Members of the delegation are the most outstanding among over 700 delegates nationwide selected to attend a national meeting on building the all-people national defence and a ceremony to mark the 30th All-People Defence Festival and 75th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA).

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong and participants at the meeting.

The Party leader, who is Secretary of the Central Military Commission, said the 75th anniversary of the VPA is an occasion to sum up the valuable experiences in the revolutionary war policy and the excellent military art of the army under the leadership of the Party and with the unity and consensus of the entire nation.

In the coming period, the army should uphold its heroic traditions, unite and coordinate with all forces to firmly safeguard the sacred territorial sovereignty of the Fatherland, he said.

On behalf of the delegation, General Luong Cuong, member of the Central Military Commission and head of the VPA’s General Political Department, reported to the Party and State leader the outstanding achievements in building the all-people defence in the period from 2009-2029.

Major General Le Xuan Thanh, Commander of the Coast Guard Region III, talked about the force’s efforts to protect sea and island sovereignty and support fishermen at sea, while Standing Vice Chairman of Quang Ninh province’s People’s Committee Dang Huy Hau briefed the leader on the building of the people-based defence in his province.

Lieutenant Sa Minh Ngoc from the Department of Peacekeeping Operations spoke about the contribution of VPA officers and soldiers to the UN peacekeeping activities in the past five years.

Officer at Division No 306 (Army Corps No 2) bravely saves woman jumping off bridge

(BGO) – On his way crossing Luc Nam town, Luc Ngan district (Bac Giang province) and detecting a woman jumping off Luc Nam bridge, Captain Tran Xuan Tien (born in 1982) in Giao Yen commune, Giao Thuy district (Nam Dinh province) who works at Division No 306 (Army Corps No 2) bravely plunged to the river to save the victim.

Vietnamese tank crew runner-up at International Army Games

The Vietnamese tank crew finished second after Uzbekistan in the Tank Biathlon finals of the International Army Games in Russia Thursday.

Vietnam shows excellent performance at Army Games 2019

The tank team of the Vietnam People’s Army beat Tajikistan, Myanmar and Uganda, ranking first in the semi-final round of Group 2 of the “Tank biathlon” event on August 11 at the ongoing Army Games 2019 in Russia.

Vietnam attends International Army Games in Russia

A delegation of officers and soldiers from the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) are competing at the International Army Games 2019 that opened in Moscow on August 3.

Vietnam attends Army-2019 arms show in Russia

A Vietnamese delegation, led by Deputy Minister of Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Be Xuan Truong, is attending the annual International Military-Technical Forum (Army-2019), which runs in Kubinka city in Moscow suburbs from June 25 to 30.

Source: VNA