Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary To Lam on December 16 commended female military personnel for their important and meaningful contributions to building the army, strengthening national defence, and developing and firmly safeguarding the Fatherland.
Meeting with outstanding delegates to the eighth congress of military women for the 2025–2030 tenure, the Party chief, who is also Secretary of the Central Military Commission, highlighted the long-standing and significant role of Vietnamese women throughout the history of national construction and defence, affirming that from past struggles to the present day, generations of Vietnamese women have demonstrated resilience, loyalty, and readiness to sacrifice for the Fatherland.
The General Secretary underscored that under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the Vietnam People’s Army has grown steadily stronger, achieving glorious victories, and making important contributions to national liberation, safeguarding, and development. In those achievements, female military personnel have played an indispensable and meaningful role.
He expressed his satisfaction with the strong, comprehensive, and effective development of women’s work and movements in the military during the 2021–2025 period, noting the courage, perseverance, and dedication shown by servicewomen across all fields of work and daily life.
Regardless of their positions, military women have demonstrated firm political mettle, a strong sense of responsibility, professional competence, and unity, emerging as leading collectives and individuals in patriotic emulation movements.
Beyond fulfilling professional duties, they have also excelled in their roles as wives and mothers, nurturing family happiness and serving as a solid rear support for their loved ones. Their compassion and sense of responsibility have been reflected in numerous humanitarian initiatives and frontline activities, earning admiration and trust from the public and international friends alike, he added.
Looking ahead, the Party chief stressed the requirement to continue building a revolutionary, regular, elite, and modern Vietnam People’s Army, with particular emphasis on political steadfastness, absolute loyalty to the Party, the Fatherland and the people, professional mastery, digital skills, innovative thinking, and readiness to defend national independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, as well as the Party, the State, the people, and the socialist regime.
He called for greater attention to fostering aspiration, creativity, and the role of women’s organisations, while urging the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defence and relevant agencies to create favourable conditions for women to study, make self-improvement, and fulfil their roles both at work and at home, while identifying, nurturing, and multiplying exemplary role models.
The General Secretary expressed his expectation that each woman in the military will strive to be a shining example, and their families be bright spots in their units and local communities. He also encouraged the delegates to actively contribute high-quality opinions to congress documents and to select worthy representatives for the 14th National Women’s Congress, contributing to its overall success.
He showed his belief that female military personnel will continue to uphold the proud tradition of patriotism, solidarity, creativity, fidelity, and competence, making even greater contributions to the armed forces, national defence and Fatherland safeguarding, worthy of the heroic nature of the Vietnam People’s Army./.
