On October 28, the Party Committee and Command of the Border Guard of Kien Giang province held a conference to hand over the position of Commander of the Border Guard of Kien Giang province. Major General Le Duc Thai - Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the Central Military Commission, Commander of the Border Guard chaired the conference.
According to the Decision of the Border Guard Command, Colonel Vo Van Su - Commander of the Kien Giang Border Guard was transferred to the Border Guard Command to take up a new assignment. The Ministry of National Defence transferred and appointed Colonel Pham Van Thang - Deputy Commander of the Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard to hold the position of Commander of the Kien Giang Border Guard.
Speaking at the conference, Major General Le Duc Thai assessed: During his tenure as Commander of the Kien Giang Provincial Border Guard, Colonel Vo Van Su made many efforts with the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and the Provincial Border Guard Command to direct the unit to effectively carry out the tasks of managing and protecting sovereignty and border security in sea and island areas, preventing and combating illegal entry and exit and transportation of goods across the border, and combating IUU fishing...
Proactively grasp the situation at sea and in the internal and external border areas, effectively implement peak plans to attack and suppress drug crimes, combat smuggling, trade fraud and other crimes. Strengthen cooperation with Cambodian border management and protection forces in managing and protecting borders, border gates, controlling entry and exit, and resolving border incidents and events within their authority.
For Colonel Pham Van Thang, in his new position, the Commander directed: Promote the pioneering and exemplary role, together with the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and the Border Guard Command of Kien Giang province, uphold the spirit of solidarity, unity, leadership and direction of the unit to successfully complete the assigned tasks.
