President chairs national defence and security council meeting
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is also Chairman of the Council of National Defence and Security, chaired the second meeting of the council for the 2021-2026 term in Hanoi on July 29.
State President chairs national defence and security council meeting (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – PresidentNguyen Xuan Phuc, who is also Chairman of the Council of National Defence and Security, chaired the second meeting of the council for the2021-2026 term in Hanoi on July 29.
Participants discussed and opined on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, issuesaffecting Vietnam, and Vietnam’s efforts to prevent and fight plots andactivities by hostile and reactionaryforces against the Party and State.
Solutions to challenges related food and watersource security, and to financial and monetary security were also put onthe table.
Participants at the meeting (Photo: VNA)
President Phuc commended the army, public security, diplomacy sector, and relevant ministries and sectors for actively updating,analysing, assessing and forecasting the situation of the Russia - Ukraine conflict,thus promptly proposing and recommending appropriate initial viewpoints,policies and measures to leaders of the Party and State.
The Council proposed the police and related forces to continue upholdingtheir achievements, concertedly deploy personnel and measures to prevent,detect and effectively fight conspiracy and activities aimed at internal “self-evolution” and “self-transformation” and policy influence of hostile andreactionary forces.
The meeting heard that in addition to traditional securityissues, global non-traditional security threats increasingly seriously affect Vietnam,especially the country's g༒oal of ensuring national security and sustainable development. In the context, relevant forces were requiredto strictly implement the guidelines and policies of the Party and State, and solutionsto ensure food, water source, and national energy security.
Vietnam's economy is forecast to continue to suffer furtherimpacts due to external factors, which can cause potential risks and challengesto financial and monetary security of the country.
The police and related forces were demanded to study andadvise the Party and State on guidelines and policies, as well as concertedly realise tasks and solutions to ensure finaಌncial and monetary security,contributing to the country's socio-economic recovery and development./.
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The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
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Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
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He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
State President chairs national defence and security council meeting (Photo: VNA) 
Participants at the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
