Prime Minister visits and works with Military Region 5 Command

This morning (February 11), Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited and worked with the Military Region 5 Command, accompanied by leaders of the Government Office, Chairman of the Da Nang City People's Committee and representatives of central ministries and branches.

Reporting to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Lieutenant General Nguyen Long Cang, Commander of Military Region 5, said that so far, the Military Region Command has deployed the 2018 military and defense missions to districts in 11 provinces and cities in the Central and Central Highlands regions, coordinating with localities to develop defense plans, prepare for combat, and proactively handle situations. Military Region 5 has also mobilized tens of billions of VND to build gratitude houses, comrade houses... to give to families with meritorious services, and to help 3 Cambodian provinces and 4 southern Lao provinces establish sister cities.

The Military Region Command has spent 45 billion VND to give more than 45,000 gifts to the poor and families with meritorious services. At the same time, it has brought soldiers back to celebrate Tet with remote villages in the Central Highlands provinces, and has kept troops on standby to be ready to fight during Tet.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc informed the officers and generals of the Military Region 5 Command about some basic features of the country's economic and social situation in 2017. Accordingly, last year, despite many difficulties due to natural disasters and floods, for the first time in history, the country's economic indicators exceeded the plan, social security was given attention, the investment and business environment was increasingly improved; national reserves increased.

National defense and security tasks are maintained, the rearrangement of production of defense units for economic purposes is gradually put into order, national defense potential is growing, mass mobilization work is effective, and political security is maintained. The trust of society and the market in the country is increasingly stable.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc commended and highly appreciated the great achievements in all aspects of the armed forces of the Military Region in 2017. According to the Prime Minister, the officers and soldiers of the armed forces of Military Region 5 have performed well the National Defense tasks approved by the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense, and have performed drills, combat readiness training, and defense zone construction, especially supporting people in responding to storms and floods, citizen mobilization, and Party building effectively.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed that Military Region 5 was a fierce battlefield in the resistance wars to protect the fatherland, so it is necessary to do a good job of military rear work, coordinate well with local authorities and military branches in the area, in carrying out political tasks.

The Prime Minister requested the armed forces of Military Region 5 to strengthen their close ties with the people and the locality, grasp the bases, do a good job of military rear work, help people prevent natural disasters, overcome the consequences of storms and floods, build militia and self-defense forces, and perform their tasks well. The Prime Minister requested that the lives of officers and soldiers in remote areas be taken care of during Tet.

On the occasion of the Lunar New Year, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent New Year wishes to all armed forces of Military Region 5 for a new year of peace, prosperity and further achievements worthy of the heroic tradition of Military Region 5.

“I am also very happy that you have a program to take care of Tet for the troops, especially the officers and soldiers in remote, difficult, and disaster-prone areas where the troops are on duty. You pay attention to taking care of the material and spiritual life of the military forces in the area. Today is the 25th day of Tet, I once again wish the Command, the Political Commissar, and the subordinate units a Happy New Year. May all comrades of Military Region 5 strive to train and excellently complete the tasks assigned by the Party and the Army in the new year.”

This morning, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited and talked with the medical staff of Hospital C - Ministry of Health; visited and presented gifts to patients being treated at the hospital./.