Military Region 4 and 6 provinces signed an agreement to coordinate in performing military and defense tasks in 2021.

Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh - Commander of the Military Region chaired the conference; attending the conference were Lieutenant General Tran Vo Dung - Political Commissar of the Military Region, representatives of the People's Committees and departments of 6 provinces in the Military Region.

In 2020, the Party Committee, the Military Region 4 Command and the Party Committees and authorities of 6 provinces in the Military Region coordinated to lead and direct the implementation of many drastic policies and solutions, synchronously leading and directing units and localities to deploy and organize military and defense tasks within the signed contents.

Overview of the conference. Photo: Duy Dong

Notably: Close coordination, grasp of the situation, timely resolution of incidents arising at the grassroots level in accordance with the law; the national defense posture associated with the people's security posture; the people's hearts posture has been consolidated and strengthened; the overall quality and combat readiness level of the local armed forces and the Military Region's armed forces have been continuously improved, promptly handling situations occurring in the area, especially in the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic, overcoming the consequences of natural disasters, search and rescue; implementing policies and military rear areas for martyrs who died while on duty in accordance with regulations, in accordance with the wishes of their families. The work of coordinating propaganda on military and defense tasks on mass media from the central to local levels has increasingly gone into depth and achieved high efficiency.

Nghe An Military Forces help people evacuate from flooded areas. Photo courtesy of PV

The agencies and units of the Military Region always closely coordinate with departments, branches, organizations and localities to effectively carry out the emulation movements "Skilled mass mobilization", "The whole country joins hands to build new countryside", "The whole country joins hands for the poor, no one is left behind", "Connecting love between Catholics and non-Catholics"...

Military helps people build new countryside. Photo: Documentary

In 2020, 30 units conducted field trips combined with mass mobilization work, combined with new rural construction in 31 communes of 26 districts in 6 provinces, which are in remote, disadvantaged, and flooded areas. Here, the units mobilized 32,400 working days, organized the repair and renovation of 262.80 km of rural roads, intra-field canals, 5 km of salt-prevention dykes; provided free medical examination and medicine to more than 7,599 people with a total amount of 653 million VND; mobilized more than 44,519 officers, soldiers, militia and self-defense forces along with 1,008 vehicles to participate in rescue, relief, and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters, storms, and floods; supported food, food, and medicine for localities in disaster areas with an amount of tens of billions of VND...

Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the conference. Photo: Duy Dong

Speaking at the conference, comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee highly appreciated the coordination between the Military Region 4 Command and the departments, branches and armed forces of Nghe An province in performing military and defense tasks in 2020. He thanked the attention of the Military Region 4 Command and the units stationed in the area for helping Nghe An province in developing and maintaining stability in national defense, security, order and social safety.

In particular, in the past time, it has paid attention to leading, directing and coordinating to help the Party Committee, government and people of Nghe An in the work of natural disaster prevention and control, search and rescue, forest fire fighting, and Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control. Affirming the role of Party committees and authorities at all levels in ensuring military and defense tasks, and sharing the experiences of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Committee and Provincial People's Council in solving issues related to the deployment and coordination of military and defense tasks and Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control in 2020.

The Commands of Military Region 4 and 6 provinces signed a memorandum of coordination to carry out military and defense tasks in 2021. Photo: Duy Dong

At the conference, the Commands of Military Region 4 and 6 provinces signed a memorandum of coordination to carry out military and defense tasks in 2021. In particular, Military Region 4 and 6 provinces continue to focus on improving the quality of coordination to thoroughly grasp, seriously and effectively implement resolutions, conclusions, and action programs to implement defense and security strategies; build an all-people national defense, associated with the people's security posture, especially the increasingly solid people's hearts posture, and well implement the goal of "peace for the people, stability and development".

Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh - Commander of the Military RegionConference conclusion. Photo: Duy Dong

Improve the overall quality and combat strength of the Military Region's armed forces to meet requirements and tasks; proactively grasp the situation, promptly and effectively handle all defense and security situations, avoid being passive and surprised, maintain political security, order, social safety, political and social stability in the area, especially on the occasion of the 13th National Party Congress, election of National Assembly deputies and People's Councils at all levels./.