Forming great political, military and defense power
The history of building and defending the country of the Vietnamese people has proven that the "people's heart position" is an important factor, deciding the formation of great political, military and national defense strength to defeat all invaders, firmly protect the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Fatherland. In the context of building and defending the Fatherland in the new situation, building the "people's heart position" in the national defense of the whole people has always been of interest to our Party, State and people and has been strongly promoted. The 13th National Party Congress determined: "Building and strongly promoting the "people's heart position" in the national defense of the whole people and the people's security; building and firmly consolidating the national defense of the whole people and the people's security position".
At the 80th Anniversary of the Traditional Day of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) on December 12, General Secretary To Lam emphasized the requirement: The General Department of Politics, political agencies and political cadres in the entire army, proactively coordinate closely with central and local departments, ministries, branches, and organizations in building and consolidating the all-people national defense, the all-people national defense posture, associated with the people's security, the people's security posture and the solid "people's hearts posture".
Building a solid "people's heart position" to protect the Fatherland early and from afar is also a requirement that Party and State leaders have always emphasized in many visits and working sessions with units of the Vietnam People's Army.
Strengthening close military-civilian relations
Speaking with Lao Dong, Major General Nguyen Mai Bo - Standing Member of the National Defense and Security Committee of the 14th National Assembly - emphasized that the origin and nature of the Vietnam People's Army is that it is an army of the people, by the people and for the people. The 80-year journey of the Vietnam People's Army has affirmed that.
“The people are the target for the army to fight and protect. At the same time, the people are also the solid rear for the army to carry out its duties. The people's, all-people, and comprehensive nature of the Vietnam People's Army is always affirmed in that,” said Major General Nguyen Mai Bo, emphasizing that building and consolidating a solid “people's heart position” is a lesson to protect the Fatherland in all situations.
According to Major General Nguyen Mai Bo, building a solid "people's heart position" is the decisive factor for the victory of Vietnam's national defense cause, aiming to protect the Party, State, people and socialist regime; maintain a peaceful and stable environment for national construction and development; protect independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity...
Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Dinh Bac - Academy of Politics, Ministry of National Defense - analyzed that the national defense is built on the foundation of "people's hearts", expressed in the infinite loyalty to the Fatherland, the people and the socialist regime; patriotism, national pride, consensus, and absolute trust of the people in the leadership of the Party, the management and administration of the State; firm belief in the victory of the cause of innovation and the socialist regime in Vietnam, in the ability and combined strength of the country, the invincible strength of the people and of the great national unity bloc.
According to the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, building a solid "people's hearts" position is one of the basic and fundamental contents of the all-people national defense position. In the past 10 years, the Army alone has participated in building the grassroots political system with 18,714 times; eliminated 449 villages and hamlets with "no party members"; consolidated 3,164 party cells; had 15,685 working groups and teams and 6,640 border guards strengthen the construction of the base.
