Party chief wishes border guards happy new year

The Vietnam Border Guard is always regular, elite, modern, politically steadfast, and unwaveringly loyal to the nation, Party, State, and people, said Party General Secretary To Lam.

Party General Secretary To Lam visits the Border Guard High Command Headquarters. (Photo: VNA)
Party General Secretary To Lam visits the Border Guard High Command Headquarters. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Party, State, Central Military Commission, and people consistently offer strong support, firm trust, and special sentiments to the Vietnam People's Army and the border guard force in particular, said Party General Secretary To Lam.

This ensures that the force remains regular, elite, modern, politically steadfast, and unwaveringly loyal to the nation, Party, State, and people, the leader said during a pre-Lunar New Year (Tet) visit to the Border Guard High Command on January 22.

During the meeting, Lam shared challenges and obstacles in protecting national sovereignty, territorial integrity, and border security, as well as difficulties, dangers, and risks that the force has been striving to overcome.

He urged further strengthening of the Party’s leadership and improving the efficiency of state management over the building management and protection of national border. He also called for enhancing the capacity of border guard operations at all levels, ensuring a firm grasp on security and political situations in border areas, islands, and key regions, while effectively addressing both traditional and non-traditional security challenges to safeguard national sovereignty and border security.

The Party General Secretary laid stress on the need for a strong shift in management mindset to protect national sovereignty and border security. This includes refining legal frameworks, focusing on technology and digital transformation in border management, and effectively implementing the National Border Defence Strategy, the Border Guard Law, and related legal documents.

It is essential to continue streamlining the apparatus, ensuring adequate logistics and technical support for military, defence, and border protection tasks, Lam said, adding attention should be given to improving the living conditions and health of officers and soldiers.

He recommended close coordination with relevant sectors, authorities, forces to protect border security, while emphasising the need for crackdowns on crimes that threaten national security and improving the quality and effectiveness of immigration control.

The leader noted the need to implement the Party and State's foreign policy effectively, strengthening defence and border diplomacy, and enhancing international cooperation in border protection, stating this will safeguard sovereignty, support socio-economic development, and enhance national defence.

He highlighted readiness for disaster relief and search-and-rescue missions, as well as for organising defence diplomacy exchanges with neighbouring countries. Emphasis should also be placed to promote cross-border cooperation for a border line of peace, friendship, cooperation, and sustainable development, Lam noted.

As the 2025 Lunar New Year (Tet) festival is approaching, the Party chief requested the Border Guard High Command to closely control the borders and checkpoints, ensuring political security and social order in border areas during the holiday. He also called for a joyful, safe, and cost-effective Tet for soldiers, while paying special attention to policy beneficiaries and poor households in border, island, and coastal areas./.

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