Commander of Military Region 4 holds the position of Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Army

The conference announced the President's decision to promote five military officers to the rank of general, including one from Major General to Lieutenant General and four from Colonel to Major General.

Also at the conference, the Prime Minister's decision to appoint positions was announced, accordingly, Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong - Member of the Party Central Committee, Commander of Military Region 4, holds the position of Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army; Major General Nguyen Doan Anh - Commander of the Hanoi Capital Command, holds the position of Commander of Military Region 4; Rear Admiral Pham Van Vung - Chief of Politics of the Navy, holds the position of Political Commissar of the Navy.

According to the decision of the Minister of National Defense, Major General Nguyen Hong Thai - Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff of Military Region 2, holds the position of Commander of the Hanoi Capital Command; Major General Thai Dai Ngoc - Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff of Military Region 5, holds the position of Director of the Department of Operations, General Staff; Colonel Bui Hai Son - Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Protection Command, holds the position of Commander of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Protection Command.

General Ngo Xuan Lich chaired the conference.

In addition, according to the Prime Minister's decision and the Minister of National Defense's decision, 17 other military officers were also appointed to leadership and command positions in military regions, military branches, army corps, arms, corporations, army corps, hospitals, centers, and corporations under the Ministry of National Defense.

Authorized by the President and the Prime Minister, General Ngo Xuan Lich presented the decision to the newly appointed and promoted cadres. Speaking at the conference, General Ngo Xuan Lich congratulated the cadres and emphasized that the appointment to higher positions and promotions demonstrated the trust and appreciation of the Party, State, Government, Central Military Commission, and Ministry of National Defense for the army cadres. General Ngo Xuan Lich hoped that in their new positions, the cadres would continuously cultivate revolutionary ethics, train their mettle and working style, study to improve their qualifications in all aspects, strive to excellently complete all assigned tasks, and contribute more to the army and the country.

Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong inspects and encourages officers and soldiers of Battalion 5, Regiment 335 during training at Cay Ngai training ground. Photo: Archive

To do that, the Minister of National Defense requested that the staff must always be open-minded, modest, know how to listen and accept the opinions of staff and party members, promote the spirit of solidarity, promote collective intelligence in work; especially must be exemplary and model in every word and deed, worthy and worthy of the position of leader and commander of the agency or unit.

General Ngo Xuan Lich also reminded the cadres appointed to new units that before taking up their duties, they need to closely hand over and discuss their work thoroughly, especially the work they are in charge of and are in the process of completing, to the newly appointed cadres. When arriving at a new unit, they need to quickly grasp the situation in all aspects, unite and stick with the unit's Party Committee and commander, closely coordinate with the Party Committee and local authorities, and successfully complete the tasks in their assigned positions and responsibilities.