President Luong Cuong sent a congratulatory flower basket.

Attending the ceremony were former Politburo members and former Ministers of National Defense : General Pham Van Tra, former Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Party Committee (now the Central Military Commission); General Ngo Xuan Lich, former Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission.

General Trinh Van Quyet and delegates attending the ceremony.
Delegates attended the ceremony to receive the First Class Fatherland Protection Medal from the Military Security Protection Department.

General Trinh Van Quyet, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Standing Member of the Central Military Commission, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) attended and delivered a speech.

Attending the ceremony were members of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Ministers of National Defense: Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Hong Thai, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Hien. Also attending were representatives of central departments, ministries and branches; leaders and former leaders of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army; a large number of officers, commanders, employees and soldiers of the Army Security Department and the Army Security Department through the periods.

Established during the years of resistance against the French colonialists, generations of cadres, employees, soldiers and workers of the Army Security Department in particular and the Army Security Service in general have overcome difficulties and hardships, been resourceful and creative, achieved many outstanding feats, fought to defeat the insidious and sinister plots and tricks of inserting intelligence and spies into our country, fought against psychological warfare and sabotage by colonialists, imperialists, lackeys and reactionary forces, maintained political security, ensured absolute safety of campaigns, strategic transportation routes and headquarters of the Party and the Army; contributed with the entire Party, people and army to defeat all invaders, gain independence and freedom for the nation and firmly protect the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland.

General Trinh Van Quyet gave a speech at the ceremony.
Major General Bui Trong Vinh, Director of the Military Security Department, delivered a speech at the ceremony.
Delegates attending the ceremony.

Promoting that tradition, today, the Army Security Protection Department and the Army Security Protection Sector have performed well the function of researching and advising the Party, the Politburo, the Secretariat, the Central Military Commission, the Minister of National Defense, and the Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army to develop and promulgate regulations on the tasks of protecting the Party, protecting State secrets, the Army, internal political protection work, ensuring security and safety of the entire army; firmly grasping the situation, neutralizing plots and tricks of collusion, planting intelligence and espionage of subjects, effectively fighting against all types of organized and transnational crimes; organizing investigations, proposing prosecutions and trials of all types of crimes that violate the security and safety of the Army strictly and in accordance with the law. Closely coordinating with Party committees and commanders of agencies and units inside and outside the Army to ensure absolute safety for important political events of the Party, State, Army, and defense foreign affairs activities, has been recognized and highly appreciated by the leaders of the Party, State, Central Military Commission, and Ministry of National Defense.

With outstanding achievements, the Army Security Department and many collectives and individuals in the Army Security sector have been awarded the title of Heroic Unit of the People's Armed Forces and many noble awards by the Party and State. In particular, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its tradition, the Army Security Department was honored to receive the First Class Fatherland Protection Medal from the Party and State.

Authorized by the President, General Trinh Van Quyet pinned the First Class Fatherland Protection Medal on the Victory Flag of the Military Security Protection Department.

On behalf of the President, General Trinh Van Quyet awarded the First Class Fatherland Protection Medal to the Military Security Protection Department.

Speaking at the ceremony, on behalf of the Central Military Commission and the leaders of the Ministry of National Defense, General Trinh Van Quyet commended, acknowledged and congratulated the results and achievements of the Army Security Protection Department and the Army Security Protection Sector over the past 75 years. General Trinh Van Quyet emphasized that Army Security Protection is a part of national security protection and Party and political work in the Army. Agencies and units in the Army Security Protection Sector have an extremely important position and role, being the specialized agency for national security protection in the Army; specialized professional agencies in the fight against psychological warfare, intelligence and espionage activities of the enemy, internal political protection, crime investigation, ensuring security and safety for all activities of the Army; contributing to protecting social order and safety, maintaining political stability, serving the cause of building, protecting and developing the country.

To successfully complete the assigned functions and tasks, General Trinh Van Quyet requested: In the coming time, the Army Security Protection Department and the entire sector continue to thoroughly grasp the Party's guidelines and viewpoints on protecting the Fatherland, building the Army, and consolidating national defense; the resolutions, directives, regulations, and instructions of the Central Committee, the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense, and the General Department of Politics on the work of protecting the Army's security and the political requirements of building the Army in the new situation; especially protecting the Party, protecting the State, protecting the Army, protecting internal politics, protecting the security and safety of the entire army in conjunction with promoting the study and following of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality, and style and the Campaign "Promoting tradition, dedicating talent, worthy of being Uncle Ho's soldiers in the new period" and major movements and campaigns inside and outside the Army. Improve the quality of work in grasping, assessing, and forecasting the situation; Proactively research, advise, and propose new, breakthrough, and strategic issues on military security work, especially internal political security work, security protection in foreign defense activities, espionage prevention, secrecy, prevention of sabotage activities, network security protection, information security, ensuring security and safety for all military activities.

General Trinh Van Quyet pointed out: The Army Security Department must closely coordinate with agencies and units inside and outside the Army, deploy measures to firmly grasp the area, ensure absolute safety for the activities of Party, State and Army leaders; key and strategic targets. Actively apply modern science and technology to the work of preventing and combating activities of infiltration, connection, intelligence gathering, internal sabotage; investigating and verifying cases and incidents; preventing and combating "peaceful evolution", "self-evolution", "self-transformation" within the Army; "depoliticization" of the Army by hostile forces.

General Trinh Van Quyet and leaders and former leaders of the Ministry of National Defense, the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, and the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.

Continue to innovate methods of organizing forces; focus on building a team of cadres, employees and soldiers with sufficient qualities, capacity, pure heart - bright mind - strong character - strict discipline - proficient skills - mastery of technology, capable of independently and effectively handling security situations in complex conditions.

Organize in-depth training and professional development, focusing on security investigation, counterintelligence, secret protection, and cybercrime prevention and control, cyber security, not afraid of hardship and sacrifice; ensure high combat readiness in all situations.

Art performances to celebrate the ceremony to receive the First Class Fatherland Protection Medal from the Military Security Protection Department.

General Trinh Van Quyet noted that the Military Security Department focuses on building a comprehensively strong, "exemplary, exemplary" military security agency and unit; a clean, strong, exemplary party organization; promoting innovation in working methods and styles; effectively applying modern scientific and technological achievements, especially digital technology and artificial intelligence, to professional activities. Encourage innovation, promote good models and practices, and replicate advanced examples throughout the industry.

Strengthen close coordination with forces inside and outside the Army, especially the functional agencies of the Army and the People's Public Security, continue to build the Army's security sector to be truly exemplary and exemplary in terms of politics, ethics, capacity, style and work efficiency; have the ability to flexibly adapt to the multi-dimensional and multi-media security environment, and be able to firmly protect the Army's internal security in all conditions and circumstances; be worthy of being a sharp, trustworthy and absolutely loyal force of the Party, State, Army and people.

General Trinh Van Quyet believes that, with the 75-year tradition of building, fighting and growing, with determination and aspiration to contribute, constantly innovate and develop, the Army Security Department and the Army Security Sector of the entire army will firmly follow the footsteps of the previous generations, excellently complete their tasks, achieve many new feats, contribute to the cause of building the Army, consolidating national defense, firmly protecting the socialist Fatherland of Vietnam in the new situation; worthy of the affection and trust of the Party, the State, the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense and the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army.

News and photos: KIM ANH - VIET TRUNG

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