General Secretary and President presented the decision to promote two Generals

General Secretary, President Nguyen Phu Trong, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Chairman of the National Defense and Security Council, and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces chaired the ceremony.

Also attending were comrades: Pham Minh Chinh - Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Organization Commission; General Ngo Xuan Lich - Politburo member, Minister of National Defense; Nguyen Van Nen - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Central Office; Phan Dinh Trac - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission; comrades of the Party Central Committee, representatives of central departments, ministries and branches.

At the ceremony, General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong, Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Chairman of the National Defense and Security Council, presented the decision to promote the rank of General to Comrade To Lam, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security, and Comrade Luong Cuong, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army.

On behalf of the Party and State leaders, General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong especially congratulated the two comrades on being honored with military ranks on this occasion; affirming that this is an honor and pride not only for each comrade and his family, but also a common pride and joy for all officers and soldiers of the Army and the People's Public Security forces.

The Party and State's conferring of the title of General on Comrade To Lam and Comrade Luong Cuong demonstrates the Party, State and people's deep trust and concern for the armed forces; and is a recognition and appreciation of the important contributions of each comrade to the cause of building and developing the Army and Public Security as well as to the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.

The comrades who were awarded ranks this time are excellent officers and cadres, trusted by the Party, State and people, and assigned to hold important positions and responsibilities in leading and directing the Army and Police forces; and have achieved many feats and achievements in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland and performing international duties.

In all working positions, regardless of conditions or circumstances, you have always shown yourself to be cadres with strong political will and pure moral qualities; always with a sense of responsibility and the capacity to excellently fulfill assigned duties and tasks.

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong emphasized that the cause of building and defending the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland in the current revolutionary period is facing a very glorious future, but also faces many difficulties and challenges.

Strengthening national defense, maintaining national security, political stability, social order and safety are important and regular tasks of the Party, the State, the entire political system and the entire people, in which the People's Army and the People's Public Security are the core forces, requiring the armed forces to always be absolutely loyal to the Party, the State and the people; truly united, always upholding the spirit of revolutionary vigilance, constantly improving overall quality and combat strength, worthy of being a loyal and trustworthy political and combat force of the Party, the State and the people, placed under the absolute direct leadership in all aspects of the Party.

The Party, State, people and armed forces hope and believe that the comrades who were awarded the rank of General on this occasion will continue to promote the glorious tradition of the heroic People's Army and the heroic People's Public Security, maintain revolutionary ethics, be absolutely loyal to the Party, the Fatherland and the people, wholeheartedly serve the Fatherland and the people, and well implement Uncle Ho's teachings: "A general must be wise - brave - humane - trustworthy - honest - loyal" to always be worthy of being a talented and exemplary commander, striving to excellently complete all tasks entrusted to him by the Party, State and people.

On behalf of the two comrades promoted to the rank of General, Minister of Public Security To Lam expressed his great honor to be awarded the rank of General by the Party and State; affirming that this is not only a personal honor and pride but also a shared pride of the People's Public Security and the Vietnam People's Army.

Thanking the Party, State, people and General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong for their special attention to the people's armed forces, Comrade To Lam expressed his gratitude to the central and local ministries, departments and branches, especially the Central Public Security Party Committee, the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of National Defense, officers and soldiers of the People's Public Security and the People's Army for always supporting, helping and creating favorable conditions for the two comrades to train, strive and successfully complete their assigned tasks.

Comrade To Lam affirmed that he will grasp, thoroughly grasp and seriously implement the directions of General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong, considering these as the major orientations of the Party and State for the task of strengthening national defense and security; be absolutely loyal to the Fatherland, the people, the Party and the State, wholeheartedly serve the Fatherland and the people; uphold and maintain revolutionary ethics, regularly cultivate, train and preserve the "morality of a general"; continue to work with the collective of the Central Public Security Party Committee, the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of National Defense to proactively advise the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, the President and the Government to lead the successful implementation of the task of firmly protecting the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Fatherland, protecting the Party, the State, the socialist regime and the peaceful and happy life of the people; Constantly care for and build a revolutionary, disciplined, elite, and gradually modern people's armed forces./.