Attending the conference were members of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Ministers of National Defense: Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, member of the Central Military Commission, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army; Senior Lieutenant General Vo Minh Luong, member of the Central Military Commission; Senior Lieutenant General Pham Hoai Nam.

Also attending were Senior Lieutenant General Huynh Chien Thang, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army; Lieutenant General Le Quang Minh, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; leaders and commanders of a number of agencies and units under the Ministry of National Defense.

General Phan Van Giang chaired the conference.

At the conference, leaders of the Ministry of National Defense and delegates assessed: In August 2023, the Central Military Commission Standing Committee and the Ministry of National Defense led and directed the entire army to synchronously and resolutely deploy and comprehensively complete military and defense tasks; strictly maintain combat readiness, grasp the situation, proactively advise and effectively handle situations, avoid being passive or surprised, and firmly protect independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.

The Ministry of National Defense inspected the combat readiness of a number of units; directed agencies and units to coordinate with forces to ensure good security and order nationwide. At the same time, directed the entire army to actively deploy phase 2 training to ensure the correct content and program. Participated in the ASEAN exercise on natural disaster emergency response in 2023 in Indonesia closely and safely.

Strengthening control of entry and exit at sea and at the border; resolutely preventing illegal, undeclared and unregulated fishing. Timely mobilizing more than 2,200 officers and soldiers, nearly 4,000 militia and self-defense forces, and over 240 vehicles to participate in overcoming the consequences of floods and landslides in the northern provinces and forest fires in the Central Highlands. Strengthening inspection and direction to build a comprehensively strong unit "exemplary model", maintaining regularity, strictly maintaining discipline and order.

Conference scene.

The entire army attaches importance to political education and ideological orientation; proactively provides information and propaganda on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2; strengthens the protection of the Party's ideological foundation, and effectively fights against erroneous and hostile viewpoints. International diplomacy, logistics, engineering, finance, basic construction investment, inspection, and legal affairs, etc. are implemented synchronously, achieving many outstanding results.

Speaking at the conference, General Phan Van Giang praised the spirit and responsibility of Party committees and commanders at all levels, along with the high determination of officers and soldiers of the entire army in implementing and completing all assigned tasks. After analyzing and clarifying the characteristics and situations in the world and the country related to the implementation of military and defense tasks, General Phan Van Giang outlined major orientations, policies and solutions that need to be focused on in September 2023 and the following period; requiring the entire army to strictly maintain combat readiness, grasp and accurately forecast the situation, advise on timely handling of situations, avoid being passive or surprised; closely coordinate between forces in managing and protecting the border and ensuring security and order nationwide.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong speaks at the conference.

Conference delegates.

Directing drills and inspecting combat readiness of some units according to plan. Focusing on improving the quality of training, training, and competition and sports competitions at all levels. Directing the construction of model militia and self-defense units; closely organizing the summary of the 2022-2023 school year and commending excellent university-level platoon-level officer training students who graduated with honors, and students who won first prizes in national and international competitions.

In addition, directing Party and political activities to be carried out in many diverse and rich forms, especially implementing measures to grasp and manage the army's ideology; organizing practical and meaningful entertainment activities on the occasion of National Day September 2. Proactively deploying activities towards the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory; Project to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army, 35 years of National Defense Day. Carrying out well the work of protecting internal politics, ensuring security and safety for the activities of the entire army. Organizing the 10th Army Trade Union Congress; honoring outstanding grassroots trade union chairmen for the period 2018-2023 in a tight and meaningful manner.

General Phan Van Giang noted that the implementation of foreign defense activities must be flexible and effective, especially the organization of the 8th Vietnam-China Border Defense Friendship Exchange. Proactively prevent and combat epidemics, promote production and production to ensure the lives and health of soldiers. Timely ensure weapons and technical equipment for missions. Report to the Government the draft Law on Defense Industry, Security and Industrial Mobilization; promote administrative reform, develop e-Government and digital transformation in the Ministry of National Defense.

News and photos: SON BINH

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