The PM said the military region is located in an important position bridging the north and the south, and plays a crucial role in defense strategy.

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh reviews the guards-of-honor of Military Region 4.

“There is no country with as many war cemeteries and fallen soldiers as Vietnam. And in our country, there is no place with as many war cemeteries and fallen soldiers as in Military Region 4,” he said.

The military region has coordinated closely with local authorities to help local people eradicate hunger, reduce poverty, and fight diseases and natural disasters, the leader said.

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting with the military region's leadership.

Noting the complicated developments of the regional and global situation, the PM said the entire Party, people and military, including Military Region 4, should exert greater efforts, optimize opportunities and overcome difficulties to fulfill their tasks and targets of national construction and defense in the new situation.

Officers and soldiers of the military region need to seriously implement resolutions and directives adopted by the Party, the State, the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense, he continued.

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An overview of the meeting

Chinh urged the unit to step up the researching, analyzing and forecasting work, form production teams to contribute to socio-economic development, and coordinate with agencies and localities in mass mobilization and poverty reduction.

Source: VNA