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President chairs third meeting of Council of National Defence and Security

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 17 chaired the third meeting of the Council of National Defence and Security.
President chairs third meeting of Council of National Defence and Security ảnh 1President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc onJuly 17 chaired the third meeting of the Council of National Defence andSecurity.

Delegates looked into the National Assembly’s resolutionon the relief of a number of council members and other personnel issues for the2016-2021 tenure, along with documents regarding the operation of the council.

In his remarks, Phuc, who is also Chairman of the council, stressed the importance of the meeting which reviewed the council’s performancein the tenure while creating a basis for its activities in the new term.

Apart from traditional challenges, there arenon-traditional security ones, notably the COVID-19 pandemic, the leaderpointed out.

Despite efforts by the Government, the pandemic is stilldeveloping complicatedly, he said, highlighting the important role of the army,public security forces and diplomacy in the COVID-19 fight./.
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