On September 7, 1945, the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) was established, a historic event marking the legitimate growth of the Vietnam Revolutionary Army.
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (September 7, 1945 - September 7, 2025), General Phan Van Giang - Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense - wrote an article: "The General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army for the cause of fighting for national liberation, building and defending the Fatherland".
The article by General Phan Van Giang affirmed that, after 80 years of building, fighting and growing up, under the leadership of the Party and President Ho Chi Minh, directly the Central Military Party Committee (now the Central Military Commission), the Ministry of National Defense, the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army has promoted the heroic tradition of the nation, striving to excellently fulfill its functions and tasks as a strategic advisory agency on military and defense, making a great contribution to the cause of national liberation, building and defending the socialist Fatherland of Vietnam.
The article by General Phan Van Giang also clearly states a number of contents and solutions that the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army needs to implement well in the coming time.
Including promoting international integration and defense diplomacy, contributing to enhancing the position of the army and the country, protecting the Fatherland early and from afar.
Implementing the plan to protect the Fatherland early, from afar, through peaceful measures, the General Staff needs to focus on thoroughly grasping and synchronously implementing solutions to effectively implement the Party and State's policies on international integration and defense diplomacy according to Resolution No. 34-NQ/TW, dated January 9, 2023 of the Politburo on a number of major orientations and policies for implementing the foreign policy of the 13th National Party Congress; Resolution No. 59-NQ/TW dated January 24, 2025 of the Politburo on international integration in the new situation; Conclusion No. 53-KL/TW, dated April 28, 2023 of the Politburo; Resolution No. 2662-NQ/QUTW, dated February 26, 2024 of the Central Military Commission on international integration and foreign defense until 2030 and the following years...
During the implementation process, it is necessary to persistently implement the motto: active, proactive, solid, flexible, effective and the "4 no's" defense policy; steadfast in strategic goals and principles; flexible and flexible in policies; both cooperate and fight, making defense foreign affairs an effective tool, an important diplomatic channel for Party foreign affairs, State diplomacy and people's foreign affairs.
Strengthen the interweaving of strategic interests with countries and international organizations, prioritizing neighboring countries, countries in the region, major countries, strategic partners, comprehensive partners and traditional friends; expand defense cooperation with countries to create a strategic balance in relations with partners, meet strategic goals and ensure the highest national interests, on the basis of the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter and international law.
Continue to advise on the deployment of forces participating in United Nations peacekeeping activities; increase the exchange of military delegations at all levels; high-level defense policy dialogues; participate in international and regional forums... to enhance friendship, mutual understanding, build strategic trust and prevent conflicts, contributing to enhancing the prestige and position of the country and the Army in the international arena.
"4 no's" defense policy: Not participating in military alliances; not allying with one country to fight another; not allowing foreign countries to set up military bases or use Vietnamese territory to fight against another country; not using force or threatening to use force in international relations.
