Regulations on military region defence and defense zones in Vietnam

Regulations on military region defence and defense zones in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. What is military region defence?

According to Clause 1, Article 8 of the Law on National Defence 2018, military region defence is an integral part of the nation’s defense, including such activities as building strength, defense potentialities, all-people national defense posture and defense zones to perform national defense tasks within the military region.

2. What is defensive zone?

According to Clause 1, Article 9 of the Law on National Defence 2018, the defense zone is an integral part of the military region defense, including political, spiritual, economic, cultural, social, scientific, technological, military, security and external activities;

The defense zone is organized by provinces, districts, and special administrative-economic units with commune-level construction works used as the foundation for protecting a locality.

3. Military region defence tasks in Vietnam

According to Clause 2, Article 8 of the Law on National Defence 2018, military region defence tasks shall be comprised of the followings:

- Plan, prepare and implement military region defense activities;

- Build affiliates and units of the strong and comprehensive military zone with high combat capability, and the militia and self-defense forces in a military region which are strong and widespread;

- Plan, direct and guide the affiliates and units of the military region; collaborate with the concerned agencies, organizations, units and localities in the implementation of civil defense activities and measures regarding information warfare and cyberwarfare;

- Direct, guide and cooperate in the construction of defense zones in an interconnected, firm and comprehensive and all-inclusive pattern; build the all-people national defense and the all-people national defense posture associated with the people's security and security posture in a military region;

- Direct, guide and cooperate with localities in combining socio-economic development with national defense and, vice versa, national defense with socio-economic development, in working out planning schemes, plans and projects and taking part in the assessment within their competence; combine national defense with security and foreign relation affairs; participate in the building and development of national defense and security industry;

Build and manage the designated economic-defense zones; provide national defense and security education; propagate and disseminate the law on national defense; formulate and implement national defense mobilization plans; adopt military logistics policies and preferential policies for people with meritorious services to the revolution in a military region;

- Cooperate with affiliates and subsidiaries of the Ministry of Defense, localities and concerned agencies and organizations in performing the State management over national borders; maintain security, social order and safety in the boundary areas, border gates, on islands, territorial sea and in the airspace of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in a military region; perform defense foreign relation activities;

- Cooperate with localities, relevant agencies and organizations in directing and guiding affiliates and subsidiary units of a military region to participate in building the political system, all people’s great solidarity and making them become strong and all-round;

- Cooperate with affiliates and subsidiary units of the People's Police and other forces in the protection of national security and maintenance of social order and safety, and prevention and control of crimes;

- Perform other tasks assigned by the Government, the Prime Minister and the Minister of National Defence.

4. Duties of a defence zone in Vietnam

According to Clause 2, Article 9 of the Law on National Defence 2018, the duties of a defence zone shall include the followings:

- Formulate and organize the implementation of defense zone plans;

- Build political, spiritual, economic, cultural, social, scientific and technological, military, security and external relation potentialities; build the all-people national defense, the all-people national defense posture in association with the people's security and the people's security posture;

- Build up a strong and comprehensive local armed force with high combat capabilities which can play a pivotal role in performing national defense, military and security tasks;

- Firmly grasp the situation, take measures to prevent, fight and defeat all plots, anti-demolition activities of hostile forces, protect national security and ensure social order and safety, prevent and fight crimes, create favorable environment for socio-economic development; fight for protection of the localities, create the position and power of the regular troops in combat in the area; get ready to send necessary manpower and materials to other localities;

- Plan, direct and guide the affiliates and units in the area; collaborate with the concerned agencies, organizations, units and localities in the implementation of civil defense activities and measures regarding information warfare and cyberwarfare;

- Make inclusive preparations, execute orders, decisions and measures in the state of curfew, martial law, state of national defense emergency, state of war, local mobilization, general mobilization, and meet combat requirements and serve long-term fighting requirements at localities; be willing to arm all people to safeguard the Homeland;

- Implement military logistics policies and preferential policies for persons rendering meritorious revolutionary services;

- Perform other tasks assigned by competent authorities.

Quoc Dat

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