The President requested the concrete implementation of solutions to build a strong national defense system based on the participation of the entire population.

This morning, the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense held a military-political conference to evaluate the results of leadership and guidance in implementing military and national defense tasks in 2025 and to deploy tasks for 2026.

Speaking at the conference, President Luong Cuong emphasized that the Army has made significant contributions to the country's overall achievements in 2025.

The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense have led and directed the entire army to successfully complete military and national defense tasks; effectively perform the function of strategic planning for the Party and the State; promptly propose and effectively handle situations; maintain the initiative, avoiding passivity and surprise; firmly protect the independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of the Fatherland; and closely coordinate with other forces to maintain political security and social order throughout the country.

President Luong Cuong with leaders of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense. Photo: VNA

The entire army maintains and effectively promotes its core role in building a national defense system, a national defense posture, military region defense, and defense zones at all levels, in conjunction with a people's security posture and a solid "people's support" posture.

The military also successfully completed training, parades, and marches, organizing activities to commemorate major national holidays, leaving a positive impression on the people and international friends; logistics, technical work, and the defense industry achieved positive results.

International integration and defense diplomacy have been carried out actively, proactively, substantively, and effectively; special emphasis has been placed on building strong Party organizations and a politically robust army.

Having reached a consensus on the assessment, forecast of the situation, and direction of tasks, the President requested the Central Military Commission, the leadership of the Ministry of National Defense, and Party committees and commanders at all levels throughout the armed forces to continue leading and directing the effective implementation of their strategic advisory function to the Party and State on military and national defense matters; to be proactive and perceptive, to improve research and forecasting capabilities, and to have effective countermeasures to handle situations, avoiding passivity and surprise.

The President requested coordinated implementation of specific solutions to build a strong and modern national defense system; to build solid military defense zones and defense areas at all levels in the new conditions, especially ensuring synchronization with the two-tiered local government organization and provincial and commune-level administrative units after reorganization, so that they truly operate effectively and efficiently.

The entire military continues to effectively implement the policy of combining national defense with the economy, and the economy with national defense; playing a very important role as the core of the military units and economic-defense units participating in socio-economic development and stabilizing the population in border and island areas.

The President emphasized the need to focus on building a revolutionary, regular, elite, and modern People's Army; improving the overall quality and combat strength of the entire army; strictly maintaining combat readiness; innovating and improving the quality of training, education, and exercises according to plans and in line with new combat conditions; and firmly protecting the airspace, sea areas, borders, inland areas, cyberspace, and key strategic locations.

He also proposed accelerating breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation, digital transformation, mastering manufacturing and production technologies, and improving and modernizing weapons and equipment to meet the requirements of building a modern army in the new situation.

President Luong Cuong delivers a directive speech. Photo: VNA

On the other hand, according to the President, the military needs to proactively and effectively implement international integration and defense diplomacy in a comprehensive and thorough manner, ensuring the highest national interests.

The military is strengthening cooperation, creating interwoven interests, and consolidating strategic trust with partners, especially neighboring countries, traditional friends, countries in the region, and major powers.

In order to continue focusing on leading, directing, and caring for the building of a truly clean and strong Party Committee within the Army, the President requested that special attention be paid to improving the leadership capacity and combat strength of Party committees and organizations at all levels, and the pioneering and exemplary role of cadres and Party members, especially leading cadres and Party committee members at all levels.

The entire army upholds principles, especially the principle of democratic centralism, self-criticism and criticism; improves the quality of inspection, supervision, and the fight against corruption, waste, and negative phenomena, preventing degradation, "self-evolution," and "self-transformation" within the organization.

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