(VOVWORLD) - State President Luong Cuong visited Army Corps 12 stationed in Ninh Binh province on Wednesday, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People's Army and the 35th anniversary of the All-People Defense Day (December 22).
 State President Luong Cuong reviews the guard of honour (Photo: VOV) |
In his address, the State President praised the achievements of the Army Corps 12’s officers and soldiers over the past years, urging them to make more efforts to successfully accomplish the tasks with the increasingly high requirements of the mission to build and defend the Fatherland in the new era.
Hailing the achievements of Army Corps 12’s officers and soldiers in the past year, President Cuong asked the unit to successfully fulfill its difficult mission of building and defending the Fatherland in the new era. He also asked the unit to reorganize itself to be more "streamlined, compact, and strong" as it modernizes.
“It’s essential to continue to research and find breakthrough solutions to improve training, exercises, competitions, and contests that enhance strength and combat readiness, and to ensure that combat capabilities meet the requirements of tasks in the new context,” said the President.
He urged the Army Corps 12 to thoroughly grasp and effectively implement the national defense strategy in the new context, proactively build and perfect combat plans based on the new strategic layout, enhance its mobility and capacity to respond to and handle non-traditional security challenges effectively, thus contributing to maintaining a peaceful and stable environment for national development.
The unit needs to uphold and strengthen the Party's absolute and direct leadership over all aspects, as well as the centralized and unified management of the State over the military; and ensure that Party committees and organizations at all levels are clean, strong, and exemplary in terms of politics, ideology, ethics, organization, and personnel.
The President also requested that the army corps actively innovate its methods and improve the quality of logistics and technical support for its missions, while promoting production, practicing thrift, and ensuring the well-being of the soldiers in both material and spiritual aspects.
The unit must effectively manage, and utilize its weapons and technical equipment, especially new and modern weapons, President Cuong stated, emphasizing the necessity to enhance its unity with the people, and continue to take the lead in assisting the people in disaster prevention, disease control, search and rescue operations, and fulfil the "combat" role of the military in peacetime.
Earlier, the State leader visited and presented gifts to officers and soldiers of Air Defense Brigade 241 under the Army Corps 12.