The Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security continue to coordinate to comprehensively and synchronously deploy the national defense and security strategy in the new situation.

On the morning of February 9, in Hanoi, the Ministry of National Defense coordinated with the Ministry of Public Security to organize a conference to implement Decree No. 03/2019/ND-CP of the Government on coordination between the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of National Defense.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, Deputy Minister of National Defense, and Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quoc To, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Central Public Security Party Committee, Deputy Minister of Public Security, co-chaired the conference.

Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council chaired the Nghe An bridge conference.

Attending the conference at Nghe An bridge were Colonel Phan Dai Nghia, member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Commander of the Provincial Military Command; leaders of the Provincial Police Command; Provincial Border Guard Command; and National Defense Economic Group 4.

Scene at Nghe An bridge. Photo: Trong Kien

In 2022, under the leadership and direction of the Party and State, directly by the Central Military Commission, the Central Public Security Party Committee, the leaders of the two Ministries of National Defense and Public Security, the participation of local Party committees and authorities, the active and effective support of the people, the People's Army and the People's Public Security forces coordinated to seriously and effectively implement Decree No. 03/2019/ND-CP of the Government; coordinated to advise the Party and State to promptly handle complicated situations regarding national defense and security; absolutely protected the security and safety of important political and foreign affairs events of the country; fought to defeat the plots and sabotage activities of hostile and reactionary forces.

The coordination in the fight against crime between the two forces has been increasingly carried out closely and effectively. In addition, the Army and Police have proactively coordinated to grasp the situation, exchange and share information on the security situation and activities of all types of criminals; coordinated well in preventing, fighting and stopping plots and sabotage activities of hostile and reactionary forces in border areas and in strategic locations.

The authorities of the two ministries have coordinated to monitor, block, and remove many links and connections to social network accounts and reactionary, malicious channels that oppose the Party and the State and violate the law.

Militia forces of the Tam Hop Commune Military Command, Tuong Duong District, coordinated with Tam Hop Border Guard Station and Commune Police to patrol and protect the border area. Photo: Trong Kien

In particular, the two forces have focused on implementing natural disaster prevention and control, search and rescue, and considering this a combat mission in peacetime. Units and localities always play a core role, being a solid support for Party committees, authorities and people in implementing natural disaster prevention and control, storms and floods, organizing rescue and relief, and helping people overcome the consequences of natural disasters.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Central Military Commission, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, Deputy Minister of National Defense, spoke at the conference. Photo source: Army Newspaper

Speaking at the conference, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong highly appreciated the coordination results between the two ministries in implementing Decree No. 03/2019/ND-CP of the Government.

To improve the effectiveness of coordination between the two ministries in the coming time, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong suggested that the functional agencies of the two ministries continue to coordinate to concretize and organize the comprehensive and synchronous implementation of important strategies, resolutions, conclusions, and projects of the Party and State on national defense and security in the new situation, focusing on the Resolution of the 13th National Congress of the Party, the Resolution of the Politburo on the National Security Protection Strategy, and the Vietnam National Defense Strategy. The Army and Public Security forces should strengthen coordination to fight and defeat all plots and sabotage activities of hostile and reactionary forces, especially against plots and activities of intelligence, espionage, internal transformation, and propaganda to sabotage ideology; deploy solutions to ensure network security and information security, promptly detect and neutralize activities using cyberspace to violate national security.

The agencies and units of the Army and the Police coordinate to drastically deploy preventive measures and fight against all types of crimes, especially organized and transnational crimes, drug crimes, smuggling, trade fraud, etc. The two forces continue to promote their core role, being at the forefront of the frontline in the prevention and control of natural disasters and epidemics; actively participate in ensuring social security, people's safety, and comprehensive recovery and development of all aspects of social life./.