Dialogue between Nghe An provincial leaders and students of the National Defense Academy

On the afternoon of May 7, the People's Committee of Nghe An province coordinated with the National Defense Academy (Ministry of National Defense) to organize a discussion between provincial leaders and officers, lecturers, and students of the 70th National Defense - Security Knowledge Training Course (National Defense Academy).

Comrade Le Xuan Dai - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and Lieutenant General Nguyen Ngoc Tuong - Deputy Political Commissar of the National Defense Academy co-chaired the discussion.

Also attending the discussion were members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Tran Van Hung - Commander of the Provincial Military Command; Ho Phuc Hop - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Phan Duc Dong - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Department; Vo Viet Thanh - Secretary of the Vinh City Party Committee.

On the side of Military Region 4, there was Major General Ha Tan Tien - Deputy Commander of Military Region.

Scene of the discussion. Photo: Tien Hung

At the seminar, comrade Le Xuan Dai summarized the political, economic and social situation of Nghe An in recent times as well as the characteristics of terrain, population, etc.

“Nghe An is a locality located on the important strategic defense direction of Military Region 4. From the previous resistance wars until today, the defense position of Nghe An province has always had the characteristics and nature of a province that is both a frontline and a rear area. It is a key target of sabotage by hostile forces,” said comrade Le Xuan Dai.

Training class students at the seminar. Photo: Tien Hung

Thanks to the firm grasp and creative and flexible application of the Party and State's guidelines, from 2010 to present, the political security situation and social order and safety in Nghe An continue to be maintained, and the socio-economic development is steady. In 2017, 27/27 main targets on socio-economic development were completed. In Nghe An, many effective economic development projects have been and are being implemented....

However, according to comrade Le Xuan Dai, compared to the whole country in general, Nghe An's economic growth rate is not commensurate with its potential and sustainability is not high, accumulation from within the economy is still very low; comprehensive education quality is not high, the gap between mountainous and lowland areas is still large; medical examination and treatment facilities, especially at the district level, have not yet met the needs...

Comrade Le Xuan Dai speaks at the seminar. Photo: Tien Hung

The work of building the defense posture in the defense area has achieved many results such as timely adjusting, building, and supplementing the combat readiness document system in accordance with the regulations of the superiors, close to the local situation; building the political and social foundation, "people's heart posture", the foundation for promoting the combined strength of the entire nation...

At the seminar, students of the National Defense and Security training class of the National Defense Academy raised many questions and were thoroughly answered by the leaders of Nghe An province. Especially experiences in planning, proactively surveying and building defense systems; issues in political security, etc.

Training class representatives give gifts to families in difficult circumstances. Photo: Tien Hung

In addition, the trainees of the training course also presented some gifts to families in difficult circumstances in Nghe An province. This discussion was one of the activities of the delegation during the 3-day field trip in Nghe An.