Lieutenant General Trinh Dinh Thach, Party Secretary and Political Commissar of Military Region 5 chaired the conference.

Lieutenant General Thai Dai Ngoc, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Commander of Military Region 5; comrades in the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, Command of Military Region 5; leaders and commanders of agencies and units under Military Region 5 attended the conference.

Lieutenant General Trinh Dinh Thach, Party Secretary and Political Commissar of Military Region 5 chaired the conference.

At the conference, delegates focused on discussing, analyzing, highlighting the characteristics of the situation and results of the implementation of the resolutions and conclusions of the Politburo, and at the same time pointing out the limitations, shortcomings, causes, and lessons learned; proposing directions and tasks; recommending and proposing a number of contents and solutions to superiors to better implement the resolutions and conclusions in the following years.

According to the assessment at the conference, in recent years, the Party Committee, the Military Region 5 Command and Party committees and commanders at all levels have thoroughly grasped the contents of Resolution No. 24 and Conclusion No. 31; closely coordinated with Party committees, local authorities and agencies and units of the Central Ministries and branches in the area to concretize and propose many feasible and practical leadership policies and solutions, comprehensively implementing the goals, viewpoints and tasks set out in the resolutions and conclusions. Promoting the core role in building a national defense associated with building a solid people's security and border defense posture.

Delegates participated in discussions and contributed opinions.

The defense and combat readiness capabilities have been enhanced; the situation has been correctly grasped, assessed, and forecasted; timely and effectively advised on handling situations; and the military has truly been a reliable support for local Party committees, authorities, and people; political security and social order and safety have been maintained; and the strategy of "peaceful evolution" and riots and overthrows by hostile forces have been thwarted, contributing significantly to firmly protecting independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national security; creating favorable conditions for the successful completion of socio-economic development goals and targets, consolidating national defense and security; and building a peaceful, friendly, cooperative, and developing border. The Party Committee of the Military Region has always been strong in politics, ideology, organization, ethics, and cadres, clearly demonstrating its pioneering and exemplary role; the Military Region's armed forces have been cared for and built to be politically strong, promoting the fine nature and traditions of Uncle Ho's soldiers in the new era.

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