88 dignitaries, officials, and monks attend national defense and security training course

From November 5 to 6, 2019, in Vinh city, the Provincial People's Committee and the Provincial Council for National Defense and Security Education held the opening ceremony of the National Defense and Security Knowledge Training Course for dignitaries, officials, monks, and religious leaders in the area in 2019.

Delegates attending the opening ceremony.

Attending the opening ceremony were representatives of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs; the Propaganda Department, the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; and leaders of Military Region 4.

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of provincial departments, branches and sectors, and 88 dignitaries, officials, monks and nuns, and leaders of religions in the area.

During the 2-day training course, delegates learned 5 topics, including: The Communist Party's guidelines and viewpoints, policies and laws of the Vietnamese State on religion associated with national defense and security in the new situation; The Communist Party's guidelines and viewpoints, policies and laws of the Vietnamese State on protecting national security, building people's security, and people's security posture associated with building all-people national defense.

Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the training class.

Providing information on the situation of the sea and islands and the basic contents of Vietnam's national defense strategy; the Communist Party's guidelines and viewpoints, the Vietnamese State's policies and laws on protecting political, economic, cultural and ideological security in the new situation; Some issues of combining economic and social development with strengthening and consolidating national defense and security, and preventing the "Peaceful Evolution" strategy.

Speaking at the training course, comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee acknowledged and highly appreciated the contributions of religious dignitaries, officials and followers in the province in the cause of building and protecting the homeland, protecting the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland.

Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Ha - Commander of the Provincial Military Command awarded Certificates to dignitaries and officials attending the training course.

At the same time, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee noted that in the face of rapid and complicated developments in the world and the region, maintaining the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Fatherland is the sacred task of the entire Party, people, army and the entire political system, including dignitaries, officials, monks, leaders and followers of religions.

Therefore, educating citizens about national defense and security knowledge to promote patriotism, the tradition of building and defending the country, national pride and self-respect, raising the sense of responsibility, voluntarily performing national defense and security tasks, and protecting the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland is an extremely important task, carried out regularly and always receiving attention from the Party, the State and all levels and sectors.

Lieutenant Colonel Thai Duc Hanh - Political Commissar of the Provincial Military Command awarded Certificates to monks and Buddhists attending the training course.

Based on the knowledge received, it is recommended that dignitaries, officials, monks, and heads of religious organizations return to impart it to followers, contributing to building great national unity, building and protecting the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland.

Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee

At the end of the training course, the Provincial Council for National Defense and Security Education awarded Certificates of Completion of the 2019 National Defense and Security Knowledge Training Program to participating dignitaries, officials, monks, and heads of religious organizations.