Steering Committee Meeting of the Scientific Workshop to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Plain of Jars - Xieng Khouang Defense Campaign

Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of National Defense chaired the conference. Attending the meeting were Major General Nguyen Anh Tuan - Deputy Commander of Military Region 4; representatives of the Military Security Protection Department, and the Military History Institute.

On the side of Nghe An province, attending the meeting were Senior Lieutenant Colonel Phan Dai Nghia - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Commander of the Provincial Military Command.

Overview of the meeting. Photo: Trong Kien

At the meeting, the Steering Committee members said: The workshop affirmed and clarified the correct leadership, direction, and wise strategic vision of the Politburo, the Central Military Commission, the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party; the flexible and creative application of the Plain of Jars Front Command, the Region IV Party Committee, and the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee, along with the resilient and courageous fighting spirit of the army and people of Vietnam and Laos.

Thereby, drawing lessons from experience, developing the theory of Vietnamese military art to apply to the cause of building the army; consolidating national defense, building and protecting the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland, contributing to improving the effectiveness of traditional education, training and combat training in academies, schools, agencies and units of the entire army.

Lieutenant Colonel Phan Dai Nghia - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Commander of the Provincial Military Command spoke at the conference. Photo: Trong Kien

At the meeting, the Steering Committee agreed to choose the theme of the conference: “50 years of the Plain of Jars-Xieng Khouang Defense Campaign - Victory and lessons learned”. The conference is scheduled to be held in Vinh city, Nghe An province on May 20, 2022.

Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of National Defense delivered the concluding speech at the conference. Photo: Trong Kien

Concluding the meeting, Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh requested: The Military History Institute to closely coordinate with agencies, units and localities to complete the plan to submit to the head of the Ministry of National Defense for approval; review and edit the papers to ensure authenticity, objectivity and historical truth; continue to coordinate with relevant agencies and units to do a good job of preparation; promote propaganda and education on the Plain of Jars - Xieng Khouang Defense Campaign for people nationwide and officers and soldiers in the armed forces before, during and after the conference./.