland Protection Order to the People's Security Force of the Ministry of Public Security, recorgnising its outstanding achievements in safeguarding the national security.

Source: VNA