Hanoi’s police begin task of ensuring security for National Party Congress
Hanoi’s police held a conference on January 20 to start the implementation of plans to ensure security and order during the 13th National Party Congress, which will start next week.
Hanoi’s police begin the task of ensuring security for the 13th National Party Congress (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi’s police held a conferenceon January 20 to start the implementation of plans to ensure security and orderduring the 13th National Party Congress, which will start next week.
Addressing the conference, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Chu NgocAnh asked the police force to strictly implement directions from the Party CentralCommittee, the Government, the Ministry of Public Security, and the sub-committee for ensuring security, order,and safety for the congress.
He suggested Hanoi police further intensify inspections and urge those on duty tofully perform their tasks.
Synchronous measures for ensuring security must be implemented to guarantee thecongress is a success, he emphasised.
Hanoi’s police begin the task of ensuring security for the 13th National Party Congress (Photo: VNA)
According to Deputy Minister of Public Security Bui Van Nam, Hanoi’s police forceshould pay special attention to understanding theongoing situation to promptly detect, prevent, and disable any and all conspiracies and activities by hostile and reactionary forces and other crimesduring the congress.
Hanoi’s police have already set up a command committeefor protecting the 13th National Party Congress and security workinggroups to serve the command over and management of security work.
It has also worked closely with unitsunder the Ministry of Public Security in assigning specific responsibilities, positions,and tasks to each unit./.
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Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
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Hanoi’s police begin the task of ensuring security for the 13th National Party Congress (Photo: VNA) 
Hanoi’s police begin the task of ensuring security for the 13th National Party Congress (Photo: VNA) 
