Former Commander of Military Region 4 officially received the decision of Deputy Minister of National Defense

On the afternoon of January 7, in Hanoi, the Ministry of National Defense held a Conference to Hand Over Decisions on Personnel Work. General Ngo Xuan Lich, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense chaired the conference.

Based on the proposal of the Central Military Commission Standing Committee, the Prime Minister decided to appoint four officials, including:

Appointed Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Central Military Commission, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, to hold the position of Deputy Minister of National Defense.

Appointed Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh, member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Central Military Commission, Commander of the Air Defense - Air Force, to hold the position of Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.

Appoint Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia, Director of the Military Department, to hold the position of Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.

Appointed Mr. Dinh Manh Phac, Commander of Phu Tho Provincial Military Command, to the position of Deputy Commander of Military Region 2. The President also signed a decision to promote comrade Dinh Manh Phac from Colonel to Major General.

The Minister of National Defense decided to assign Major General Vu Van Kha, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Air Defense - Air Force, to take charge of the Air Defense - Air Force Command.

Authorized by the Prime Minister, General Ngo Xuan Lich presented the decision and congratulated the officers who were honored to receive new tasks; affirming that the awarding of decisions on personnel work to senior officers demonstrates the trust and deep concern of the Party, State, Central Military Commission, and Ministry of National Defense for individual officers; at the same time, it is a recognition and appreciation of the contributions of each officer to the cause of building the Army and strengthening national defense.

General Ngo Xuan Lich hopes that, in their new positions, the cadres who have received the appointment decisions this time will continue to uphold their revolutionary ethics, have absolute confidence in the leadership of the Party, the Central Military Commission, and the Ministry of National Defense; firmly grasp their assigned responsibilities and tasks; be exemplary in complying with the Party's leadership principles, State laws, and military discipline; always be united, unified, and attached to cadres, soldiers, and people; constantly study and improve their capacity and qualifications in all aspects; actively research and innovate their thinking, working methods, leadership, direction, command, and management, and excellently complete all assigned tasks./.