General Secretary To Lam: Continue to perform well the role as the strategic intelligence agency of the Party and State

Photo caption — General Secretary To Lam , Secretary of the Central Military Commission, speaks. Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA

General Secretary To Lam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission attended and delivered a speech at the ceremony. Politburo member and President Luong Cuong; Politburo member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, central and local ministries, branches and sectors sent congratulatory flower baskets.

Also attending were comrades: Politburo member, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man; Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu; comrades Politburo members, Party Central Committee Secretaries: Head of the Central Organization Commission Le Minh Hung, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission Phan Dinh Trac, Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission Nguyen Trong Nghia; comrades Politburo members: Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Xuan Thang, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense General Phan Van Giang, Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang; Nguyen Van Nen, Standing member of the Party's XIV National Congress Document Subcommittee.

Attending the ceremony were comrades: former members of the Politburo, members of the Secretariat, members of the Party Central Committee, representatives of the leadership of central departments, ministries, branches and a number of provinces and cities; leaders and former leaders of the Ministry of National Defense; representatives of the People's Armed Forces Heroes; leaders and commanders of agencies and units under the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense and representatives of generations of officers, employees and soldiers of General Department II...

Delivering a speech at the ceremony, Lieutenant General Tran Cong Chinh, Director General of General Department II, reviewed the 80-year journey of building, fighting and growing up of the Vietnam Defense Intelligence Sector. Born in the early days of the revolutionary government; growing up with the growth of the Army and the development of the country, the Vietnam Defense Intelligence Sector has always been absolutely loyal to the Party, the Fatherland and the Army, relying on the people and staying close to the enemy, continuously growing, progressing, excellently completing all assigned tasks, making great contributions to the cause of national liberation struggle, defending the Fatherland, building the country and fulfilling noble international obligations, writing heroic pages of history of the Vietnam Defense Intelligence Sector.

In recognition of these great achievements and contributions, the Party and State have awarded the National Defense Intelligence Service many noble awards: the Gold Star Order, 2 Ho Chi Minh Orders, the First Class Independence Order, the First Class Military Exploit Order, the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces twice; many collectives and individuals have been awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces and many other noble awards. On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of its tradition, the National Defense Intelligence Service was honored to receive the Ho Chi Minh Order for the 3rd time from the Party and State.

Speaking at the ceremony, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, General Secretary To Lam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, highly appreciated, warmly commended and congratulated the feats, achievements and glorious traditions of the National Defense Intelligence; congratulated the General Department on being awarded the Ho Chi Minh Medal by the Party and State on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of its tradition.

The General Secretary affirmed that, after 80 years of building, fighting and growing, generations of National Defense Intelligence officers and soldiers have always clearly demonstrated their steadfast political will, absolute loyalty to the Party's revolutionary cause, silently fought, proactively and resolutely attacked the enemy, steadfastly overcame all challenges and difficulties, and excellently completed assigned tasks. Those silent contributions and sacrifices have contributed to beautifying the glorious tradition of the heroic Vietnam People's Army. "Uncle Ho's Soldiers", intelligence soldiers fighting on the intelligence front - with their loyalty, honesty, contributions and sacrifices have built and nurtured the special affection and trust of our Party, State, Army and People.

Recently, the Standing Party Committee and the commander of General Department II have led and directed the successful completion of many central political tasks; promptly advised the leaders of the Party, the State, the Central Military Commission, and the Ministry of National Defense to make correct decisions, flexibly and effectively handle situations, and avoid being passive or surprised about strategy. The entire industry has regularly paid attention to building forces, focusing on strengthening and perfecting the organization in the direction of "streamlining, efficiency, and proper functions". The Party Committee of the General Department has always been clean and strong.

Regarding the direction and tasks in the coming time, the General Secretary assessed that the world is currently in a period of epochal change; the world and regional situation will continue to fluctuate in a complex manner. In the country, besides advantages, there are also many difficulties and challenges intertwined, posing increasingly high requirements and tasks for national construction and defense, including the tasks of Defense Intelligence.

To successfully complete its tasks in the new situation, the General Secretary requested that the National Defense Intelligence Service must constantly take care to strengthen its class and revolutionary character, always affirming that it is an absolutely loyal and especially trustworthy force of the Party, State, Army and people; continue to perform well its role as a strategic intelligence agency of the Party, State and a specialized military intelligence agency of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense. The National Defense Intelligence Service must serve more effectively and efficiently the leaders of the Party, State, Army and local ministries and branches in assessing and assessing the situation, determining policies and strategies and handling situations; strive to further improve the quality of operations, maintaining the special trust of the leaders of the Party, State and Army in the National Defense Intelligence Service.

The General Secretary suggested that the sector regularly review the organization and apparatus, perfect the organizational structure in the direction of "streamlining, efficiency, and proper functions"; ensure increasing compatibility between quantity and quality, between force components, between functions and tasks with scale, organizational quality and task performance capability, between current task performance forces and adjacent and subsequent forces; build a solid and flexible Intelligence posture, maximizing the combined strength of methods and forces.

The Defense Intelligence Sector must always focus on building a contingent of revolutionary intelligence officers, taking that as the foundation in building a revolutionary intelligence force; building a contingent of officers with strong political will, sharp professional vision and thinking, qualifications and specialized knowledge commensurate with their responsibilities and tasks, with reasonable quantity and increasingly high quality, meeting the requirements of both immediate and long-term tasks.

The General Secretary expressed his confidence that under the leadership of the Party, and the direct leadership of the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense, and General Department II with its 80-year glorious history, with its potential, strength, and the coordination, support, and assistance of all levels and sectors, the Defense Intelligence Service will overcome all difficulties and challenges, successfully complete all assigned tasks, continue to write golden pages of tradition, and forever be worthy of the trust, love, and pride of the Party, State, Army, and People.

At the ceremony, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, General Secretary To Lam presented the Ho Chi Minh Medal to General Department II, Ministry of National Defense on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of its traditional day./.

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