Hanoi (VNA)– Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 23 chaired the first meeting of theCentral Steering Committee on Defence Zones, which aimed to review the performanceof the committee in building and operating defence zones in 2016 and the firstsix months of 2017.
Addressing the event,PM Phuc, who is head of the committee, stressed that the building of defence zonesis an important strategy of the Party and State.
He said the committee shouldmake local authorities and military zones thorough understand the importance ofthe mission, in order to continue implementing the Party’s policy ondefence-security and the 10th Politburo’s Resolution 28-NQ/TW onturning centrally-run provinces and cities into firm defence zones.
In 2016 and the firstsix months of 2017, the committee gave advices to the Party, State andlocalities on designing defence and military tasks and policies. The committeealso involved in the building of socio-economic development strategies inassociation with reinforcing defence and devising solutions to arising problemsin defence, security and external relations.
The committee workedclosely with other ministries to issue many important documents, including adecision on the formation of military zone steering committees on defence zones.
In the rest of 2017and 2018, the committee will continue developing community-based defence withactive engagement of the Party, the entire society, army and the politicalsystem.
In the coming time,the committee will focus on directing authorized agencies, localities andpublic security and police forces to ensure political security, national sovereigntyand territorial integrity as well as utmost safety for the APEC Leaders’ Weekin Da Nang in November this year.-VNA
Addressing the event,PM Phuc, who is head of the committee, stressed that the building of defence zonesis an important strategy of the Party and State.
He said the committee shouldmake local authorities and military zones thorough understand the importance ofthe mission, in order to continue implementing the Party’s policy ondefence-security and the 10th Politburo’s Resolution 28-NQ/TW onturning centrally-run provinces and cities into firm defence zones.
In 2016 and the firstsix months of 2017, the committee gave advices to the Party, State andlocalities on designing defence and military tasks and policies. The committeealso involved in the building of socio-economic development strategies inassociation with reinforcing defence and devising solutions to arising problemsin defence, security and external relations.
The committee workedclosely with other ministries to issue many important documents, including adecision on the formation of military zone steering committees on defence zones.
In the rest of 2017and 2018, the committee will continue developing community-based defence withactive engagement of the Party, the entire society, army and the politicalsystem.
In the coming time,the committee will focus on directing authorized agencies, localities andpublic security and police forces to ensure political security, national sovereigntyand territorial integrity as well as utmost safety for the APEC Leaders’ Weekin Da Nang in November this year.-VNA
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