Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung asked the forces of Military Zone 9 inthe Mekong Delta region to strictly maintain combat readiness during hisworking session with the Party Committee of Zone High Command in CanTho city on August 23.
The working session, focusing ondefence-security tasks performance, was also attended by local leadersof Mekong delta provinces and cities.
The PM laudedthe efforts and achievements of Military Zone 9 in consulting andcoordinating with localities to ensure national defence and security aswell as social order and safety in the region.
Thegood performance of the unit has facilitated socio-development in thelocalities and the Mekong Delta region in general, PM Dung affirmed.
“Military Zone 9 should continue working closer with local governmentsand other agencies to actively promote synergy and meet allrequirements in the new period,” he said.
Besides,he asked the unit to stand ready to help in case of flooding and otherdisasters, while coordinating with local agencies to ensurebeneficiaries can access supporting policies of the Government.
During the past years, the Party Committee of Military Zone 9 HighCommand has directed armed forces of the zone and 12 provinces andcities in the region to fulfil all assigned tasks, strengthening defenceand security in line with socio-economic development in the region.
They also guided the units to effectively implement the resolution onparty building and the campaign of studying and following late PresidentHo Chi Minh’s moral examples, which have drawn the active engagement ofcollectives and individuals.
Earlier on August 22, PM Dung also worked with the Party Committee of Military Zone 7 High Command in Ho Chi Minh City.-VNA