Addressing the 9th all-army patriotic emulation movement congress heldin Hanoi on July 1, PM Dung said the fluctuating and tense situation inthe region and world posed tremendous challenges to building andprotecting the country.
The PM hoped the armywould carry on its glorious tradition and build a modern, disciplinedand seasoned army that is unwaveringly loyal to the nation, theconstitution and the leadership of the Party and State.
The PM asked every official and soldier in the army to unite and worktogether to protect national independence and defend the country’ssovereignty and territorial integrity.
The wholearmy must continually make consistent efforts to maintain a peaceful,stable and cooperative environment to create favourable conditions forthe country’s construction and development process.
Officers and soldiers must display innovative, disciplined,pioneering, honest and anti-corruption spirits under any circumstances,he added.
The PM believed the patrioticemulation movement would become a tremendous source of encouragement toall soldiers and officials to accomplish greater achievements andcontribute to the country’s protection and construction process.
The 9th all-army patriotic emulation movement congress is an occasionto review the movement from 2010-2015 and define goals and missions forthe 2015-2020 period.
In the past five years,51 units and individuals were awarded the Hero of the People’s ArmedForces and Labour Hero of the Renewal Era titles.
In addition, 5,800 units and individuals were presented with Orders ofall classes and 1,000 units were awarded with the Government’sEmulation Flag.-VNA