President Tran Dai Quang at the working session (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – President Tran Dai Quang has requested theMinistries of National Defence and Public Security not to let any mistakehappen during the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week scheduled to take place in thecentral city of Da Nang from November 6-11.
At a working session with officials of the two ministries and relevantoffices in Hanoi on October 18, President Quang stressed that the APEC EconomicLeaders’ Week is the most important event of the APEC Year 2017 with theparticipation of heads of state and over 10,000 delegates from 21 APECeconomies as well as representatives from both domestic and foreign enterprisesand press agencies.
He noted that the regional and global political-security situationshave seen complicated and unpredictable developments with a series of armed,racial and religious conflicts, terrorism activities and territorial disputes,while Southeast Asia have also witnessed new instabilities, especially thoserelated to terrorism and sovereignty disputes.
Together with “peaceful evolution” strategies and sabotage plots byhostile forces and criminal activities, these are latent threats to securityand order of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, he said.
The State leader asked the Ministries of National Defence and PublicSecurity, the security-health subcommittee and localities involved to reviewand complete their plans to safeguard the meeting and backup schemes to dealwith arising problems.
It is necessary for relevant forces, agencies and localities tocoordinate closely and assign specific tasks for each unit in order to avoid beingon the defensive in all circumstances, he stressed.
President Quang requested concerned forces to ensure absolute securityfor heads of state, heads of delegations, ministers and delegates attending theevent, with the priority given to preventing terrorism, fire and explosion, andensuring traffic safety, food safety and hygiene.
Deputy Minister of Public Security Bui Van Nam said since the end of2016, the ministry has coordinated with other relevant agencies in ensuringsecurity and safety for six senior officials’ meetings, six ministerialmeetings and hundreds of meetings held in eight provinces and cities across thenation.
Established in 1989, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forumcomprises Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong (China),Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, PapuaNew Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand,the US and Vietnam.-VNA
At a working session with officials of the two ministries and relevantoffices in Hanoi on October 18, President Quang stressed that the APEC EconomicLeaders’ Week is the most important event of the APEC Year 2017 with theparticipation of heads of state and over 10,000 delegates from 21 APECeconomies as well as representatives from both domestic and foreign enterprisesand press agencies.
He noted that the regional and global political-security situationshave seen complicated and unpredictable developments with a series of armed,racial and religious conflicts, terrorism activities and territorial disputes,while Southeast Asia have also witnessed new instabilities, especially thoserelated to terrorism and sovereignty disputes.
Together with “peaceful evolution” strategies and sabotage plots byhostile forces and criminal activities, these are latent threats to securityand order of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, he said.
The State leader asked the Ministries of National Defence and PublicSecurity, the security-health subcommittee and localities involved to reviewand complete their plans to safeguard the meeting and backup schemes to dealwith arising problems.
It is necessary for relevant forces, agencies and localities tocoordinate closely and assign specific tasks for each unit in order to avoid beingon the defensive in all circumstances, he stressed.
President Quang requested concerned forces to ensure absolute securityfor heads of state, heads of delegations, ministers and delegates attending theevent, with the priority given to preventing terrorism, fire and explosion, andensuring traffic safety, food safety and hygiene.
Deputy Minister of Public Security Bui Van Nam said since the end of2016, the ministry has coordinated with other relevant agencies in ensuringsecurity and safety for six senior officials’ meetings, six ministerialmeetings and hundreds of meetings held in eight provinces and cities across thenation.
Established in 1989, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forumcomprises Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong (China),Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, PapuaNew Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand,the US and Vietnam.-VNA
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