The General Department of Defense Intelligence received the First Class Military Exploit Order.

On the afternoon of October 23, the General Department of Defense Intelligence (General Department II), Ministry of National Defense held a ceremony to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its tradition (October 25, 1945 - October 25, 2015) and received the First Class Military Exploit Order from the Party and State of Vietnam; and the Order from the Kingdom of Cambodia and the State of Laos.

President Truong Tan Sang attended, presented noble awards and congratulated generations of generals, officers and soldiers of Vietnam's Defense Intelligence.

Also attending the ceremony were former General Secretary Nong Duc Manh; Politburo members: Nguyen Thien Nhan, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; To Huy Rua, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Organization Committee; General Phung Quang Thanh, Minister of National Defense; Pham Quang Nghi, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee; Le Thanh Hai, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee. Also attending were leaders and former leaders of the Party and State; representatives of the Government, ministries, central agencies and some localities; representatives of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Lao PDR.

President Truong Tan Sang pinned the First Class Military Exploit Order on the Victory Flag of the General Department of Defense Intelligence of Vietnam - Photo: VNA

President Truong Tan Sang warmly congratulated the achievements of the Vietnam Defense Intelligence Force. Emphasizing the complicated developments of the situation in the world and the region, the President said that in order to continue the glorious tradition and be worthy of the trust of the entire Party, the entire army and the entire people, the Defense Intelligence Force must be even stronger, with higher quality and efficiency of operations.

According to VNA