Delaying the 2021 Nghe An Province Defense Area Exercise

Implementing Directive No. 3037/CT-BTL dated December 14, 2020 of the Commander of Military Region 4; Directive No. 03-CT/TU dated December 22, 2020 of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and Plan No. 98/KH-UBND dated April 6, 2021 of the People's Committee of Nghe An province on organizing the defense zone exercise in Nghe An province in 2021, recently, agencies, units and localities have made efforts to deploy preparations for the defense zone exercise in 2021 to ensure progress and quality according to the set plan; the expected time to organize the defense zone exercise in Nghe An province is from August 25 to August 27, 2021.

Checking the work of drafting documents in the provincial defense zone exercise. Photo: Trong Kien

However, due to the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic nationwide and in the province, with the consensus of the Military Region 4 Exercise Steering Committee and the Head of the Ministry of National Defense, Nghe An province was allowed to postpone the exercise to an appropriate time, when the Covid-19 epidemic in the province and the Military Region is basically under control.

The Steering Committee for the Defense Area Exercise of Nghe An province requested departments, branches, sectors, the Vietnam Fatherland Front and organizations and localities to continue to do a good job in preparing for the exercise, reviewing and completing the system of documents; focusing on studying and grasping the content of each exercise position; preparing well the forces, means and facilities to be ready to enter the exercise when there is a plan from the Military Region 4 Command.