Nghe An Provincial People's Committee summarizes national defense and security work in 2024 and deploys tasks in 2025

Leaders of Military Region 4 attending the conference included Colonel Pham Van Dung - Deputy Chief of Staff of Military Region.

Leaders of Nghe An province attended the conference with the following comrades: Members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Nguyen Nam Dinh - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Le Hong Vinh - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Chairwoman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee; Major General Bui Quang Thanh - Director of the Provincial Police Department; Colonel Phan Dai Nghia - Commander of the Provincial Military Command; leaders of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, departments, branches, districts, cities and towns.

Strengthening the national defense associated with building the people's security posture and the national border defense posture

In 2024, despite facing many difficulties, the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council and People's Committee of Nghe An province focused on leading and directing forces to resolutely and synchronously implement many measures to ensure national defense and security; avoid being passive and surprised; maintain political stability, protect the Party, State, government and people; create a peaceful and stable environment for the province's socio-economic construction and development.

Notably, the province has directed the thorough dissemination and serious and effective implementation of the Party's policies and guidelines on the Strategy for protecting the Fatherland, protecting national security, and protecting national borders in the new situation; building a strong all-people national defense associated with a strong people's security.

Military, police and border guards forces grasped and exchanged over 3,950 information and documents, inspected and verified, promptly advised local Party committees and authorities to properly resolve newly arising cases right at the grassroots level, preventing hot spots from occurring; effectively carried out the fight against, prevention and control of crime, detected, arrested and handled 4,140 cases, 4,638 law violators; promoted propaganda and education on national defense and security tasks.

The forces have effectively implemented the "Movement to protect national security", "Movement for people to participate in self-management of border lines, landmarks, security maintenance, and order maintenance in villages (hamlets) in border areas" and effectively implemented many social security models, ensuring security and order; in which, many models have been recognized, commended, and honored nationwide by the Central Propaganda Department.

The provincial armed forces continue to strengthen their work at the grassroots level, supporting people in building new rural areas, fighting fires, overcoming the consequences of floods, and carrying out rescue operations... The above emulation movements, models, and activities have contributed to beautifying the image of "Uncle Ho's soldiers" and "Police for the people" in peacetime, fostering the close-knit relationship between the army and the people.

Training and drills were conducted in situations that were close to the mission requirements. The Provincial People's Committee directed 6 districts and towns: Yen Thanh, Hoang Mai, Quynh Luu, Tan Ky, Nam Dan, Quy Hop to conduct defense zone drills and Hung Nguyen district to conduct flood and storm prevention and search and rescue drills with good results, which were highly appreciated by the Steering Committee of Military Region 4. Through the drills, the ability to coordinate forces in the defense zone was enhanced, ready to handle defense and security situations in the area.

National defense and security education has been directed with much innovation in content and methods, bringing about high results. State management of national defense and security in association with economic, cultural and social development has been strengthened. Foreign defense and security activities have been expanded.

Nghe An also focuses on thoroughly understanding and implementing well the policies of the Party and State, the Ministry of National Defense, and the Ministry of Public Security towards cadres and soldiers.

In particular, in recognition of the achievements, on October 10, 2024, the armed forces of Nghe An province were awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces for the second time by the President.

Previously, on February 7, 2024, the President conferred the title of Heroic Unit of the People's Armed Forces on the Nghe An Provincial Police. These are noble awards, a source of pride, and a great source of encouragement for officers and soldiers of the Nghe An Provincial Armed Forces to continue to strive, rise up, and excellently complete all tasks.

Building a solid and unified people's position

Speaking at the conference, comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized 7 outstanding results in implementing national defense and security tasks in the province in 2024; thereby, warmly commending and congratulating the province's armed forces.

Based on the analysis of the context and situation in 2025, the task of ensuring national defense and security in the whole province is set with higher, more comprehensive, more drastic and closer requirements. The Standing Vice Chairman of the People's Committee emphasized 8 groups of key tasks and solutions in the coming time.

Accordingly, it is necessary to continue implementing the Party's policies and guidelines on national defense and security, especially the resolutions of the Party Central Committee and the Politburo on the National Defense Strategy in the new situation, Vietnam's National Defense Strategy, National Security Protection Strategy, and National Border Protection Strategy; at the same time, focus on strategic planning on national defense and security in the province for the period 2025 - 2030.

Comrade Le Hong Vinh especially noted that the Party committees, authorities, and armed forces should focus on ensuring absolute security and safety for the Party Congresses at all levels for the 2025-2030 term, towards the 14th National Party Congress and important political events and tasks taking place in 2025, especially the merger and streamlining of the apparatus; considering this a key and consistent political task that must be well implemented.

The Standing Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee also requested to focus on researching and advising on innovation in the work of building defense zones and practicing defense zones in a direction that is close to the situation in the world, region, the country and the province; continue to pay attention to building the potential of defense zones, consolidating the national defense associated with building the people's security posture and the national border defense posture; thereby creating a solid, interconnected people's posture, ready to repel potential risks to national defense and security.

Emphasizing the need to continue advising and implementing solutions to firmly protect national security, social order and safety, comrade Le Hong Vinh noted focusing on solving emerging issues methodically from early on, from afar right at the grassroots level, not allowing complications to arise; at the same time, focusing on studying leadership and direction in preventing non-traditional security factors...

The Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also emphasized the task of continuing to build a clean, strong, comprehensive, disciplined, elite, and modern provincial armed force to meet the requirements and tasks in the new situation; at the same time, focusing on building the armed forces and the national defense and security forces at the grassroots level in the direction of being lean, compact, strong, and capable of solving problems well according to the motto "4 on-site"... At the same time, continuing to carry out foreign affairs work well in the field of national defense and security in the direction of innovation, ensuring synchronization, practicality, and effectiveness.

On this occasion, 11 collectives and 11 individuals were honored to receive Certificates of Merit from the Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee for their outstanding achievements in performing national defense and security work in 2024.