What is military region defence? What are the tasks of the military region defence in Vietnam?

What is military region defence? What are the tasks of the military region defence in Vietnam? (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. What is military region defence?

According to Clause 1, Article 8 of the Law on National Defense 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 are the tasks of the military region defence in Vietnam?

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.

The Government shall regulate the direction, command, cooperative relationship, maintenance of, and responsibilities of agencies and organizations for, military region defense.

(Clause 2, 3, Article 8 of the Law on National Defense 2018)

3. Composition and tasks of the people's armed force in Vietnam

- The people’s armed force shall be composed of the People's Army, the People's Police and the Militia and self-defense force.

- People's Armed Forces shall be absolutely loyal to the Homeland, the People, the Communist Party and the State;

Have the duty to be ready to fight, fight, serve a combat, defend the independence, sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity of the Homeland, national security, social order and safety;

Protect the people, the Communist Party, the State, the socialist regime and revolutionary achievements; join hands with the people to build the country and carry out international obligations

(Article 23 of the Law on National Defense 2018)

Nguyen Ngoc Que Anh

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