On the morning of February 14, the Ministry of National Defense held a conference to review defense work in ministries, central and local branches in 2022 and deploy tasks for 2023.
Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, chaired the conference. Also attending were representatives of leaders of central ministries and branches; military regions; localities; agencies and units under the Ministry of National Defense. The conference was connected to bridges nationwide.
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Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh chaired the conference. |
The report presented by Lieutenant General Pham Quang Ngan, Director of the Department of Militia and Self-Defense, at the conference stated that in 2022, central and local agencies and units led and directed the enhancement of the effectiveness and efficiency of state management, and the comprehensive completion of national defense work.
In particular, the work of national defense and security education has many innovations and achieved good results. Nationwide, more than 327,000 subjects have been trained in national defense and security knowledge; 93.25% of students and trainees have studied national defense and security education. The work of propagating and disseminating national defense and security knowledge to all people has been carried out synchronously with rich content and forms, suitable for the locality, helping to raise awareness and responsibility for cadres, party members and people to grasp the Party's guidelines, policies and viewpoints, and the State's policies and laws on national defense and national protection.
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Conference delegates |
Central and local ministries, branches have actively directed the implementation of economic, cultural and social development strategies, national target programs associated with national defense and security strategies, focusing on border areas, islands and key areas. The work of building national defense potential, defense of military regions and defense areas has been given attention and focus, making the national defense strength, potential and posture enhanced, and the power to protect the Fatherland enhanced.
Comrade Nguyen Minh Hung, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired at Hai Duong bridge point
Concluding the conference, Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh agreed with the assessment contents in the report and suggested that in the coming time, central ministries and branches should pay attention to closely coordinating with the Ministry of National Defense in drafting laws; researching and proposing policies for the armed forces, especially for the militia and self-defense forces and medical forces when performing special and specific tasks in preventing and combating epidemics, natural disasters and catastrophes.
Ministries and localities direct competent agencies to closely coordinate in appraising strategies, plans, projects, and projects related to national defense and coordinate to promptly and thoroughly resolve shortcomings, limitations, and obstacles in the implementation process. Localities continue to focus on investing in building components and military postures of defense zones, with plans, schedules, and construction roadmaps; innovate and improve the quality of defense zone exercises, ensuring substance and effectiveness.
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Awarding collectives with outstanding achievements in national defense work in 2022 |
Central and local ministries, branches and sectors continue to pay attention to, build and prepare all resources for national defense mobilization, especially preparing to mobilize all resources of the national economy to ensure national defense and industrial mobilization...
At the conference, the Ministry of National Defense awarded prizes to collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in defense work in 2022.
QĐND - PV