President hails strong performance of Army Corps 11
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a ceremony in Hanoi on June 9 to mark the 40th anniversary of Army Corps 11 under the Ministry of National Defence, during which he presented the third-class Fatherland Protection Order to the engineering corps.
Army Corps 11 was honoured with third-class Fatherland Protection Order (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – President Nguyen XuanPhuc attended a ceremony in Hanoi on June 9 to mark the 40th anniversaryof Army Corps 11 under the Ministry of National Defence, during which hepresented the third-class Fatherland Protection Order to the engineering corps.
Addressing the event, President Phuchighlighted the strong performance of Army Corps 11 in completing its military and defence duties as well as business and production tasks, becoming a major forcein military capital construction and establishing a prestigious trademark in theconstruction sector.
Officers and soldiers of the corps have worked in the most remote and difficult areasas well as strategic locations to design and construct thousands of importanteconomic and defence works, while performing international missions, includingthe construction of the National Assembly Building in Laos, contributing toenhancing the special solidarity and friendship between the two countries, the State leader noted.
He also lauded efforts by Army Corps 11 in combat readiness, Party building, social welfare activitiesand business efficiency.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets leaders of the Ministry of National Defence and Army Corps 11 (Photo: VNA)
The President asked the Central Military Commission and the Ministry ofNational Defence to continue directing military enterprises in general and Army Corps 11 in particular to complete their tasks, promoting the strengths of military businesses ineconomic development in association with reinforcing defence and security.
It is necessary to continue to completemechanisms for the management of military businesses and defence economicgroups, ensuring that they strictly follow legal regulations ineconomic, financial and State property management, he stressed.
In order to grow into a stronger engineering corps of the Vietnam People’sArmy, the President advised the Army Corps 11 to reform its business governance and financialmanagement, while strengthening the Party leadership and paying more attentionto human resources development.
The corps should also invest more in upgrading its equipment and advanced technologies in designing and construction activitiesto ensure high quality of their works, thus further enhancing its trademark inthe domestic and international markets./.
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Army Corps 11 was honoured with third-class Fatherland Protection Order (Photo: VNA) 
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets leaders of the Ministry of National Defence and Army Corps 11 (Photo: VNA) 
