Attending the ceremony were General Pham Van Tra, former member of the Politburo, former Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Party Committee (now the Central Military Commission), former Minister of National Defense; General Do Ba Ty, former member of the Party Central Committee, former Vice Chairman of the National Assembly; members of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Ministers of National Defense: Senior Lieutenant General Vu Hai San, Senior Lieutenant General Pham Hoai Nam.

Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan speaks at the ceremony. Photo: KIM NGOC

Attending the ceremony were Deputy Chiefs of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army: Senior Lieutenant General Huynh Chien Thang, member of the Party Central Committee; Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan, Secretary of the Party Committee of the General Staff - Ministry of National Defense; and Lieutenant General Le Quang Minh, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, along with former leaders of the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff through the periods...

On June 8, 1948, in Diem Mac commune, Dinh Hoa district, Thai Nguyen province, the Political Work Department, the General Staff, the predecessor of the Political Department, the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, was established. Through the revolutionary stages, with many changes in organization and operating mechanism, regardless of the conditions and circumstances, generations of cadres, employees and soldiers of the Political Department, the General Staff have always been absolutely loyal to the revolutionary cause of the Party, upholding the spirit of initiative, creativity, solidarity, discipline, overcoming difficulties, and excellently completing all tasks. The Political Department has helped the Party Committee of the General Staff - Ministry of National Defense and the head of the General Staff to lead and direct the implementation of Party work and political work at the strategic staff agency to achieve good results, contributing significantly to building a strong strategic staff agency and successfully completing all tasks.

Delegates attending the ceremony. Photo: KIM NGOC

Speaking at the ceremony, Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan commended and congratulated the outstanding achievements and results of the Political Department and the General Staff over the past 75 years; at the same time, he requested that the Political Department and the General Staff focus on thoroughly grasping and seriously and effectively implementing the resolutions and directives of the superiors; grasp the situation, attach importance to political and ideological education, making all cadres, party members, employees and soldiers in the entire agency deeply aware of the situation and tasks, have absolute confidence in the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws, uphold responsibility, and strive to excellently complete all assigned tasks.

Authorized by the President, Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan awarded the Third Class Fatherland Protection Medal to the Political Department, General Staff. Photo: KIM NGOC

Along with proactively advising and proposing many effective solutions for the Party Committee of the General Staff - Ministry of National Defense to lead and direct the improvement of the comprehensive leadership capacity and fighting strength of party organizations in the agency, the Political Department needs to well organize the activities of "Repaying gratitude", mass mobilization work, pay attention to taking care of policy beneficiaries, families in especially difficult circumstances; contribute to maintaining and strengthening the relationship of solidarity and attachment with party committees, local authorities, organizations and people in the areas where they are stationed. Focus on building internal solidarity, unity, promoting democracy, promoting responsibility, proactively overcoming difficulties, building a clean and strong Political Department Party Committee, a comprehensively strong Political Department "exemplary, typical"...

On this occasion, authorized by the President, Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan awarded the Third Class Fatherland Protection Medal to the Political Department, General Staff.

DUY DONG