The Party leader, who is alsoSecretary of the Party Central Committee’s Central Military Commissionmade the call at a conference which was started in Hanoi on December 28to review its 2013 work and set tasks for next year.
He madeclear that the top priority must be the building of a politically firmmilitary who are absolutely loyal to the revolutionary cause of theParty and people with a strong will to combat and triumph.
They must actively fight against the scheme of “peaceful evolution” byhostile forces and protect themselves from the phenomena like“self-evolution” or “self-transformation”.
Only with thriftpractice, continuous studies, improvement of training, modern logisticsand technology, and tighter disciplines can the army becomerevolutionary, regular, elite and modern, he said.
“Thearmy must pay the role of a core force in the fight against naturalcalamities and the rescue work. This is the task in the time of peace”,the leader said.
During the two-day event, participants willreview the 10-year implementation of the science-technology cooperationprogramme between the Ministry of National Defence and the Ministry ofScience and Technology.
They will also sum up the 2013 emulation campaign and launch a similar one for 2014.-VNA