Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary and Secretary of the CentralMilitary Commission Nguyen Phu Trong on October 11 met 80 outstanding delegatesrepresenting 450 delegates attending the 10th Congress of the Military Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union for the 2022-2027 tenure.
The Party leader affirmed the key role of young people in the military, who stay absolutely loyal to the Party, the Fatherland and the people in any circumstances. .
For a stronger development of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in the military, he emphasised the need for young military men to fully grasp the resolution of the 13th National PartyCongress; Resolutions and Directives issued by the Politburo, the Party Central Committee and itsSecretariat, and the resolution of the 11th Military PartyCongress, particularly those related to youth and military youthwork in the new period.
He suggested improvingthe quality of political and ideological education work in the military in line with the directive of the PartyCentral Committee’s Secretariat and the action plan of the CentralMilitary Commission on strengthening the Party leadership over the education ofrevolutionary ideals, morality and cultural lifestyle for young people in thearmy for the 2015-2030 period in combination with the the Politburo’s DirectiveNo.5 on promoting the study and following of President Ho Chi Minh’s thought,morality and lifestyle.
The leader urged young army officers to actively study and train themselves, in order to be the core and front-line force in protecting the Party’s ideological foundation andfulfilling the army’s tasks.
Attention must be paidto mass mobilisation to foster the close bonds between the army and people, hesaid, adding that priority should also be given to the cooperation with neighbouring countries, big powers, ASEAN member states and traditional friends.
The Partychief expressed his belief that young people in the military will continue building on thetradition of the Vietnam People’s Army, thus deserving trust and expectation of theParty, State, Central Military Commission, Defence Ministry and peoplenationwide./.
