Also attending were comrades in the Organizing Committee, the Jury, the Secretariat, and contest support staff from agencies and units: National Defense Academy; Political Academy; Political Officer School; Office of the Central Military Commission; People's Army Newspaper; National Defense Magazine; National Defense Military Magazine, the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army; the Army Radio and Television Center; the Expert Group of the Central Military Commission's Steering Committee 35; and representatives of functional departments of the Propaganda Department.

Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Duc chaired the conference.

At the conference, delegates listened to the report on the results of the implementation of the contest at the Ministry of National Defense level and the results of the final round of the military level. Accordingly, the number of entries this year reached more than 142,000, an increase of 17,000 entries compared to the fourth time and nearly three times higher than the first time (about 50,000 entries). This is a clear demonstration of the development of awareness, sense of responsibility and pioneering spirit of cadres, party members and soldiers in the entire army, as well as the effectiveness of leadership and direction of Steering Committee 35 at all levels.

Based on the preliminary round results, the contest organizers selected 260 works (including: 94 newspaper works; 96 magazine works; 21 radio works; 19 television works; 30 video clips) with the highest quality and scores to send to the authors to upgrade, participate in the national contest and organize the final round of judging.

As a result, the Organizing Committee unanimously awarded: 12 A prizes (5 newspaper works, 4 magazine works, 1 radio work, 1 television work, 1 video clip); 18 B prizes (6 newspaper works, 6 magazine works, 2 radio works, 2 television works and 2 video clips); 35 C prizes (12 newspaper works, 10 magazine works, 5 radio works, 4 television works, 4 video clips) and consolation prizes.

Colonel Tran Anh Tuan, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of People's Army Newspaper, spoke.

The Organizing Committee of the Contest affirmed that it had strictly followed the rules and operated them strictly, impartially and objectively. The propaganda work on the purpose and meaning of the contest was promoted, many typical works were published and widely spread among cadres, party members, soldiers and people.

In his concluding remarks and directing the conference, Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Duc affirmed: Through the times   Organizing and participating in national competitions, the Central Military Commission has always maintained its achievements and results, ranking first every year among the excellent collectives of ministries, branches and localities nationwide. The competition results of the years have been highly appreciated by the leaders of the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense and the General Department of Politics.

The Head of the Organizing Committee of the contest requested the comrades in the Organizing Committee, the Jury, the Secretariat, and the contest support staff to continue to pay attention and monitor so that the national contest achieves the highest quality and effectiveness.

News and photos: HOANG VIET

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