State leader high values home security force’s performance

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc reviews the guard of honour while visiting the Home Security Department on April 27. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – StatePresident Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Chairman of the Defence - Security Council and Commanderof the people’s armed forces, visited the Home Security Department of theMinistry of Public Security on April 27.

The trip was made on the occasionof the 47th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and NationalReunification Day (April 30, 1975) and the 68th anniversary of thevictory of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign (May 7, 1954).

The department reported thatfacing increased sabotage activities by hostile and reactionary forces, alongwith various difficulties and new challenges to the home securitysituation, it has unceasingly reformed its mindset and countermeasures whilestaying creative in fighting enemies, thereby excellently fulfilling every taskand performing its role as the locomotive of the nationwide home security force.

President Phuc said under theParty and State’s direct and comprehensive leadership, the people’s publicsecurity forces, including the home security force, obtained glorious victoriesin the resistance wars against France and the US, greatly helping protect theParty, the people’s administration, and national development.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc  addresses the working session with the Home Security Department on April 27. (Photo: VNA)

He spoke highly of thedepartment’s performance amid numerous challenges in recent years, when it hasbrought into play its core role in firmly safeguarding national security andsocial order and safety. It has taken the initiative in preventing and eliminatingmany latent factors that may complicate the home security situation, thuscontributing to political stability, socio-economic recovery and development,and the expansion of foreign relations.

Stressing the criticalimportance of home security, the State leader requested the department toconcertedly and effectively perform its duties, have a good grasp of thesituation, and deal with new problems right from the grassroots level toprevent them from getting complicated or turning into “security hotspots”.

It is necessary to furtherenhance the people-based security and defence, help thoroughly resolve disputesand complaints, and intensify the mobilisation of people, religious dignitaries andfollowers, as well as ethnic minorities to support the Party and State’spolicies and laws so as to maintain the great national solidarity, he added.

The leader also demanded the department to proactively prevent “peaceful evolution” plots and activities by hostile andreactionary forces in order to guarantee absolute security and safety for thecountry’s important political, cultural, and sports events in the comingtime./.

VNA