Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc shakes hands with officials of the Vietnam Coast Guard High Command in Hanoi on July 11 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had aworking session with the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) High Command in Hanoi onJuly 11, in which he stressed that the force’s responsibility is very heavy butalso very glorious.
At the High Command’s headquarters, via thecommunication system, PM Phuc talked to VCG officers and soldiers who wereperforming their duties on the country’s sea areas. He expressed understandingof their hardships, asking the force to keep their political steadfastness andto weather every difficulty so as to fulfil all the tasks assigned on them.
VCG Commander Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Sonhighlighted the force’s comprehensive development, adding that its establishmentis a right and timely policy of the Party and State to build a forcespecialising in law enforcement and other activities at sea.
In any circumstances, the VCG has always beenactive and creative in performing their duties, thereby helping to firmlysafeguard the country’s sovereignty, jurisdiction right as well as security andsafety at sea, while ensuring peace and stability for national development.
He added the force has obtained a number ofgreat achievements, especially in coordinating with relevant agencies touncover thousands of drug trafficking and smuggling cases, along with illegalweapon storage and infiltration. It has also saved hundreds of Vietnamese andforeign fishing boats and cargo ships in distress at sea.
Congratulating the VCG on its attainments, PMPhuc also pointed out that the situation at sea remains complex.
He requested the VCG to focus on performing wellits function as the State’s specialised force for enforcing law at sea, joiningrelevant forces in fighting crimes, and staying ready to help with disasterconsequences settlement and search and rescue at sea.
The VCG also needs to have a good grasp and makeprecise forecasts of the situation at sea so as to stay ready in anycircumstances, detect and point out any activities violating Vietnam’s seas andislands, and work closer with other forces to defend the country’s seas,islands and continental shelves.
All members of the force must strictly adhere tothe Party and State’s instructions on how to response to situations arising atsea so as to maintain a peaceful and stable environment, the Government leaderstressed.
PM Phuc expressed his belief that the VCG willbrave any difficulty to continue upholding its traditions to weather allchallenges to fulfil assigned tasks. -VNA
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