The whole country pays special attention to the navy.

On the morning of May 5, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, and a Central working delegation visited and worked with naval units stationed at Cam Ranh military base, Naval Region 4.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visits Hai Phong submarine - Photo: VNA

The General Secretary acknowledged and commended the achievements of the Navy officers and soldiers in general and expressed his belief in the political mettle and fighting spirit of the officers and soldiers in the Navy and Naval Region 4 to protect the sovereignty of the Fatherland's seas and islands.

The General Secretary advised: Navy Region 4 needs to continue to maintain and strengthen the absolute, direct leadership in all aspects of the Party, the centralized, unified management of the State over the army; consolidate and develop the flesh-and-blood relationship between the army and the people; firmly adhere to Ho Chi Minh's thought on national independence and socialism; regardless of conditions and circumstances, the army must be absolutely loyal to the Party, the State, the people and the socialist regime. Our Party, State and people always pay special attention and care to build the army in general and the People's Navy in particular to constantly mature, grow and develop.

Speaking to the army and people of Truong Sa island district via online television, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong warmly inquired about the situation of the island district, welcomed and praised the army and people of Truong Sa for their efforts, solidarity, struggles, overcoming all difficulties, successfully completing production tasks, combat readiness and tasks assigned by the Party and State.

The General Secretary affirmed that on the mainland, the entire people, the entire army, and the entire Party always look towards Truong Sa, always stand side by side with Truong Sa. The army and people of Truong Sa island district need to have a long-term strategy, both building and being ready to fight, building military-civilian solidarity, doing good business, worthy of being the outpost of the Fatherland, firmly protecting the Fatherland.

According to VNA