Politburo’s appointment of Central Public Security Party Committee announced

The Central Public Security Party Committee held a ceremony in Hanoi on June 4 to announce the 13th-tenure Politburo’s decision on the appointment of the committee for the 2020 - 2025 term.
Politburo’s appointment of Central Public Security Party Committee announced ảnh 1Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (standing, centre) addresses the first meeting of the Central Public Security Party Committee for 2020 - 2025 on June 4 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Central PublicSecurity Party Committee held a ceremony in Hanoi on June 4 to announce the13th-tenure Politburo’s decision on the appointment of the committee for the2020 - 2025 term.

According to the Politburo’s decision issued onJune 1, the Central Public Security Party Committee consists of 27 members,with a 10-member standing board that includes Party General Secretary NguyenPhu Trong, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Politburo member and Minister of Public SecurityGeneral To Lam serves as Secretary of the committee.

Politburo’s appointment of Central Public Security Party Committee announced ảnh 2Members of the Central Public Security Party Committee for the 2020 - 2025 tenure (Photo: VNA)
Addressing the event, Party General SecretaryNguyen Phu Trong pointed to the intertwined favourable conditions and majorchallenges in the region and the world in the 2020 - 2025 tenure.

He stressed that safeguarding political securityand social order and safety is the first and foremost and focal task of thepublic security force.

Meanwhile, Minister To Lam expressed his hopethat the Central Public Security Party Committee and the Ministry of PublicSecurity will continue receiving attention and directions from the Politburoand the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, as well as effectivecoordination from ministries, central agencies, and localities.

Following the announcement ceremony, the CentralPublic Security Party Committee held the first meeting to discuss and adopt anaction plan to carry out the resolutions of the 13th National Party Congressand the seventh congress of the Central Public Security Party Organisation for2020 - 2025.

The committee also reviewed the public securityforce’s performance in the first six months of 2021, set up orientations forthe last half of the year, and looked into some other important issues./.
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