General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong: Do not allow 'self-evolution' or 'self-transformation' in the military
(Baonghean.vn) – General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong emphasized that "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" must not occur in the military when visiting and working with the Military Region 4 Command on the morning of October 29.
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Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong - Commander of Military Region 4 welcomed General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to visit and work. Photo: Duc Anh |
Military Region 4 has a very important position.
Speaking to the officers and soldiers, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said he was very happy, excited and honored to visit and work with Military Region 4 - a heroic unit with a glorious tradition and is making great efforts to excellently complete its tasks.
Sending warm greetings, thoughtful regards and best wishes to the armed forces of Military Region 4, the General Secretary affirmed: Military Region 4 has an extremely important position, stationed in a strategic area, not only of immediate significance but also of fundamental and long-term significance.
“Throughout the six provinces of Thanh – Nghe – Tinh – Binh – Tri – Thien, a strip of Central Vietnam full of hardships but also heroic and very successful, is the shoulder pole carrying the two ends of the country, in front is the East Sea, behind is Truong Son and our friendly country Laos” – the General Secretary summarized.
At the same time, the General Secretary acknowledged the efforts of the Military Region 4 with great honor but also through many hardships and challenges.
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General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visits and works at Military Region 4 Command. Photo: Duc Anh |
The working delegation at Military Region 4 included comrades: Nguyen Van Binh - Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Economic Commission; Nguyen Van Nen - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office; Phan Dinh Trac - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission. On the Central side, there were also Party Central Committee members: Nguyen Thanh Binh - Deputy Head of the Central Organizing Committee; Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang - Member of the Central Military Commission, Chief of the General Staff, Deputy Minister of National Defense; Nguyen Ngoc Thien - Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Nguyen Xuan Cuong - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; Do Van Chien - Minister, Chairman of the Government Committee for Ethnic Minorities. On the side of Military Region 4, there were Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong - Member of the Party Central Committee, Commander of the Military Region; Lieutenant General Vo Van Viet - Party Secretary, Political Commissar of the Military Region. On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Xuan Duong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Le Quang Huy - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Van Thong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. |
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Armed forces of Military Region 4 welcome General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong for a visit and work. Photo: Duc Anh. |
On behalf of the Party Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong warmly welcomed, congratulated, highly appreciated and commended the efforts, determination and great achievements that the armed forces of Military Region 4 have achieved in recent times, especially in the work of building forces, building the Party, mass mobilization work...
“Your efforts and achievements have made a very important contribution to the economic, political, cultural and social development of the provinces in our region, as well as to strong national defense and security, and more importantly, to the overall achievements of our country in recent times,” the General Secretary affirmed.
Absolutely do not be subjective
Overcoming difficulties and challenges, our country has achieved many important achievements in socio-economic development, national defense, security and foreign affairs. However, the General Secretary emphasized: "We must never be subjective or satisfied because the cause is long-term, complicated and difficult."
Therefore, for the Military Region 4, the General Secretary emphasized 5 tasks. First of all, regarding political work, the force must be strong, clean, absolutely trust the Central Committee, and absolutely loyal to the Fatherland.
According to the General Secretary, the armed forces of Military Region 4 in particular and the entire army must take the lead in carrying out this task because the army is the core force of the regime, must be very steadfast, absolutely loyal, especially must well implement Resolution 4 of the Central Committee (term XII), not allowing "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" to occur in the army.
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General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong talks with officers and soldiers of the armed forces of Military Region 4. Photo: Duc Anh |
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong also requested that Military Region 4 must firmly grasp its tasks and the situation, and must not be passive or surprised; at the same time, build a politically strong, disciplined, elite, and gradually modern force.
Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong also noted that Military Region 4 continues to do well in mass mobilization work in peacetime and foreign affairs with Laos.
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General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong presents souvenirs to the Armed Forces of Military Region 4. Photo: Duc Anh |
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The Military Region 4 Command presented a souvenir to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo: Duc Anh |
“I wish you comrades to continue to have good health, train well, promote the tradition of resilience, heroic Military Region 4, overcome any difficulty, defeat any enemy, and be absolutely loyal to the Party, the State, and the people” – General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong emphasized.
On this occasion, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong presented souvenirs to the Military Region 4 Command.
Thanh Duy