The Ministry of National Defense decides on the dissolution of district, city and town military commands under provincial military commands; decides on the establishment of Border Guard commands under provincial military commands; decides on the establishment of regional defense commands under provincial military commands.

Leaders of the Ministry of National Defense came to the military regions to attend, give instructions and present the Victory Flag.

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General Phan Van Giang presented the Quyet Thang Military Flag to the Border Guard Command under the Military Commands of the provinces under Military Region 2. Photo: Military Region 2

Speaking at the ceremony in Military Region 2, General Phan Van Giang said that in order to implement the resolutions and plans on the organization of the Vietnam People's Army for the period of 2021-2030 and the following years, the Ministry of National Defense has resolutely directed the synchronous implementation of solutions. These include dissolving, merging, establishing new ones and adjusting the organization of a number of agencies and units from the Ministry's direct level to the campaign and tactical levels with a synchronous and reasonable structure between components and forces, without overlapping functions and tasks, reducing intermediate focal points and support units.

General Phan Van Giang requested Party committees and commanders at all levels in Military Region 2 to continue to thoroughly implement the guidelines and policies of the Party, the Central Committee, the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense, and local Party committees and authorities on restructuring the apparatus; restructuring administrative units at all levels and building a two-level local government model.

Agencies and units under Military Region 2 need to continue to organize well the dissemination to cadres, soldiers and people to deeply, fully and correctly understand the position and significance of the dissolution, transfer, merger, reorganization and establishment of new units. Determine determination, overcome difficulties, and complete political tasks well from the first days of operation; build a comprehensively strong agency and unit that is "exemplary and typical".

Units need to quickly stabilize their organization and staffing, assign and delegate specific tasks; perfect the Party organization, command organization, and mass organizations, put agencies and units into operation according to their functions and tasks; and build strong organizations.

Agencies and units shall adjust defense plans and combat plans according to new administrative boundaries and submit them to competent authorities for approval; clearly define the functions, tasks and roles of local military organizations in building and training reserve forces and militia and self-defense forces.

During the National Assembly's discussion session on amending and supplementing 11 laws on military and national defense, General Phan Van Giang said that 34 new provinces and cities have 145 regional defense command boards, some provinces have only 3 but some have up to 6, based on area, mission requirements, population and other military and national defense factors to arrange.

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