On the morning of October 18, the General Department of Defense Intelligence (General Department II), Ministry of National Defense solemnly held a ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Vietnam Defense Intelligence Day (October 25, 1945 - October 25, 2025) and receive the Ho Chi Minh Medal. General Secretary To Lam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, attended and delivered a speech at the ceremony.
General Secretary To Lam , Secretary of the Central Military Commission, speaks. Photo: VNA
Delivering a speech at the ceremony, Lieutenant General Tran Cong Chinh, Director General of General Department II, reviewed the 80-year journey of building, fighting and growing up of the Vietnam defense intelligence sector. Born in the early days of the revolutionary government; growing up with the growth of the Army and the development of the country, Vietnam Defense Intelligence has always been absolutely loyal to the Party, the Fatherland and the Army, relying on the people and staying close to the enemy, continuously growing, progressing, excellently completing all assigned tasks, making great contributions to the cause of fighting for national liberation, defending the Fatherland, building the country and fulfilling noble international obligations, writing heroic pages of history of Vietnam Defense Intelligence.
Speaking at the ceremony, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, General Secretary To Lam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, affirmed that over 80 years of building, fighting and growing, generations of national defense intelligence officers and soldiers have always demonstrated steadfast political will, absolute loyalty to the Party's revolutionary cause, silently fought, proactively and resolutely attacked the enemy, steadfastly overcame all challenges and difficulties, and excellently completed assigned tasks. Those silent contributions and sacrifices have contributed to beautifying the glorious tradition of the heroic Vietnam People's Army. "Uncle Ho's Soldiers", intelligence soldiers fighting on the intelligence front - with their loyalty, honesty, contributions and sacrifices have built and nurtured the special affection and trust of the Party, State, Army and people.
General Secretary To Lam pinned the Ho Chi Minh Order on the traditional flag of the Vietnam National Defense Intelligence Force. Photo: VNA
Recently, the Standing Party Committee and the commander of General Department II have led and directed the successful completion of many central political tasks; promptly advised the leaders of the Party, the State, the Central Military Commission, and the Ministry of National Defense to make correct decisions, flexibly and effectively handle situations, and avoid being passive or surprised about strategy. The entire industry has regularly paid attention to building forces, focusing on strengthening and perfecting the organization in the direction of "streamlining, efficiency, and proper functions". The Party Committee of the General Department has always been clean and strong.
The General Secretary assessed that the world is currently in a period of epochal change; the world and regional situation will continue to fluctuate in a complex manner. In the country, besides advantages, there are also many difficulties and challenges intertwined, posing increasingly high requirements and tasks for national construction and defense, including the tasks of Defense Intelligence.
General Secretary To Lam presents the Ho Chi Minh Order to the Vietnam National Defense Intelligence Force. Photo: VNA
To successfully complete its tasks in the new situation, the General Secretary requested that defense intelligence must constantly take care to strengthen its class and revolutionary character, always affirming that it is an absolutely loyal and especially trustworthy force of the Party, State, Army and people; continue to perform well its role as a strategic intelligence agency of the Party, State and a specialized military intelligence agency of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense. Defense intelligence must serve more effectively and efficiently the leaders of the Party, State, Army and local ministries and branches in assessing and assessing the situation, determining policies and strategies and handling situations; strive to further improve the quality of operations, maintain the special trust of the leaders of the Party, State and Army in the defense intelligence sector.
General Secretary To Lam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, and delegates. Photo: VNA
General Secretary To Lam requested the sector to regularly review the organization and apparatus, perfect the organizational structure in the direction of "streamlining, efficiency, and proper functions"; ensure increasing compatibility between quantity and quality, between force components, between functions and tasks with scale, organizational quality and task performance capability, between current task performance forces and adjacent and subsequent forces; build a solid and flexible intelligence posture, and maximize the combined strength of methods and forces.
The defense intelligence sector must always focus on building a team of revolutionary intelligence officers, taking that as the foundation in building a revolutionary intelligence force; building a team of officers with strong political will, sharp professional vision and thinking, qualifications and specialized knowledge commensurate with their responsibilities and tasks, with reasonable quantity and increasingly high quality, meeting the requirements of both immediate and long-term tasks.
At the ceremony, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, General Secretary To Lam awarded the Ho Chi Minh Medal to General Department II, Ministry of National Defense on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of its tradition. This is the third time General Department II has been awarded the Ho Chi Minh Medal by the Party and State.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/tong-bi-thu-to-lam-tinh-bao-quoc-phong-thuc-hien-tot-vai-tro-chien-luoc-196251018130400953.htm
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