Attending the workshop were General Luong Cuong, Politburo member, Standing member of the Central Military Commission, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council; Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department...
Speaking at the conference, General Luong Cuong, Politburo member and Director of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army, affirmed that the Dien Bien Phu victory had shattered the will to invade of the French colonialists, contributing to the decisive end of the nation's long resistance war. With the passage of time, we have the opportunity to have a more complete and accurate understanding of the magnitude, significance and spread of the historical event of Dien Bien Phu. We have the right to affirm that the Dien Bien Phu victory is one of the brilliant milestones in the history of the nation's resistance against foreign invaders, becoming a symbol of the strength of the Vietnamese people in the Ho Chi Minh era and leaving valuable lessons for the Vietnamese revolution.
“With that great significance, implementing the Directive of the Party Central Committee Secretariat on the 70th Anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory, today on the land marking the feat that “resounded throughout the five continents, shook the world”, the Ministry of National Defense presided over and coordinated with the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Dien Bien province, to organize a National Scientific Conference with the theme “Dien Bien Phu Victory with the cause of building and defending the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland”, General Luong Cuong emphasized.
With the great efforts of the entire army and people, the intelligence and bravery of the officers and soldiers on the battlefield, after 56 days and nights of hardship, through 3 battles, on May 7, 1954, our army and people achieved a glorious victory in the history of the nation's resistance against foreign invaders. The victory of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign marked the complete defeat of the French colonialists in their efforts to rebuild their colonies in Indochina.
General Luong Cuong suggested that the scientific conference is a practical activity to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (1954 - 2024), an opportunity for the entire Party, people and army to review the tradition of steadfast and indomitable struggle of generations of fathers and brothers, and to remember compatriots and comrades who fought and heroically sacrificed in the resistance war against the French colonialists. The results of the conference will contribute to fostering patriotism, national pride, self-esteem, the will for independence, self-reliance, self-reliance and the desire for peace; strengthening the belief and political determination of the entire Party, people and army; and at the same time fighting against wrong views that deny the resistance war for national construction and the great revolutionary struggle of our people. Through the conference, we will continue to affirm and deepen the historical stature and significance; draw valuable lessons for the cause of building and defending the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland.
According to Mr. Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department, the Dien Bien Phu campaign was the peak development of the people's war, of the Vietnamese military art in the resistance war against France. For the first time, we concentrated a large main force to destroy the enemy defending in the strongest stronghold group at that time. To achieve and achieve the Dien Bien Phu victory, we mobilized the strength of the entire nation, successfully and creatively solved many problems of military strategy, campaign art and tactics, the highlight was being proactive and creative, forcing the enemy to fight in our way, not promoting the advantages of solid fortifications, strong firepower, and high mobility. This was the first time in history that a colonial country in Asia defeated a Western imperialist country in a decisive strategic battle. That was the pride of the Vietnamese people and the national liberation movement around the world...
At the conference, more than 100 papers were compiled and included in the proceedings, including 9 papers presented at the conference, which also affirmed the correct and wise strategic policy of the Party Central Committee, headed by President Ho Chi Minh, in leading the people's resistance, as well as the direction and management of the war by the General Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense - Commander-in-Chief; the process of preparing and building forces, ensuring logistics... for the victorious campaign.
Closing the workshop, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, emphasized that today's workshop has supplemented documents, events, and important comments and assessments, affirming and deepening the stature and significance of the historic Dien Bien Phu victory. The results of the workshop and the Proceedings of this scientific workshop will continue to be widely disseminated. This is a valuable research, propaganda, and learning document; agencies, units, academies, and schools in the army need to promote propaganda and education, so that the above research results can be fully and more deeply realized in practice.
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