Attending the meeting were Politburo members: General Phan Van Giang, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense; General To Lam, Secretary of the Central Public Security Party Committee, Minister of Public Security; General Luong Cuong, Standing Member of the Central Military Commission, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA).

Leaders of the Party, State, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Public Security at the meeting.

Also attending were Party Central Committee members: Vo Thi Anh Xuan, Vice President; Tran Luu Quang, Deputy Prime Minister; Tran Hong Ha, Deputy Prime Minister; Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, member of the Central Military Commission, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, Deputy Minister of National Defense; leaders of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security; heads of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army and the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; representatives of functional agencies of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security.

At the meeting, on behalf of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense, General Phan Van Giang wished the leaders of the Ministry of Public Security and all officers and soldiers of the People's Public Security to always excellently fulfill their assigned tasks, worthy of being the core force in protecting national security and ensuring social order and safety.

General Phan Van Giang congratulated the People's Public Security force on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of its traditional day.
General To Lam spoke at the meeting.
General Phan Van Giang congratulated General To Lam on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the People's Public Security Forces' Traditional Day.

According to General Phan Van Giang, since its establishment, in any conditions and circumstances, the People's Army and the People's Public Security have always been absolutely loyal to the Party, the State and the people; always worthy of being the core force in carrying out the two strategic tasks of building and protecting the socialist Fatherland of Vietnam, protecting national security, ensuring social order and safety; always united, standing shoulder to shoulder, supporting each other, completing well and excellently all assigned tasks; making an important contribution to creating a peaceful and stable environment for building and developing the country, protecting the peaceful life of the people.

The relationship of solidarity, unity and close coordination between the two forces has become a tradition, a valuable asset, an indispensable factor, contributing to the strength of the Army and the Police in the cause of national liberation, national reunification, building and defending the Fatherland under the leadership of the Party.

General Phan Van Giang emphasized: In 2022 and the first months of 2023, the People's Army and the People's Public Security have completed all aspects of their work; in the remaining months of 2023, the two forces will strive to successfully complete assigned tasks with better results than the previous year as required by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Speaking at the meeting, General To Lam thanked the leaders of the Party, State, Central Military Commission, and Ministry of National Defense for their attention and encouragement on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the People's Public Security Forces' Traditional Day; and said that under the leadership and direction of the Party, State, Central Military Commission, and Central Public Security Party Committee, the two forces of the Army and Public Security have closely coordinated and effectively implemented the tasks of protecting the Fatherland, protecting national security, ensuring social order and safety, fighting and preventing crimes, and performing well the military and national defense tasks.


In any conditions or circumstances, the People's Army and the People's Public Security are absolutely loyal to the Party, the State and the people.

Recently, in the face of the rapidly and complicated developments in the world, region and the country, many new issues, difficulties, challenges and great pressure have been raised for the national defense and security tasks. The People's Army and the People's Public Security Forces have coordinated to promote their core role, truly being the "sword" and "shield" in protecting the Party, State and people; promptly advising and proposing to the Party and State leaders many basic policies, solutions, strategies and properly, flexibly and effectively handling situations related to national defense and security, firmly protecting the independence, sovereignty of the territory, seas and islands of the Fatherland, maintaining national security, ensuring social order and safety, contributing to the effective implementation of policies and strategies on socio-economic development, promoting foreign affairs activities to enhance the prestige and position of Vietnam in the international arena...

On behalf of the Central Public Security Party Committee and the Ministry of Public Security, General To Lam hopes that in the coming time, he will continue to receive attention, assistance, coordination, and timely and effective support from the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense in ensuring security and order and building a strong People's Public Security force to meet the requirements and tasks in the new situation.

News and photos: SON BINH

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