General Secretary and President presents noble award to comrade Le Kha Phieu

General Secretary, President Nguyen Phu Trong, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, presented the 70-year Party membership badge to comrade Le Kha Phieu.

Implementing the Decision of the Central Military Commission Standing Committee on awarding Party Badges in the second phase on September 2, 2019, on the morning of August 25, in Hanoi, the Party Committee of the Office of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army held a ceremony to award the 70-year Party membership badge to comrade Le Kha Phieu, former General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, former Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army.

General Secretary, President Nguyen Phu Trong, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, attended and presented the 70-year Party membership badge to comrade Le Kha Phieu.

Attending the ceremony were Politburo members: Standing member of the Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong, General Ngo Xuan Lich - Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense; Party Central Committee Secretaries: Chief of the Central Office Nguyen Van Nen, General Luong Cuong, Standing member of the Central Military Commission, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; leaders of the Office of the General Secretary, Office of the President; Standing members of the Central Military Commission, Heads, former Heads of the General Department of Politics, General Staff; representatives of the family of comrade Le Kha Phieu and agencies and units of the General Department of Politics.

On behalf of the leaders of the Party, State, and Central Military Commission, General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong warmly congratulated comrade Le Kha Phieu, former General Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, former Director of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army, a party member at the Party Committee of the General Political Department Office, on the occasion of his receiving the 70-year Party membership badge - a noble award of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong emphasized: "This is especially meaningful in the atmosphere of the whole country celebrating the 74th anniversary of National Day, the 50th anniversary of Uncle Ho's passing and the 50th anniversary of the entire Party, people and army implementing his Testament. This is not only the joy of comrade Le Kha Phieu and his family, but also the common joy of the entire Party, the Party Committee of the Army, the Party Committee of the General Political Department and all of us."

Comrade Le Kha Phieu is a cadre who has held many positions, trained and matured in the wars of national liberation and noble international duty, as well as in the cause of innovation, construction and protection of the Fatherland.

Regardless of his position, he was always absolutely loyal to the Party, the Fatherland and the people; steadfast in the Party's goals and ideals; exemplary in preserving the revolutionary moral qualities of a communist party member, constantly studying, cultivating, training, and striving to excellently complete all assigned tasks.

As Director of the General Department of Politics, Standing Member of the Central Military Party Committee (now the Central Military Commission), he, together with the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense, took care of building a clean and strong Party organization of the Army, performing well the function of advising the Party and the State on military and defense policies; leading the building of all-people national defense and the building of the people's armed forces; improving the quality and effectiveness of Party and political work, building a People's Army that is strong in politics, ideology and organization, as a basis for improving the overall quality and combat strength of the Army; strengthening the Party's absolute and direct leadership in all aspects of the Army.

As General Secretary of the Party Central Committee, he and the Central Committee, Politburo, and Secretariat led the entire Party, people, and army to achieve many great achievements in the cause of innovation, industrialization, modernization, national construction and defense.

As a cadre who grew up from the grassroots, Comrade Le Kha Phieu always had a style of being close to the masses, closely following the grassroots, respecting and listening to subordinates, promoting collective intelligence in leadership activities, wholeheartedly helping and imparting experience to the next generation. "We always learn from Comrade about the method and style of working closely, specifically and effectively", said General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong.

In recent years, despite his advanced age, he has still actively contributed many ideas to the Party, State and Army; the Party, State and Army always appreciate his ideas. General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong respectfully wishes Comrade Le Kha Phieu and his family good health, happiness, longevity, and continued dedication and contribution to the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party, State and Army.

Speaking at the ceremony, comrade Le Kha Phieu expressed his honor and excitement to receive the 70-year Party membership badge - a noble award, a recognition from the Party organizations at all levels for his efforts, training and dedication to the Party and the revolution over the past 70 years. He expressed his deep gratitude to the Party, beloved Uncle Ho, the Vietnam People's Army, compatriots, comrades, and heroic martyrs who heroically sacrificed for the Party's revolutionary cause, for the independence and freedom of the nation.

Moved to remember the comrades and teammates who fought and sacrificed heroically; and many comrades who continue to serve and contribute in their positions, comrade Le Kha Phieu expressed: "Today's ceremony to award the 70-year Party membership badge is a reminder to me that, although I have retired from work, I will continue to fulfill my responsibilities as a communist party member towards the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation in the new period"./.