Nghe An Provincial Military Command effectively performs military and defense tasks.

PV: Could you tell us about the outstanding results of the provincial armed forces in 2023?

Comrade Phan Dai Nghia:In 2023, the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and the Provincial Military Command made efforts and united to overcome all difficulties, proactively advised and deployed to successfully complete military and defense tasks, many of which were excellently completed.

Maintain strict combat readiness regime; coordinate and monitor the local situation to contribute to socio-economic development. Complete 100% of training and drill content and programs for subjects, including training new soldiers to achieve good and excellent results; foster national defense and security knowledge for subjects to achieve and exceed set targets; direct 6 districts and towns to conduct defense zone drills, flood and storm prevention and control drills - search and rescue; 116/116 communes, wards and towns conduct combat drills in defense zones to ensure safety; participate in sports and competitions at all levels with good results. Military recruitment work achieved 100% of targets; no compensation or return. Building militia and self-defense forces and reserve mobilization forces has gradually become stable and solid. The quality of building comprehensively strong agencies and units "exemplary and typical" has become routine. Regular and surprise inspections by commanders at all levels have been strengthened, thereby detecting errors and limitations so that agencies and units can promptly draw lessons from them.

Implementing the movement "Provincial armed forces join hands to build new rural areas" combined with the implementation of "skillful mass mobilization" work with many forms and specific actions that have been recognized and highly appreciated by the Party Committee, government and people. Coordinating with district, city and town Party Committees to direct the establishment of Party cells of the Military Command Committees of communes, wards and towns in accordance with regulations. Organizing the search and repatriation of 96 remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who died in Laos in the dry season of 2022-2023 solemnly and properly. Successfully coordinating the organization of the Workshop to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the birth of General Chu Huy Man.

Ensure good logistics and technical work for the implementation of regular and ad hoc tasks, especially for units in difficult areas and 2 islands. Defense diplomacy with the armed forces of border provinces of the Lao People's Democratic Republic is regularly paid attention to, contributing to building solidarity and friendship, especially between Vietnam and Laos. On the other hand, proactively deploying a number of key tasks for 2024.

With the achievements and results in performing political tasks, for the second consecutive year, the Provincial Military Command was awarded the Emulation Flag by the Government; the Provincial Military Party Committee achieved excellence and many collectives and individuals were commended by the Ministry of National Defense, Military Region and Provincial People's Committee.

PV: To achieve that result, can it be affirmed that political and ideological education is one of the important tasks, isn't it, comrade?

Comrade Phan Dai Nghia: With the awareness that political education work is the fundamental, central step, having decisive significance in consolidating the Party's ideological position in the provincial armed forces; the Party Committee,Provincial Military CommandSynchronously deploy solutions to improve the quality of implementation of the Project "Innovation of political education work at units in the new period" of the Ministry of National Defense. Build a team of cadres and party members with strong political will, a sense of responsibility and high determination. Regularly innovate the form and method of education close to reality, suitable for each subject, especially the compilation of lectures, methods of testing and evaluating results. The application of information technology in political teaching is carried out in agencies and units. The regimes of political announcements, current events, reading newspapers, listening to radio, political and spiritual days, monthly law days and implementing democratic regulations at the grassroots are maintained seriously and effectively. Emulation and propaganda activities have many innovations, creating positive changes in the implementation of political tasks, building a province's armed forces strong in politics and ideology.

PV: How has the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and the Provincial Military Command developed specific tasks for 2024, comrade?

Comrade Phan Dai Nghia:In 2024, many important political events of the country and the army will take place in the context of the forecast that the world and regional situation will continue to have new, rapid and complicated developments. The security situation on land borders, inland, special regions and in the East Sea is still potentially complicated; the weather is harsh; the socio-economic goals and targets of the year and the entire term of the province are still facing difficulties and challenges...

From that situation, the Party Committee of the Provincial Military Command focused on identifying a number of specific tasks, which are: First of all, continue to thoroughly grasp and effectively implement the Resolution of the Party Congresses at all levels, term 2020-2025. Advise Party committees and authorities at all levels to deploy the construction of defense works and military works in defense areas according to determined programs and projects. Improve the overall quality, level, and combat readiness of the provincial armed forces; coordinate with forces to maintain political security and social order and safety in the area. Focus on improving the quality of training and exercises for subjects; in which, direct 6 districts and towns to practice defense areas, practice flood and storm prevention and control, and search and rescue close to the reality of each locality. Create positive and steady changes in building discipline, compliance with discipline, law, and military administrative reform.

Continue to strengthen the inspection work of commanders at all levels, especially surprise inspections. Direct the selection and call for citizens to join the army to ensure 100% of assigned targets, with good quality. Organize activities to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army; 35th anniversary of National Defense Day; 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory and the Emulation Congress for Victory of the Provincial Armed Forces for the period 2019-2024 to ensure quality. Improve the leadership capacity and fighting strength of Party organizations, build the Provincial Military Party Committee to excellently complete its tasks; comprehensively strong agencies and units "exemplary, typical". Ensure good logistics and technical work for regular and unexpected tasks, especially training, drills, combat readiness and participation in disaster prevention and control, rescue and relief in the area.

2024 is the time for officers and soldiers of the provincial armed forces to continue to strive to unite and excellently complete their tasks towards the roadmap to propose the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces in the renewal period on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the tradition of the provincial armed forces (August 21, 1945 - August 21, 2025).

PV: Thank you, comrade!