16 collectives and 22 individuals were commended for implementing the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces.

(Baonghean.vn) -On the morning of September 27, the Military Region 4 Command held a conference to review the 2009 Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces.

Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong - Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the Central Military Commission, Commander of the Military Region chaired the conference.

Attending the conference were comrades in the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, the Military Region Command; heads of 4 Military Region agencies; comrades representing the People's Committees and People's Councils of 6 provinces; leaders and commanders of the Military Commands of the provinces and a number of related agencies.

After 8 years of implementing the Law on Militia and Self-Defense, the Party Committee and the Military Region 4 Command have closely coordinated with the Party Committees and authorities of the provinces in the area to lead and direct the implementation in a relatively comprehensive and synchronous manner, suitable to the characteristics of each region and locality. Thereby, there has been a fundamental change in the awareness and responsibility of all levels, sectors, armed forces and people in implementing the Law on Militia and Self-Defense.

Currently, 6/6 provinces have issued the Project "Organization, training, operation and ensuring policies for the Militia and Self-Defense Forces in the period of 2012 - 2015 and the following years". Localities have organized to build a Militia and Self-Defense Force that is strong in politics, ideology and organization; the overall quality and combat readiness of the Militia and Self-Defense Forces have been improved, contributing to building an all-people national defense, an all-people national defense posture associated with a people's security posture, building a strong local armed force, meeting the requirements of building and protecting the Fatherland in the new situation...

Comrade Hoang Viet Duong - Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Council spoke at the conference. Photo: Duc Cuong

At the conference, delegates also raised a number of difficulties and inadequacies in the legal system on militia and related normative documents; at the same time, they recommended and proposed a number of issues such as: Amending the composition of militia and self-defense forces to comply with the 2013 Constitution and the Law on National Defense; the mechanism for managing self-defense forces in foreign-invested enterprises; insurance regimes, on-duty housing for permanent militia and sea militia; payment levels for working days and meals for militia and self-defense forces during their duty, policies for female militia and self-defense forces who are pregnant, give birth, or raise young children during their duty in militia and self-defense forces, etc.

Training militia and self-defense forces in Que Phong district. Photo: Archive

On this occasion, the Military Region 4 Command proposed that the President award the Third Class Fatherland Protection Medal to the Thanh Hoa Military Command and Major General Dang Trong Quan, Deputy Commander - Chief of Staff of Military Region 4; proposed that the Prime Minister award Certificates of Merit to 1 collective and 2 individuals and the Ministry of National Defense award Certificates of Merit to 7 collectives and 10 individuals for their outstanding achievements in the Militia and Self-Defense Forces in the period 2009 - 2017.

Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Commander of the Military Region, presented Certificates of Merit to representatives of collectives with outstanding achievements in building the Militia and Self-Defense Forces in the period 2009 - 2017. Photo: Duc Cuong

At the conference, the Military Region 4 Command awarded Certificates of Merit to 16 groups and 22 individuals with outstanding achievements in implementing the 2009 Law on Militia and Self-Defense.

Duc Cuong