He lauded the army for its role in searching for and rescuing victims during the recent historic floods and for contributing to basically fulfilling the dual goals of fighting COVID-19 and maintaining socio-economic development.
Vietnam is currently recording one of the highest growth rates in the world, he said, noting that the national macro-economy is stable, inflation is under control, and trade surplus has surpassed US$20 billion.
Regarding the 37th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings, the PM said it was one of the country’s most important political-external events and the foremost event during its ASEAN Chairmanship in 2020.
PM Phuc chaired and co-chaired 15 high-level conferences and 10 high-level sideline meetings. The summit adopted over 80 documents; the most so far.
He hailed the academy for fulfilling the tasks assigned to it by the Central Military Commission and the Defence Ministry.
He required the academy to continue fighting wrongful and hostile allegations, especially at a time when important events are to take place, such as the 13th National Party Congress and the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly.
Towards the 76th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and the 31st anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival, the PM affirmed that the Party, State and army will continue with drastic reform to effectively pool and use every resource, creating a new driving force for rapid and sustainable development.
