Colonel Pham Van Thanh, Commander of the Dong Thap Provincial Military Command, said that on the basis of thoroughly grasping the Party's guidelines and viewpoints, the State's policies and laws, and resolutions and directives from above, the Provincial Party Committee and Military Command always proactively advise and propose to the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People's Committee to lead and direct the implementation of national defense and local military affairs. First of all, advising on the promulgation of legal documents to lead and direct, ensuring strict and unified implementation, promoting the strength of the entire political system and the entire people.

In which, it focuses on educating to raise awareness, fostering leadership and direction methods for military and defense tasks for Party committees, key cadres at all levels, sectors and localities; building and perfecting the mechanism and operating regulations of the Border Guard Command and regional defense clusters; determining the functions, tasks and responsibilities of all levels and sectors in building all-people national defense and the potential and posture of regional defense.

The militia force of Thanh Phu commune, Dong Thap province actively participates in building new rural areas.

At the same time, specify legal documents related to the fields of national defense, local defense, militia and self-defense forces (DQTV), military education, military service... in accordance with the new situation. Regularly grasp the situation, coordinate and cooperate closely with functional forces in researching, evaluating and forecasting situations to promptly advise the Party Committee, the Military Region Command and the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People's Committee to handle issues related to national defense and security, protecting the area, sovereignty and security of the land, air and sea borders, avoiding being passive and surprised.

“Up to now, the province has completed and implemented projects such as: Building a defense zone for the 2015-2020 period, with a vision to 2030; building a militia and reserve force; ensuring national defense in the early years of the war... which have been highly appreciated by the Ministry of National Defense and Military Region 9,” Colonel Pham Van Thanh shared.

As the standing agency of the Steering Committee for the construction of defense zones in the assigned area, the Provincial Military Command and military agencies of communes and wards always proactively coordinate well in reviewing, appraising, and advising Party committees and authorities on developing strategies, planning, plans, and projects for socio-economic development of the province and each locality, especially projects with foreign investment capital, projects in areas sensitive to national defense and security... thereby effectively implementing state management of national defense and security; closely and harmoniously combining socio-economic development with strengthening national defense and security and foreign affairs according to the Party's policy.

According to Colonel Pham Van Muoi, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of Dong Thap Provincial Military Command, along with investment attraction policies, planning, strict management, and unification of military posture are always considered important by the province. For inland areas, military agencies advise local Party committees and authorities to plan and build commune, ward, and village cluster combat postures associated with flood-proof residential clusters. On the border line, residential clusters, border gate economic zones combined with border posts, militia posts, and border patrol routes are closely planned, creating a continuous posture. To overcome budget difficulties, the Provincial Military Command has coordinated with relevant agencies to advise the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, and Provincial People's Committee to prioritize investment in the construction of essential and important works first, gradually completing the remaining works according to plan, contributing to socio-economic development, ensuring the implementation of national defense and security tasks, and protecting border sovereignty and security.

The Party Committee and the Provincial Military Command have also proactively advised the Party Committee and the Government to improve the organization, supplement and complete the regulations of the National Defense Education Council; innovate the content, form and methods of education, training and propaganda to suit each target, closely following the socio-economic and national defense situation. The Provincial Military Command has also combined practical activities such as field training for mass mobilization work, building new rural areas, implementing the Army's rear policy; organizing military enlistment days, military-civilian New Year... to propagate to the people.

To promote the core role in implementing the work of national defense and local defense, the province regularly takes care of building a strong armed force in all aspects; focuses on perfecting the organization and staffing in accordance with the functions and tasks of each force in the direction of "refined, compact, strong", in which priority is given to ensuring the number of troops for units performing combat readiness tasks on the border line and key areas of national defense and security. At the same time, strictly implement the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces and Reserve Mobilization according to the motto of "strong, widespread", "close, compact area", suitable to the characteristics of each commune and ward.

The provincial armed forces also proactively coordinate with relevant agencies to promote defense diplomacy, increase support for some Cambodian localities in the fields of: Health, education, agricultural development, infrastructure... Through activities to propagate the guidelines and policies of our Party and State on solidarity and friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia, agreements and regulations on borders and border gates between the two countries; contribute to maintaining political security, order and social safety on the border, building a peaceful, friendly, cooperative border for mutual development.

Article and photos: QUANG DUC - THANH LAM

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