General Secretary and President To Lam visits and works with General Department II

On September 29, General Secretary, President To Lam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, visited and worked with the General Department of Defense Intelligence (General Department II), Ministry of National Defense.

Attending the meeting were comrades: General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense; Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office; leaders of the General Secretary's Office and comrades leading the Ministry of National Defense, officers and commanders of General Department II.

Defense Intelligence is a key force, with a very important position and role in collecting information, assessing and forecasting the situation, advising the leaders of the Party, State, Central Military Commission, Ministry of National Defense, departments, ministries, branches and localities in planning policies and handling situations, avoiding being passive and surprised about strategy.

Over the past 79 years, generations of National Defense Intelligence officers and soldiers have always thoroughly grasped and seriously implemented Uncle Ho's teachings in letters sent to intelligence; the Resolutions and Directives of the Central Committee, the Politburo; the leadership and direction of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense; have strived to build, fight, and gradually mature in all aspects, absolutely loyal to the Party, the Fatherland and the people, overcome all difficulties and challenges, intelligently and courageously, ready to receive and excellently complete all tasks, making great contributions to the cause of national liberation, building and defending the Fatherland, writing the heroic pages of history "Loyalty, steadfastness, independence, creativity, clever secrecy, solidarity and determination to win" of the heroic Vietnam National Defense Intelligence.

In a friendly talk with key officials of General Department II, General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized that Defense Intelligence is an important, absolutely loyal and especially trustworthy force of the Party, State and Army. He affirmed that in nearly 80 years of construction, fighting and growth, Defense Intelligence has continuously progressed, excellently completed the tasks assigned by the Party, State, Army and people, making great contributions to the cause of national liberation and reunification in the past, as well as the cause of building and defending the Socialist Republic of Vietnam today.

Recently, the Standing Party Committee and the Commander of General Department II have led and directed the successful and excellent completion of the 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 strategies, which have been recognized and highly appreciated by senior leaders and departments, ministries, branches, and localities. The entire sector has regularly paid attention to building forces, focusing on consolidating and perfecting the organization in the direction of "streamlining, efficiency, and proper functions". The Party Committee of the General Department always attaches importance to the work of Party building and rectification, seriously implementing the Resolutions and Directives of the Central Committee and the Politburo; building a truly clean and strong Party Committee, considering this a decisive factor to ensure that the unit successfully carries out assigned political tasks.

On behalf of the Party and State leaders, General Secretary and President To Lam acknowledged, highly appreciated and commended the great achievements and glorious traditions of National Defense Intelligence, and at the same time set high requirements for National Defense Intelligence in the new situation.

In the coming time, the world and regional situation will continue to change in a complex and unpredictable manner; directly and quickly impacting our country, both positive and negative. This places an increasingly heavy responsibility on the National Defense Intelligence Service, requiring greater efforts and determination to fulfill assigned tasks, contributing with the entire Party, the entire people and the entire army to successfully carry out the two strategic tasks of building and defending the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the new situation.

Regarding the direction and tasks in the coming time, General Secretary and President To Lam noted that the National Defense Intelligence Agency must constantly take care to strengthen its class and revolutionary character, always affirming itself as 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.

Defense Intelligence must serve more effectively and efficiently the leaders of the Party, State, Army and ministries, branches and localities in assessing and assessing the situation, determining policies and strategies and handling situations; strive to further improve the quality of operations, maintain the special trust of the leaders of the Party, State and Army in the Defense Intelligence sector.

General Secretary and President To Lam requested that the National Defense Intelligence Agency 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 and scale, quality of organization and ability to perform tasks, between the force performing current tasks and the adjacent and subsequent forces. Build a solid and flexible intelligence posture, maximize the combined strength of methods and forces.

The National 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 appropriate numbers and increasingly high quality; building a contingent of officers and party members in the spirit of "7 dares" (Dare to think; dare to speak; dare to do; dare to take responsibility; dare to innovate and be creative; dare to face difficulties and challenges and dare to act for the common good) always "resolute, persistent, steadfast", promoting political will, being sensitive in discovering new factors, advising on planning guidelines and policies, meeting the requirements of both immediate and long-term tasks.

On this occasion, General Secretary and President To Lam visited scientific and technological intelligence products; visited and recorded in the traditional golden book at the Museum; and planted souvenir trees in the General Department's Command Headquarters.