Hanoi (VNA) – PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc inspected combat readiness of the mobile police forceunder the Ministry of Public Security in Hanoi on January 21, ahead of the upcomingLunar New Year (Tet) festival.

PM Phuc lauded the mobile policeforce for its efforts to build a strong security posture, promptly discover anddefeat all sabotage plans by hostile forces, ensuring absolute safety for majorcelebrations held in the country.

Under any circumstance, the PM calledon them to demonstrate a strong political will and absolute loyalty to theParty, Fatherland and people, as well as heighten the spirit of revolutionaryvigilance.

According to the governmentleader, the mobile public force has mobilised collective power of the entirepolitical system to fulfill tasks assigned by the Party, State and people. Manyof them even laid down their lives to protect national security and socialsafety and order.

He asked the force to improveprofessional expertise and stay closer with the people to protect theirlegitimate interests.

Initially, PM Phuc requested themobile police force to ensure absolute safety for activities during the LunarNew Year festival, events related to the ASEAN Summit 2020 to be held inVietnam, the party congresses at all levels towards the 13th National Party Congress and other major events of the country.

He asked the Ministry of PublicSecurity to continue with schemes to build a regular, elite and modern people’spublic security force, thus meeting demand in the new situation.

The PM believed that officers andsoldiers of the people’s public security force, and the mobile police force inparticular, will accomplish their assigned tasks, thus helping to firmlysafeguard the nation.

Also the same day, PM Phucvisited and inspected combat readiness at the General Department of MilitaryIntelligence./.