Day: December 30, 2022

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 30 had a meeting with historical witnesses from the People’s Public Security force, who directly engaged in the struggle against sabotage war and espionage activities during the resistance war against the US.

 

Colonel, Hero of the People’s Armed Forces of Vietnam Nguyen Tri Phuong, who is former Director of the provincial Public Security Department of Quang Binh province, and Major General Trinh Xuan Thu, former Director of the Public Security Department of Thanh Hoa province, recalled memories during the struggle against sabotage war and espionage activities during the resistance war against the US.

 

Addressing the meeting, PM Chinh highlighted the strong performance of the People’s Public Security force over the past 77 years, winning trust from the Party, State and people.

 

He underlined the contributions and sacrifice by public security officers and soldiers to the success of the struggle, contributing to the victory of the revolution for the national liberation and reunification under the leadership of the Party.

 

The PM noted that in more than 10 years from 1961 to 1972, Vietnam, with the core role played by the People’s Public Security force, detected and arrested hundreds of spy and commando teams.

 

With the bravery, wisdom and ingenuity and a strong spirit of overcoming difficulties, the People’s Public Security force won this arduous battlefield, contributing to the bankruptcy of the enemy’s espionage war, he said.

 

Inheriting and promoting this glorious tradition, the People’s Public Security force has continued to make important contributions to the national construction and defence, fulfilling all assigned tasks, monitoring the situation to avoid being inactive in any circumstances, and actively engaging in preventing and combating corruption, wastefulness and negative phenomena, he said.

 

The Party and State highly appreciate, recognise and are proud of the great achievements of the People’s Public Security force through periods, he affirmed.

 

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PM Chinh speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)

 

He said that in the time to come, the tasks are heavy for the force, requiring it to promote solidarity and consensus, overcome all difficulties and challenges, and become more creative to achieve more attainments and make more contributions to the national construction and defence.

 

The PM expressed his hope that the historical witnesses will continue to actively join the movement of all people engaging in the protection of national security.

 

Their contributions to the nation are always remembered and respected by the Party, State, the People’s Public Security Force and the people, he said./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

 

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong thanked the Vietnam War Veterans’ Association (VWVA) and all veterans and former soldiers nationwide for their remarkable contributions to national building and safeguarding cause while attending the VWVA’s 7th National Congress in Hanoi on December 30.

 

Agreeing with a report delivered at the congress, the Party leader affirmed that the Party, State and people believe and put their full faith in the “Loyalty – Solidarity – Exemplariness – Innovation” of associations at all levels with the goals, targets, tasks and operational measures set out for the new term.

 

He asked associations at all levels to continue protecting the achievements of the revolution, contributing to defeating all conspiracies and expedients of “peaceful evolution”, and “depoliticisation of the army” of hostile forces; and remain an active political force that takes the lead in participating in the construction and protection of the Party, State, people and Socialist regime.

 

These associations should regularly collect opinions on socio-economic development, and defence and security policies, and report them to Party committees and authorities at all levels.

 

The VWVA should also participate in the fight against corruption and negative phenomena; bring into full play all resources and preferential policies related to veterans; and improve the quality of the movement encouraging veterans to help each other reduce poverty and conduct business effectively, Trong stressed.

 

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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc awards the First Class Labour Order to the Vietnam War Veterans’ Association. (Photo: VNA)

 

Speaking at the congress, Chairman of the sixth-tenure VWVA Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Duoc said the association now has more than 3 million members, and includes 8,652 businesses, 1,752 cooperatives and 3,677 cooperative groups. Associations and clubs set up by war veterans have been established in all 63 cities and provinces.

 

Reviewing major achievements recorded by the association from 2017-2022 despite a range of difficulties and challenges, especially those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Duoc said that the association’s members have played an active part in refuting wrongful, hostile viewpoints, protecting the Party’s ideological foundation, and combating corruption and other negative phenomena, as well as and crime.

 

The association has also fulfilled the tasks of building and protecting the Party, the State, people and socialism, contributing to maintaining political stability at a grassroots level./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency