Presentation of Appointment Decisions for Positions in the National Focal Point of Vietnam for Countering the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

On 23 June 2021, Colonel General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defence, signed decisions appointing officials to positions in the National Focal Point of Vietnam for countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Accordingly, Colonel General Vo Minh Luong, Deputy Minister of National Defence, concurrently holds the position of Head of the National Focal Point of Vietnam for countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; Major General Ha Van Cu, Commander of the Chemical Corps, concurrently holds the position of Standing Deputy Head of the National Focal Point of Vietnam for countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and Head of the Standing Office of the National Focal Point of Vietnam for countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (Standing Office 81); Major General Duong Duc Thien, Director of the Military Security Protection Department, General Department of Politics, concurrently holds the position of Deputy Head of the National Focal Point of Vietnam for countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; and 10 officers concurrently hold the position of Member of the National Focal Point of Vietnam for countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, namely: (1) Major General Nguyen Van Chinh, Deputy Chief of the Office of the Ministry of National Defence; (2) Senior Colonel Nguyen Huu My, Deputy Director of the Military Medical Department, General Department of Logistics; (3) Senior Colonel Nguyen Thanh Huy, Deputy Director of the Criminal Investigation Department, Ministry of National Defence; (4) Senior Colonel Do Dinh My, Deputy Director of the Finance Department, Ministry of National Defence; (5) Major General Tran Van Nam, Deputy Commander of the Vietnam Coast Guard; (6) Major General Le Van Phuc, Deputy Commander of the Border Guard; (7) Major General Le Thanh Son, Deputy Director of the Operations Department, General Staff; (8) Senior Colonel Pham Manh Thang, Deputy Director of the Foreign Relations Department, Ministry of National Defence; (9) Senior Colonel Ha Tuan Huy, Deputy Director of the Legal Department, Ministry of National Defence; (10) Senior Colonel Le Dinh Vu, Deputy Director of the Military Science Department.

Major General Hoang Xuan Dung, Secretary of the Party Committee and Political Commissar of the Corps, presents the decision to Major General Ha Van Cu, Commander of the Corps, at the Chemical Command

On 8 July 2021, at the Chemical Command headquarters, authorised by

On 8 July 2021, at the Chemical Command headquarters, authorised by the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission and the leadership of the Ministry of National Defence, and on behalf of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Chemical Corps, Major General Hoang Xuan Dung, Secretary of the Party Committee and Political Commissar of the Corps, chaired the ceremony presenting the decision to Major General Ha Van Cu, Commander of the Chemical Corps, concurrently appointed Standing Deputy Head of the National Focal Point of Vietnam and Head of the Standing Office of the National Focal Point of Vietnam for countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (Standing Office 81).

Earlier, on 17 March 2021, General Ngo Xuan Lich, former Minister of National Defence, signed and issued Decision No. 859/QĐ-BQP regulating the organisation and operation of the National Focal Point of Vietnam and the Standing Office of the National Focal Point of Vietnam for countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Minh Hung