An Giang, Nov. 20 -- Party General Secretary and Secretary of the Central Military Commission To Lam has requested the mobilisation of all possible resources to build the Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) into an elite, streamlined and strong force advancing directly toward modernisation.

At a working session with the Ministry of National Defence's Coast Guard Region 4 Command in southern An Giang province on November 20, the Party chief said as requirements for safeguarding maritime sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction become increasingly complex, the VCG, especially the Coast Guard Region 4 Command, must firmly grasp the Party's viewpoints, principles, and directions on military and defence tasks. He underscored the need for politic...