Comrade Nguyen Huu Dong, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Son La Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Secretary of the Provincial Military Party Committee, chaired the conference. Also attending were comrades: Hoang Quoc Khanh, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Colonel Nguyen Nhu Bach, Deputy Director of Politics of Military Region 2.

Comrade Nguyen Huu Dong spoke at the conference.

According to the report at the conference, in the past 6 months, the Son La Provincial Military Party Committee has proactively advised the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, and People's Committee to comprehensively implement local defense and military tasks, achieving many important results. Advised the Provincial Party Committee to issue a Directive on local defense and military work in 2023; successfully organized the Conference to summarize 10 years of implementing Resolution 8 of the 11th Central Committee on the strategy to protect the Fatherland in the new situation. Mid-term review of the implementation of Resolution No. 04-NQ/TU on ensuring national defense and security for the period 2021-2025. Organized a Ministry of National Defense-level scientific conference to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the victory in Upper Laos (1953-2023) and specialized tasks, such as: Training, practice, and drills at all levels to ensure absolute safety. Successfully completed military recruitment and military enrollment; Party building work was focused on.

Colonel Pham The Tan, Chief of Politics, Son La Provincial Military Command, spoke at the conference.

At the conference, delegates discussed and focused on clarifying the results achieved in leadership, direction, and organization of the implementation of the Resolution of the Provincial Military Party Committee in the first 6 months of the year; at the same time, determining the direction of leadership to implement tasks in the last 6 months of 2023 with specific targets and solutions.

Concluding the conference, comrade Nguyen Huu Dong, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Son La Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Secretary of the Provincial Military Party Committee, emphasized that the Provincial Military Party Committee needs to continue to effectively advise the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, and Provincial People's Committee on deploying local defense and military tasks; reviewing 2 years of implementing the Regulations on coordination with the Party Committee of Military Region 2; training, education and fostering knowledge of defense and security for the subjects. Strictly maintain combat readiness regimes; ensure absolute safety and prevent violations of State laws and military discipline. Closely coordinate with forces to grasp the local situation, prepare response plans for all situations, resolutely not to be passive or surprised. Effectively implement foreign affairs work, ensure compliance with the policies of the Party, the military and the locality, contributing to tightening the friendship between Vietnam and Laos.

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Comrade Nguyen Huu Dong requested to strive for 100% of the drills to achieve excellent results or better, ensuring absolute safety for people and weapons and equipment. Lead and direct the strict implementation of regulations of the Ministry of National Defense and the Military Region 2 Command on force organization and staffing. Ensure good logistics and technical work for missions; promote the effectiveness of production increase models, maintain stability and improve soldiers' lives; organize maintenance and preservation of weapons, technical equipment, etc.

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