Also attending the inspection were comrades: Cao Tuong Huy, Acting Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province; Lieutenant General Pham Quang Ngan, Director of the Department of Militia and Self-Defense; representatives of functional agencies of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.

Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh inspects work at the permanent militia posts in Mong Cai City and Binh Lieu District, Quang Ninh Province. Photo: KIM NGOC

In recent times, the Party Committee and the Military Command of Quang Ninh province have advised local Party committees and authorities to closely direct the organization of the militia and self-defense force; focusing on consolidating and perfecting this force to ensure both quantity and quality; reasonable proportion, contributing significantly to the provincial armed forces in receiving and excellently completing assigned military and defense tasks. Currently, the militia and self-defense force of Quang Ninh province accounts for 1.76% of the population, of which party members account for 23.4% of the total militia and self-defense force of the whole province.

Leaders of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army and Quang Ninh province encouraged the standing militia of Mong Cai City, Quang Ninh province. Photo. KIM NGOC
Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh presided over the inspection. Photo: KIM NGOC

After inspecting the permanent militia posts of Mong Cai City and Binh Lieu District and listening to the report of the leaders of the Quang Ninh Provincial Military Command, Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh praised the outstanding results in the work of organizing forces, training, operations, and ensuring policies for the permanent militia of Quang Ninh Province. The Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army requested the Party Committee and the Quang Ninh Provincial Military Command to continue to perform well the function of advising local Party committees and authorities to lead, direct and complete well the military and defense work in general and the activities of the militia and self-defense forces in particular.

Comrade Cao Tuong Huy, Acting Chairman of Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee, spoke at the inspection. Photo: KIM NGOC
Colonel Khuc Thanh Du, Commander of the Quang Ninh Provincial Military Command, reports to the inspection team. Photo: KIM NGOC

Along with directing districts and cities in the province to deploy construction and complete permanent militia combat posts, the Provincial Military Command needs to effectively advise and closely direct the selection of citizens of militia and self-defense age who are qualified in health and have clear political background to form permanent militia squads; pay attention to allocating funds to maintain the operation of this force. Proactively advise and propose to local Party committees and authorities to ensure good policies for militia and self-defense forces in general and permanent militia in particular when the Government adjusts the salary regime for cadres, civil servants and workers....

DUY DONG