General Department of Techniques celebrates Traditional Day

State President Truong Tan Sang, General and Defence Minister Phung Quang Thanh, representatives from the Defence Ministry and central ministries and localities along with a large number of soldiers and officers from the General Department attended the event.

In his speech, Lieutenant General and General Department of Techniques Director Nguyen Chau Thanh highlighted the construction and growth process of the department, adding inheriting the national tradition of self-reliance in the struggle for national construction and defense, the Party has outlined guidelines and solutions for ensuring weapons and technical equipment for armed forces.

State President Truong Tan Sang asked the department to thoroughly grasp the Party’s military and defense guidelines in particular national defense strategy in the new situation.

“It is imperative to enhance the role as a leading agency that acts as an advisor for the Central Military Commission and the Defence Ministry on military and technical work aiming to successfully fulfil management tasks to assure technical conditions for long-term use of weapons and equipment and intensify research on how to master new weapons and equipment.” Sang said.

President Sang also requested the Department to enhance the training of technical staff with political firmness, ethics, creative thinking and highly qualified scientific and technical standards, especially in high-tech fields. He underlined the need to strengthen relations with local administrations to develop comprehensively military technical work thus meeting requirements and tasks in all situations.

On behalf of the Party and State, Sang presented the Order of Military first class to the Department in recognition of its positive contributions to national construction and defence.