Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc onAugust 8 had a working session with the Ministry of National Defence on themanagement and use of the land for national defence purposes in the economicproduction and building in association with military missions.

He was joined by General Ngo Xuan Lich, Politburo member,Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of NationalDefence.

Reports presented at the session highlighted that the joiningin economic production and building by the military is a correct and consistentpolicy of the Party and State. The work has made important contributions to theformation of a firm economic-defence posture, meeting the requirement for thesafeguarding of the country.

The utilization of the defence-purposed land for certainterms in economic production and building activities has ensured the principleof closely combining the socio-economic development with national defence, asit both ensures the long-term reserve of land in service of national defenceand brings about economic benefits, the reports affirmed.

Besides, military-run enterprises have created jobs forlabourers, thus helping ensure social security, poverty eradication andstability in far-flung areas and in key and strategic locations.

The session further heard that over the recent years, the defenceministry has actively instructed the restructuring of military-run enterpriseswith a view to strongly reducing the number of enterprises with 100 percent ofState capital while focusing in the fields providing direct services tonational defence and security.

Participants were also told that on the basis of the LandLaw and Government’s regulations, the Central Military Commission of the2016-2021 tenure has issued many documents relating to the work, and the NationalDefence Ministry ordered inspection of and supervision over the use andmanagement of the defence-purposed land while violations have been properly dealtwith.

Concluding the session, PM Phuc hailed the efforts anddetermination by the commission and the ministry in the work. As for the tasksin the time to come, the Government leader asked the commission and theministry to absorb ideas contributed and perfect documents to submit torelevant authorities for consideration and decision.

The documents should go that enterprises will be allowed touse defence-purposed land for economic production and building, and contractsthat have expired or proved poorly effective resolutely terminated whileeffective and suitable ones allowed to run to the end of their terms. Theministry should exercise a close management of the work, maintain stability ofthe military and prevent hostile forces from taking advantage of the work forsabotage activities.

PM Phuc expressed his hope that the ministry will lead andset an example in the equitization, divestment and handing over the land usedby enterprises engaged purely in construction, trade and services and thoserelated to military and defence missions in a low level back to localities.Basic and long-term policies and solutions should be worked out for a closemanagement and bringing into the fullest play the efficiency of thedefence-purposed land for both national defence and development.-VNA