The Marine Police Department celebrated its 15th founding anniversary(August 28) and its new name as the High Command of Marine Police at aceremony in Hanoi on August 28.
Addressing the event,Deputy Defence Minister, Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Thanh Cung praisedefforts made by the force to ensure security and order in the nationalterritorial waters.
Officers and soldiers of the marine policehave surpassed all difficulties to stop and prevent law violations andcrimes, while joining in search and rescue activities and internationalcooperation at sea.
Highlighting the unpredictabledevelopments in regional and international situations, the deputyminister urged the Vietnam marine police to pay attention toenhancing its staff’s awareness about the force’s tasks and the Partyand State’s viewpoints on protecting the country’s sovereignty over sea,islands and continental shelf as well as on the settlement ofsea-related disputes.
With its outstanding performance duringthe past 15 years, the marine police force has been presented with manynoble awards including the Feat Order, the First, Second and ThirdClass.
On this occasion, a decree newly issued by the PrimeMinister was announced, under which the Marine Police Department isrenamed the High Command of Marine Police.
Decree No.96/2013/ND-CP, which amends and supplements Decree No. 86/2009/ND-CP,will come into effect from October 12 this year.-VNA