At the conference, delegates listened to main contents of the 2018 Law on National Defense, Decrees on civil defense, defensive areas, emergency state, martial law, curfew, defense work at ministry-, central and local agencies, and defense consolidation in combination with socio-economic development. Gen. Giang speaking at the event Addressing the event, General Giang said the 2018 Law on National Defense has been implemented widely, involving all aspects of politics, socio-economy, defense, military, security, and external relations. He asked the delegates to thoroughly embrace the contents of the law to recommend higher level authorities to produce guidelines and measures to overcome short-comings in carrying out the law. At the event General Giang asked military units to organize training courses to help their cadres thoroughly grasp the law and other related legal documents, defense policies, and views on whole people’s defense, so as to raise … [Read more...] about MND holds national video conference on the Law on National Defense
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Prime Minister visits Ministry of National Defense’s General Department II
The session was also attended by Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, Sr. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang. Speaking at the event, the PM said that over the past 73 years, officers and soldiers of the general department have remained loyal to the Party, the nation, and people, contributing to national construction and defense. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets General Department II's staff. They have offered timely and effective consultation to the Party, State, Central Military Commission, and Ministry of National Defense to firmly safeguard national sovereignty and interests, creating an environment of peace which has aided national development, he said. In order to fulfill the tasks for 2019 and subsequent years, the PM asked the general department’s staff to continue upholding the virtues of Uncle Ho’s soldiers, seriously abide by the Party’s and State’s principles and directions, renew its organizational structure in … [Read more...] about Prime Minister visits Ministry of National Defense’s General Department II
Resolution on combining national defense with economy-society
The combination of national defense and economic–social affairs includes the mixture of national defense activities and implementation of strategies, plans, socio-economic development projects and protection of stable environment for socio-economic development. The combination of economy-society and national defence relates to building and reviewing socio-economic development strategies, plans, and projects. The new decree stipulates the collection of comments for strategies, plans, and projects on socio-economic development. Accordingly, agencies which are in charge of crafting national, regional, provincial planning projects, urban transport and rural infrastructure projects are required to collect feedback from the Ministry of National Defense. Ministries, agencies, and localities have to collect comments of the Ministry of National Defense while building strategies, plans, and projects on socio-economic development. On the … [Read more...] about Resolution on combining national defense with economy-society
Scientific seminar discusses national defense missions
The seminar was co-held by the General Department of Politicsof the Vietnam People’s Army and the Theoretical Council of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Trong Nghia addresses the seminar. Present at the event were Prof., Dr. Vu Van Hien, Vice Chairman of the Theoretical Council of the Party Central Committee; Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Trong Nghia, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics, and Lieutenant General Tran Quang Phuong, Political Commissar of Military Region 5. Speaking at the seminar, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Trong Nghia stressed that this significant event provided theoretical and realistic foundation based on the 30-year construction the country in the transitional period to socialism. It also aimed to evaluate the outcomes of military and defense missions and to draw valuable lessons and experiences to enhance national strength to protect the country in the current … [Read more...] about Scientific seminar discusses national defense missions
PM works with Ministry of National Defense
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the meeting with the Ministry of National Defense, Ha Noi, November 29, 2018 - Photo: VGP/Quang Hieu Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue and Minister of National Defence Ngo Xuan Lich attended the event. Minister Lich reported that in 2018, the Ministry issued the Defense Strategy and the Military Strategy to protect the motherland in cyberspace and safeguard national borders; build a national defense to reinforce defensive capability; maintain and uphold the leadership of the Party and whole army; manage and ensure the enforcement of the laws at sea and borders; maintain hot lines and joint patrols with other countries to protect sovereignty over sea and islands; partake in emergency rescue; support poverty reduction; and broaden international cooperation. In 2019, the ministry will continue to raise its forecast capacity to ensure national interests; safeguard independence, territorial sovereignty, peaceful environment; and implement strategies and … [Read more...] about PM works with Ministry of National Defense