At the meeting, the Standing Committee of the Secretariat Vo Van Thuong announced the decision of the Politburo on the appointment of the Central Military Commission for the 2020-2025 term, including 25 comrades; The Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission consists of 6 comrades, including 3 key leaders of the Party and State: General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong; President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Secretary of the Central Military Commission delivered a speech to direct the Conference. Photo: VNA. Building a strong all-people national defense The meeting approved the report on leadership and direction of the implementation of military and defense tasks in the past 6 months, the whole army deployed to carry out the task in the context of new developments in the world and regional situation. complex. The Central Military Commission has performed well its function of advising the Party and State on military and national defense, effectively handling situations, not being passive, and firmly defending the country’s territorial sovereignty. . The forces actively coordinated, closely controlled the border, prevented illegal entry and exit, organized isolation, and promptly provided support for forces and means to support localities in blocking epidemic points, preventing the spread of the virus. spread on a large scale, contributing to disease control nationwide, recognized and appreciated by the Party, State and people. The whole army has implemented synchronously solutions to build a strong military Party Committee in terms of politics, ideology, morality and organization; lead and direct the synchronous implementation of solutions to improve the overall quality, the whole army is highly prepared to fight, strictly manage the airspace, sea, border and inland areas, strengthen forces and means patrolling to firmly protect sovereignty over seas and islands and marine economic activities… The logistics, technical, and defense industry are well implemented by the leadership, fully and timely ensuring the tasks, especially ready to fight, train. Bilateral and multilateral defense diplomacy and UN peacekeeping activities continue to be promoted, contributing to enhancing the image, position and prestige of the country and the Vietnam People’s Army in the world. international School. Building an exemplary Military Party Committee Speaking at the conference, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong congratulated the Central Military Commission for the 2015-2020 term excellently completing the tasks assigned by the Party, State and people. , upholding the principles, having many innovations, leading and directing the entire army to successfully implement the Resolution of the 10th Army Party Congress and major military and defense goals and policies that The 12th Congress of the Party has proposed. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong suggested that the Central Military Commission for the new term needs to be deeply aware of its responsibilities, continue to be firm, steadfast, have high unity and unity, uphold principles and have a leadership style. scientific, democratic, close to reality, sensitive to new things, exemplary, coupled with action, building an Army that is absolutely loyal to the Fatherland, the Party, the State and the people. In particular, building a clean, strong, and exemplary Army Party Committee and leading the entire army to successfully perform all assigned tasks to continue to beautify the image of Uncle Ho’s army. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong praised the achievements that the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense and officers and soldiers of the whole army have achieved in the first 6 months of 2021. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong emphasized: In the following years, with complicated developments, the Army’s tasks are still very heavy, difficult and arduous. The Central Military Commission must focus on building the Army force and the Military Party Committee, each level of the Party committee and organization is truly pure, strong, typical in politics, ideology, morality, organization and staff. must be able to lead the whole army to overcome all difficulties and challenges and successfully complete all assigned tasks. “This is a decisive factor. This is a long-term strategic issue, a key issue of the key. The Party Committee of the Army must set an example and model in all aspects. In the whole army, there are no cadres and party members who have degraded in ideology, politics, morality, lifestyle, violated the Party’s discipline and discipline, and resolutely fought against individualism,” General Secretary Nguyen Xuan Phuc said. Phu Trong stated. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong requested, the Central Military Commission must always maintain the spirit of solidarity, set an example, be really a strong collective, united in will and action; regularly focus on innovating methods, styles and working styles, further promoting the roles and responsibilities of each individual. Each comrade of the Central Military Commission must be truly exemplary in political thought, morality, and lifestyle; need, thrift, integrity, righteousness, justice and impartiality; dare to think, dare to do, dare to take responsibility, dare to innovate, be creative, dare to face difficulties and challenges; resolute in direction and action. Comrades of the Central Military Commission need to further promote their sense of responsibility, capacity and wisdom to contribute to the joint decisions of the Central Military Commission and the Central Military Commission’s Standing Committee. In the current revolutionary period, under the conditions of peace, national construction and defense, there are many new problems posed, requiring the Army to continue to uphold the will and fighting spirit, to be exemplary. To take the lead in all activities, fully and better perform the functions, tasks and responsibilities of the Army: loyalty to the Party, filial piety to the people, completion of any task, overcoming any difficulty, enemy every one wins. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong emphasized that the Army is the leading force in the fight against negativity in society, against corruption, and against individualism; Strictly fighting against negativity and internal degradation, is also setting an example for the whole society to learn. The Central Military Commission should continue to lead by example in leading and directing the work of Party building and rectification; to build the Military Party Committee and Party organizations within the Military Party Committee to be truly pure and strong, to be a model Party Committee, typical of politics, quality, capacity, and absolute loyalty to the Party and the Organization. country. The army needs to fiercely fight to protect the ideological foundation of the Party, fight without tolerance with wrong and hostile views; resolutely and persistently fight against corruption and negativity, and clean up the internal affairs; against individualism, wipe out individualism; do not cover up, respect, do not hide, are not afraid of shortcomings, frankly struggle with criticism and self-criticism, promptly point out the shortcomings of their comrades and comrades while they are still in their infancy. just help each other to progress together, do not shy away from dodging… General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong emphasized: “The police force and the army force are two wings of a bird, a “sword and shield” that need to work closely to protect the Fatherland, must be clean and strong. strong, resolutely fight against negativity and rely on the people, under the leadership of the Party, to make this term better than the previous one. The Central Military Commission needs to direct the study and mastery of the whole army, promote learning and follow Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and style, continue and promote the tradition of Uncle Ho’s army and soldiers of the Communist Party of Vietnam. People, by the people, for the people. The first meeting of the Central Military Commission for the term 2020-2025 approved: The action plan of the Central Military Commission to implement the Resolution of the XIII Congress of the Party and the Resolution of the 11th Congress of the Military Party Committee; Regulations and working program of the Central Military Commission for the term 2020-2025; Resolution on leadership of inspection and supervision work, working regulations of the Central Military Commission Inspection Committee and election of the Central Military Commission Inspection Committee for the 2020-2025 term.

The Vietnam-China border defense friendship was held for the first time in Quang Ninh province (Vietnam) and Guangxi province (China) in March 2014. This is an activity of great significance in promoting friendly exchanges and cooperation between the army of the two countries as well as border protection forces, local authorities and people in the Vietnam-China border area. . Since 2014 up to now, the next exchange sessions have been organized with a more solemn, practical and in-depth scale in the bordering localities of the two countries. Immediately after the welcoming ceremony, Minister Phan Van Giang went to China, the two sides held talks. The 6th Vietnam-China border defense friendship exchange is co-chaired by the Ministers of Defense of the two countries, including activities taking place in Quang Ninh (Vietnam) and Guangxi (China) provinces. April 24th. Newspaper reporter National Army Following the delegation of the Ministry of Defense of Vietnam will continue to update activities in the framework of the exchange. Minister Phan Van Giang and members of the Vietnamese delegation greeted the milestone of national sovereignty at Mong Cai border gate before going to China to participate in the Exchange. Photo: TRUONG HAI Chinese Minister of National Defense Wei Phuong Hoa presided over the welcoming ceremony of Minister Phan Van Giang. Photo: TRUONG HAI The two ministers performed a landmark salute ceremony at Dong Hung Border Gate. Photo: TRUONG HAI China’s Defense Minister Wei Fenghua painted a mark of sovereignty on the Chinese side. Photo: TRUONG HAI Defense ministers of the two countries took pictures together. The two groups took pictures together before the talks. Minister Phan Van Giang at the conference. The local people saw off the Vietnamese delegation to China to participate in the exchange A large number of reporters from the two countries came to report on the event. Photo: NGOC HUNG

Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang leads the delegation of Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defense on the way to Dong Hung, China to attend the 6th Vietnam-China border defense friendship exchange activities. Photo: Viet Ha Joining the delegation were the comrades: Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, member of the Party Central Committee, member of the Central Military Commission, Deputy Minister of National Defense; comrade Nguyen Xuan Ky, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Quang Ninh Provincial Party Committee; Major General Le Duc Thai, Member of the Party Central Committee, Commander of the Party Committee; Lt. Gen. Nguyen Hong Thai, member of the Party Central Committee, Commander of Military Region I; Major General Nguyen Quang Ngoc, Member of the Party Central Committee, Commander of Military Region 3; Rear Admiral Tran Thanh Nghiem, Commander of the Naval Military Service and leaders of the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to the plan, in the afternoon of the same day, the delegation of the Ministry of Defense of Vietnam will enter Vietnam through Hoanh Mo border gate. At the same time, the delegation of the Ministry of National Defense of China will also go to Vietnam to attend the exchange under the agreed program, including: Ceremony of saluting sovereignty milestones and painting sovereignty milestones, planting friendship trees; cut the ribbon to inaugurate the Vietnam – China Friendship Cultural House; see a report on the joint patrol activities of the Vietnamese Border Guard and the Chinese border protection force in the Bac Luan estuary area … The delegation performed the ceremony to salute sovereignty milestones before leaving to attend the 6th Vietnam-China border defense friendship exchange activities. Photo: Tran Duc The delegation took pictures together on the sovereignty milestone. Photo: Tran Duc Senior Lieutenant General Wei Phuong Hoa, Member of State Affairs, Minister of National Defense of China welcomes Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang. Photo: Viet Ha The leaders of the CPP High Command, the Military Zones and the local authorities see off the delegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Defense to China to attend the 6th Vietnam-China border defense friendship exchange activities. . Photo: Tran Duc

Deputy Minister of National Defense Nguyen Tan Cuong, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung and delegates performing the opening ceremony of the Public Service Portal of the Ministry of Defense (Photo: mod.gov.vn) An important milestone in the construction of e-Government of the Ministry of Defense The Ministry of National Defense’s public service portal has just been officially opened by this Ministry at the address dichvucong.mod.gov.vn on the afternoon of April 16. Built to meet the regulations on the implementation of the one-door mechanism, the one-stop shop for administrative procedures settlement, the website dichvucong.mod.gov.vn is the online provider of administrative procedures under the state management of the Ministry of National Defense on the principle of concentration, consistency and timeliness. According to the website of the Ministry of National Defense, the website dichvucong.mod.gov.vn provides online public services for 29 administrative procedures in 6 areas, including: journalism, defense explosives management. , civil cryptography, military policy, IT management and electronic authentication. On the website dichvucong.mod.gov.vn, the Ministry of Defense provides online public services with 29 administrative procedures in 6 fields. Public service portal The Ministry of Defense is connected to the National Public Service Portal, ready to provide online public services to citizens and businesses on the Internet. This is a reliable address for people and businesses to transact with agencies and units in the Ministry of Defense in an electronic environment. At the same time, this portal is also a channel to monitor and supervise to improve the quality of handling administrative procedures and receive and handle recommendations of agencies and units in the Ministry of Defense. According to the website of the Ministry of National Defense, speaking at the opening ceremony, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Deputy Minister of National Defense emphasized: “The official opening of the Ministry of Defense Public Service Portal into operation is a milestone. attaching importance to, affirming the determination of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense to promote administrative reform in association with building e-Government in the Ministry of National Defense, focusing on administrative procedure reform with the aim of taking the people. is the center, taking the satisfaction of the people, the organization is the measure to evaluate the service quality of agencies and units “. The Department of Defense provides 22 online public services at levels 3 and 4 Notably, data on the Public Service Portal of the Ministry of Defense shows that, of the 282 administrative procedures under the management of the Ministry of Defense, 18 procedures are available online at level 3 and 4. is provided online level 4 – the highest level done entirely on the network environment. All 4 administrative procedures provided online by the Ministry of Defense at level 4 on the Ministry’s Public Service Portal are in the field of electronic authentication, they are: Procedures for new issuance of digital certificates of agencies and organizations; procedures for new issuance of digital certificates for equipment, services, and software; procedures for new digital certificates for individuals; digital certificate renewal procedures for competent persons of agencies and organizations in accordance with the law on management and use of seals, persons with state titles. Decree 130 2018 details the implementation of the Law on Electronic transactions regarding digital signatures and digital signature authentication services, stating types of electronic transactions of Party and State agencies if signatures are applied. for the number, use the digital signature authentication service provided by a specialized digital signature authentication service provider provided by the Government. The Department of Digital Authentication and Information Security under the Government Cipher Committee (Ministry of Defense) is a specialized digital signature authentication service provider of the Government. According to this agency’s data, as of the middle of last year, the specialized digital signature authentication system of the Government has ensured the provision of over 230,000 digital certificates to ministries, branches and localities in the country. According to the instructions, in order to carry out the administrative procedures provided on the Public Service Portal of the Ministry of Defense, before performing the online submission, businesses, organizations and individuals need to register an account. to be able to access the system. In addition to online filing, in the system, businesses, organizations and individuals can also track the status of the application, view statistics on the processing status of the administrative documents or participate in the evaluation. system pricing through survey questions …