This afternoon (8.), at the Presidential Palace, Politburo member and President Luong Cuong - Chairman of the National Defense and Security Council, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces - chaired a ceremony to present the Decision to promote the rank of Senior Lieutenant General to senior officers of the People's Army (QDND) and the People's Public Security (CAND).
Attending the ceremony were Politburo members: General Phan Van Giang - Minister of National Defense; General Luong Tam Quang - Minister of Public Security; Secretaries of the Party Central Committee: Chief of the Party Central Committee Office Le Hoai Trung; General Trinh Van Quyet - Standing Member of the Central Military Commission, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; Party Central Committee member: Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh; leaders of a number of central departments, ministries and branches.
Authorized by the President, Deputy Head of the Office of the President Pham Thanh Ha announced the President's Decision to promote the rank of Lieutenant General to Senior Lieutenant General for Mr. To An Xo - Assistant to the General Secretary, Head of the Office of the General Secretary; promote the rank of Lieutenant General to Senior Lieutenant General for Mr. Thai Dai Ngoc - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army; Pham Truong Son - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army; Truong Thien To - Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army.

Presenting the decision and expressing his opinions at the ceremony, President Luong Cuong expressed his joy on behalf of the Party and State leaders to hand over the decision to promote military ranks and assign tasks to 4 officers of the People's Army and the People's Public Security on the occasion of the entire Party, people and army competing to achieve achievements to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution, National Day on September 2 and celebrate the 80th anniversary of the People's Public Security Forces' Traditional Day.
The President emphasized that the personnel who have just been promoted from Lieutenant General to Senior Lieutenant General are all excellent officers of the Party, State and the People's Armed Forces; all have been well-trained, systematically; have been trained and challenged in many positions; always devoted, devoted, striving to completing their tasks well and excellently; and have been awarded Medals of all kinds by the Party and State.
In the context of the coming time, new requirements are increasingly high for the entire Party, the entire people and the armed forces in the task of building and defending the Fatherland, the President hopes that comrades will continue to be promoted to military ranks and ranks together with the Central Military Commission, the Central Public Security Party Committee, the leaders of the General Department of Politics, the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, and the Central Party Office to promote the achieved results; always worthy of the teaching of beloved Uncle Ho about the general education: "The general must be Tri - Duong - People - Trust - Loyalty - Trung" to always be worthy of being a leader, talented leader, exemplary, proactive and creative in work; continue to contribute to maintaining social stability, a peaceful environment to build and develop the country.
On behalf of comrades who were promoted in military ranks and ranks to perform their duties, Senior Lieutenant General Thai Dai Ngoc expressed his emotion and sent his sincere thanks for the special attention of the Party, State and people to the People's Army and People's Public Security in general and to comrades who were promoted in military ranks and ranks in particular.
Senior Lieutenant General Thai Dai Ngoc affirmed that he always deeply recognized that this was not only an honor and pride for individuals but also a proud honor for officers and soldiers of the People's Army and People's Public Security; at the same time, it was also a very heavy responsibility that the Party, State and people trusted him with.