Attending the meeting were comrade Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association ; comrades Deputy Chiefs of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army: Lieutenant General Nguyen Quang Ngoc, member of the Party Central Committee; Lieutenant General Thai Dai Ngoc, member of the Party Central Committee; Senior Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan; Lieutenant General Pham Truong Son.

Also attending the meeting were representatives of functional agencies of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; along with leaders and reporters from a number of press agencies inside and outside the Army.

General Nguyen Tan Cuong chaired a press meeting on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the General Staff's Traditional Day.

At the meeting, Major General Nguyen Ngoc Doan, Chief of Political Affairs of the General Staff, gave an overview of the outstanding results in the military and defense work of the General Staff in recent times. Accordingly, under the direct leadership and direction of the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense , and the coordination and support of the Party Committees, authorities and people nationwide, the General Staff has comprehensively completed the assigned tasks, many of which were excellently completed.

Notably, the General Staff has proactively researched, assessed, and accurately forecasted the situation, promptly advised the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense to effectively handle situations, avoiding being passive or surprised; effectively developed and implemented resolutions, strategies, projects, and legal systems on military and national defense; effectively implemented the policy of adjusting the force organization in the direction of "lean, compact, and strong"; directed the organization of drills, training, and education to ensure quality, safety, and efficiency; strictly maintained combat readiness regimes, responded to natural disasters, epidemics, and environmental incidents; actively participated in rescue activities, international integration, and United Nations peacekeeping; successfully organized many important national events...

Regarding the coordination of press propaganda, Major General Nguyen Ngoc Doan emphasized that the Party Committee and the Chief of the General Staff always pay attention to leading and directing the synchronous and effective implementation of propaganda work. Every year, more than 1,200 news, articles, reports, documentaries, and special topics are published on the activities of the General Staff on mass media. Reporters and press editors have accompanied, closely followed, and vividly reflected all aspects of the General Staff's work, contributing to encouraging and motivating officers and soldiers and spreading the image of the General Staff throughout the army and people of the whole country.

Meeting scene.
Delegates attending the meeting.

At the meeting, leaders of several press agencies, such as: Vietnam News Agency, Nhan Dan Newspaper, Military Broadcasting Center, National Defense Magazine, People's Representative Newspaper... expressed their wish that the Chief of the General Staff would create conditions for reporters and press agencies to reflect vividly and vividly, helping readers deeply understand the glorious 80-year tradition of the General Staff.

According to Colonel Nguyen Hong Hai, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the People's Army Newspaper, since the beginning of 2025, the People's Army Newspaper has developed a plan to promote major events of the country and the Army; including activities to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the General Staff's Traditional Day. With the motto "wherever there are readers, there is the People's Army Newspaper", the People's Army Newspaper has performed well in its role of orienting ideology, promoting the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws, especially in the military and defense fields to readers. Currently, in addition to printed newspaper products, the People's Army Newspaper Online, the People's Army Newspaper has also developed products on digital platforms, which are followed and shared by a large number of readers.

“With the attention and support of the leaders of the Ministry of National Defense, the Chief of the General Staff, and the General Department of Politics, the People's Army Newspaper has strongly promoted military and defense activities and is an “information bank” in this field, ready to share with press agencies inside and outside the Army,” Colonel Nguyen Hong Hai emphasized.

Speaking at the meeting, General Nguyen Tan Cuong outlined the 80-year tradition of building, fighting and developing the General Staff; the outstanding achievements of the General Staff in recent times; and affirmed that the press is the core force, playing an important role in propagating military and defense activities; and is an important bridge between the General Staff and officers, soldiers and people. Many reporters do not hesitate to face difficulties, accompanying officers and soldiers to strongly propagate the activities of the army, especially in training, exercises, search and rescue, etc.

Comrade Le Quoc Minh, member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association spoke at the meeting.
Colonel Nguyen Hong Hai, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the People's Army Newspaper: The People's Army Newspaper is an "information bank" on the military and defense fields, ready to share with press agencies inside and outside the Army.

General Nguyen Tan Cuong emphasized that currently, the entire Party, the entire people, and the entire army are resolutely implementing the arrangement and streamlining of the apparatus of the political system; implementing activities to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2). The officers, employees, soldiers, and workers of the General Staff are striving to compete to achieve many achievements and feats, organizing many practical and meaningful activities towards the 80th anniversary of the General Staff's Traditional Day. In that process, he requested that press agencies focus on widely propagating key events and activities of the Party, the country, and the Army.

Focus on propagating and deepening the feats, achievements and traditions of the General Staff; new contents, especially on the role of the General Staff in the resistance wars for national liberation, the cause of innovation, building and defending the Fatherland and applying them to the implementation of the functions and tasks of the General Staff in the new period... deepening the tradition of "Loyalty, strategy, dedication, creativity, solidarity, coordination, determination to fight and victory", reflecting the great contributions of the General Staff in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland.

At the same time, research, edit, publish articles, discussions, scientific reports of leaders, generals, researchers in newspapers and magazines. Thereby, deepening the contributions, attention, strategic vision of the Party and President Ho Chi Minh towards the process of birth, construction, fighting and growth of the General Staff....

News and photos: SON BINH

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