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Oct 01, 2019 / 20:20

Defensive military drills in Hanoi end

Hanoi`s military drills improve the municipal authority`s leadership and management capacities, as well as advisory role of departments, branches and the armed forces garrisoned in the city.

Hanoi's military drills in 2019 have successfully finished on September 30, local media reported.

The drills demonstrated Hanoi authority's attention in building a defensive area and contributing to a strong national defense.
 
A scene of Hanoi's military exercises. Photo: Viet Thanh
A scene of Hanoi's military drills. Photo: Viet Thanh
Besides, the exercises improves the municipal authority's leadership and management capacities, as well as the advisory role of departments, branches and the armed forces garrisoned in the city.

Speaking at the closing ceremony, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai acknowledged and praised the sense of responsibility of the local departments, branches and people for overcoming difficulties and contributing to the success of Hanoi's military drills in 2019.

Hai thanked the Ministry of Defense for supporting Hanoi in the process of preparing, training and conducting the exercises to achieve good results.

The Steering Committee of the drills in 2019 and the participants also gained more experience in leadership, plan making, mechanism operating and drill conducting in peacetime, Hai said.

He added that this is the basis for building and strengthening the defensive capacity of the Hanoi.

In addition to the achieved results, Hai stressed that in the process of preparing and conducting the drills, shortcomings have emerged and need to be addressed. 

Thus, the secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee requested the city's departments and agencies to supplement and complete the operational plan to make it more practical and suitable to the capacities of Hanoi’s bodies and localities.