Attending the conference were comrades: Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Standing Member of the Central Military Commission, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA); Senior General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Member of the Central Military Commission, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, Deputy Minister of National Defense . Also attending the conference were Deputy Ministers of National Defense; leaders of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, general departments and agencies and units under the Ministry of National Defense.

General Phan Van Giang with delegates attending the conference.

At the conference, delegates continued to discuss and clarify outstanding results in implementing military and national defense tasks and building the Army Party Committee in the first 6 months of 2025; at the same time, proposed many solutions to successfully and comprehensively carry out the tasks in 2025 and the entire 2020-2025 term.

Concluding the conference, on behalf of the Central Military Commission and the leaders of the Ministry of National Defense, General Phan Van Giang acknowledged and commended the efforts, attempts, very good results and achievements, and many outstanding tasks of the officers and soldiers of the entire army in the first 6 months of 2025. At the same time, he requested agencies and units to seriously learn from experience and rectify the existing shortcomings and limitations pointed out at the conference.

Regarding the direction and tasks for the last 6 months of 2025, General Phan Van Giang stated that the specific policies, tasks and solutions mentioned in the Conclusion of the Central Military Commission and the report of the Ministry will be sent to agencies and units for dissemination and implementation. He requested agencies and units to disseminate and seriously implement the "3 focuses" and "3 drastic measures" according to the direction of the General Secretary and Secretary of the Central Military Commission at the 14th Central Military Commission Conference and the conclusion of the Prime Minister.

General Phan Van Giang, leaders of the Ministry of National Defense and delegates attending the conference.

To complete the assigned tasks, Minister Phan Van Giang requested agencies and units to focus on performing well the function of strategic advice to the Party and State on military and defense. The focus is on improving the capacity of research, strategic forecasting, correctly assessing the situation, advising the Party and State on planning military and defense policies and strategies to meet the task of protecting the Fatherland, promptly handling situations, avoiding being passive and surprised.

Continue to coordinate the synchronous and effective implementation of projects and tasks assigned in the 2025 Work Program of the Politburo, the Secretariat, the Work Program of the Government, the Prime Minister, the Central Military Commission, and the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission. Focus on projects, plans, and legal systems on national defense, national defense, and socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security in regions until 2030, with a vision to 2050. Effectively promote the core role in building an all-people national defense, an all-people national defense posture associated with an increasingly solid people's security posture.

General Phan Van Giang gave a directive speech.

Closely coordinate with ministries, branches and localities to direct the effective implementation of military and defense work; mobilize and effectively use resources to build a national defense for all people, defense of military zones and defense areas, attach importance to building a solid "people's heart position". Well implement the policy of combining national defense and security with socio-economic development according to the Central's resolutions and conclusions on socio-economic development directions, ensuring national defense and security for key regions and areas.

Improve the overall quality and combat strength of the Army. Maintain strict combat readiness regime, firmly protect sovereignty and territory; coordinate to maintain security and order nationwide. Strengthen control and prevent illegal entry and exit at borders, seas and islands; maintain naval forces, border guards, coast guard, fisheries surveillance, and militia fleets on active combat readiness duty in key sea areas.

Directing the drills to ensure strictness, safety, and closeness to reality, focusing on the DK-25 drill; joint rescue drills with Laos and Cambodia. Proactively and effectively respond to non-traditional security challenges, and effectively perform civil defense tasks.

Proactively review and adjust the implementation plan of Resolution 05 of the Politburo to ensure leanness, compactness, and strength. Direct training closely, in accordance with mottos, viewpoints, principles, and combinations. Strengthen night training, advanced situational training, training in the use and mastery of weapons and equipment in the establishment, especially new and modern weapons and equipment, to improve the mobility of troops. Do a good job of training forces participating in parades and marches to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2.

On behalf of the Central Military Commission and the leaders of the Ministry of National Defense, Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet launched the peak emulation campaign "Raise high the August red flag - Compete to win 3 first prizes".

General Phan Van Giang emphasized that Party committees and commanders at all levels should strengthen the building of a politically strong Army. Improve the quality of political and ideological education. Strengthen the protection of the Party's ideological foundation in the Army, fight against erroneous and hostile views. Coordinate and organize well activities to celebrate important holidays and events of the country and the Army, focusing on the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2; 80th anniversary of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.

Effectively implement mass mobilization work. Actively participate in building a strong grassroots political system; build new rural areas, "eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses", reduce poverty, develop socio-economic development, contribute to strengthening military-civilian solidarity, firmly consolidate "people's hearts and minds". Effectively implement policy work and gratitude activities, especially on the occasion of celebrating major holidays of the country and the Army; promptly resolve regimes and policies for cases of injury and sacrifice while performing duties.

Minister Phan Van Giang requested the entire army to effectively deploy logistics-technical, defense industry, cryptography, science, military terrain, standards, measurements, and quality. Ensure good logistics and technical support for missions, focusing on combat readiness, training, and A80 missions...

Continue to implement the Project to promote administrative reform and the Plan to develop e-Government towards digital Government for the period 2021-2025, with a vision to 2030; Digital transformation project in the Ministry of National Defense. Focus on removing some bottlenecks and promoting digital transformation. Review, reduce and simplify administrative procedures and regulations related to the fields of military and defense; improve the efficiency of online public services and the movement of "popular digital education".

Regarding the building of a clean and strong Army Party organization, exemplary in politics, ideology, ethics, organization and cadres, General Phan Van Giang stated that Party committees and organizations at all levels continue to thoroughly grasp and seriously implement the Central Committee's policies and directions on Party building and rectification. Building a clean and strong Army Party organization, with a vanguard and exemplary contingent of cadres and party members to meet the requirements of the task.

Conference scene.

Directing the careful preparation and successful organization of Party congresses at all levels and the 12th Military Party Congress in a truly exemplary and representative manner; participating responsibly and qualitatively in the contents serving the 14th National Party Congress. Proactively reviewing and perfecting the command and management staff at all levels to meet the organizational structure, associated with the personnel work of Party congresses at all levels for the 2025-2030 term, personnel participating in the 14th Central Executive Committee, 16th National Assembly deputies and Provincial People's Councils for the 2026-2031 term.

Regarding international integration and defense diplomacy, Minister Phan Van Giang noted the flexible and effective implementation of international integration and defense diplomacy in accordance with the policies and directions of the Party and State. Promoting bilateral and multilateral defense cooperation and UN peacekeeping in a practical and effective manner.

General Phan Van Giang requested that officers and soldiers of the entire army strive to overcome difficulties, successfully complete all assigned tasks and comprehensively complete the tasks in 2025 with better results than in 2024; practically make achievements to welcome the 12th Army Party Congress and the 14th National Party Congress.

At the conference, on behalf of the Central Military Commission and the leaders of the Ministry of National Defense, Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet, Chairman of the Emulation and Reward Council of the Ministry of National Defense, launched the peak emulation campaign "Raising the August red flag - Emulating to win 3 first prizes".

Conference delegates.

Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet affirmed that in the first 6 months of 2025, the emulation and reward work and the Emulation Movement for Victory (TĐQT) of the entire army have been led, directed, and deployed promptly, comprehensively, synchronously, with focus and key points by the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense, Party committees, political commissars, and commanders at all levels. The TĐQT movement has taken place vigorously, widely, with many new features, many outstanding activities, especially emulation in performing combat readiness tasks, overcoming the consequences of natural disasters, and search and rescue. During the peak emulation period of "Lightning Speed ​​- Quyet Win" and activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South, national reunification, preparation and organization of Party congresses at all levels in the Army Party Committee.

Through the International Youth Movement, agencies and units have done a good job of praising and rewarding collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements; at the same time, they considered proposals from the Minister of National Defense, the Prime Minister, and the President to commend more than 42,000 collectives and individuals (an increase of more than 10,000 compared to the same period in 2024). The Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense, and the Emulation and Reward Council of the Ministry of National Defense acknowledged and commended the outstanding achievements of agencies, units, collectives and individuals in the International Youth Movement in the first 6 months of the year.

Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet stated that in order to achieve outstanding results in welcoming the country's important events, the Army in the last 6 months of the year, especially the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution, National Day September 2; the 11th National Congress of the Army and the 11th National Patriotic Emulation Congress, the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense launched a peak emulation campaign "Raising the August Red Flag - Emulating to Win 3 Best", with the following contents and targets: One is the highest will, awareness, and responsibility; two is to carry out political tasks with the highest results; three is to digitally transform and the "Digital Popular Education" Movement with the highest results. The peak emulation period will be held from now until the end of October 2025.

Senior Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet noted that based on the content and emulation targets launched by the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense, agencies and units at all levels in the entire army should concretize them closely to their functions and tasks; launch, sign emulation covenants and organize extensive, practical and effective emulation campaigns.

The Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense and the Emulation and Reward Council of the Ministry of National Defense call on all cadres, employees, soldiers, workers, defense officials, and laborers in the entire army to uphold their responsibility, self-reliance, dynamism, creativity, and determination to successfully complete the goals, contents, and targets of the peak emulation period; to achieve many outstanding achievements, contributing to building the Vietnam People's Army into a revolutionary, disciplined, elite, and modern army; to excellently fulfill the functions and tasks of a combat army, a working army, and a production labor army; to always be worthy of the trust and love of the Party, the State, and the people.

News and photos: MINH MANH

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