Conference on coordination of logistics operations to protect sovereignty of sea and islands

On the evening of May 19, in Hanoi, the Conference on Logistics Coordination to Protect Sea and Island Sovereignty between the Navy and the Coast Guard Command took place under the co-chair of Colonel Nguyen Duy Thieu, Chief of Navy Logistics, and Colonel Le Dong Thuy, Chief of Coast Guard Logistics.

The conference was held to unify the work of ensuring timely and adequate logistics for forces on duty when situations arise.

The requirements are: Strictly implement regulations on military secrets; specifically and clearly coordinate the responsibilities of the parties involved; properly implement regulations on security coordination work.

At the conference, based on the scenarios that have been developed, delegates actively discussed and agreed on the following contents: Scope of assurance; time and location of assurance; decentralization and organization of assurance coordination; system of documents in the process of implementing assurance coordination... The Navy Logistics Department and the Coast Guard Logistics Department have completed and signed the Plan for organizing coordination of logistics assurance operations to protect the sovereignty of the sea and islands. This is the basis for agencies and units under the Navy and the Coast Guard Command, based on their tasks and functions, to organize tight coordination, actively organize and practice mastering plans, and be ready to fight to firmly protect the sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland.

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