President highlights need for elite, politically firm People’s Security Academy

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc presents the Military Exploit Order, first class, to the People’s Security Academy in recognition of its outstanding achievements. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 25 underlined the target to build a modern and elite People’s Security force with firm political, ideological and moral strength in line with the goal set in the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress. 

Addressing a ceremony to celebrate the 75th founding anniversary of the People’s Security Academy, the State leader stressed that the academy staff and students must be deeply imbued with the viewpoint that the mission to protect national security must be put under the absolute and direct leadership of the Party, the concentrated and united governance of the State. 

The State leader noted that the academy has maintained solidarity and creativity to overcome all difficulties and challenges, completing its mission in training personnel for the people’s public security force and contributing to protecting the national security and social safety.

Ensuring national security contributes very importantly to ensuring the strength and the existence of the Party and our regime, as well as the country's stability and sustainable development, President Phuc said. 

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc addresses the ceremony. (Photo: VNA)

  Highlighting challenges and opportunities that the country is eyeing, he requested that the academy and the Ministry of Public Security to continue to firmly safeguard revolutionary achievements, the national interest, the Party, State, people and the regime, while strengthening renovation and international cooperation, fighting all sabotaging plots of hostile forces, and reducing crime. 

He asked the leaders of academy to change the mindset and take stronger actions to further develop the academy and continue to complete all missions. At the same time, it should reform its training activities to acquire higher quality, he said.

Founded in 1946, the academy has made significant contributions to the training of public security officers serving the country during the two resistance wars for national independence in the past as well as the present national construction and defence.

On behalf of the Party and State, President Phuc presented the Military Exploit Order, first class, to the academy in recognition of its outstanding achievements.

President Phuc also beat the drum to launch the new academic year of the People’s Security Academy./.

VNA