Hanoi (VNA) – President Tran Dai Quang has requested the
Ministries of National Defence and Public Security not to let any mistake
happen during the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week scheduled to take place in the
central city of Da Nang from November 6-11.
At a working session with officials of the two ministries and relevant
offices in Hanoi on October 18, President Quang stressed that the APEC Economic
Leaders’ Week is the most important event of the APEC Year 2017 with the
participation of heads of state and over 10,000 delegates from 21 APEC
economies as well as representatives from both domestic and foreign enterprises
and press agencies.
He noted that the regional and global political-security situations
have seen complicated and unpredictable developments with a series of armed,
racial and religious conflicts, terrorism activities and territorial disputes,
while Southeast Asia have also witnessed new instabilities, especially those
related to terrorism and sovereignty disputes.
Together with “peaceful evolution” strategies and sabotage plots by
hostile forces and criminal activities, these are latent threats to security
and order of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, he said.
The State leader asked the Ministries of National Defence and Public
Security, the security-health subcommittee and localities involved to review
and complete their plans to safeguard the meeting and backup schemes to deal
with arising problems.
It is necessary for relevant forces, agencies and localities to
coordinate closely and assign specific tasks for each unit in order to avoid being
on the defensive in all circumstances, he stressed.
President Quang requested concerned forces to ensure absolute security
for heads of state, heads of delegations, ministers and delegates attending the
event, with the priority given to preventing terrorism, fire and explosion, and
ensuring traffic safety, food safety and hygiene.
Deputy Minister of Public Security Bui Van Nam said since the end of
2016, the ministry has coordinated with other relevant agencies in ensuring
security and safety for six senior officials’ meetings, six ministerial
meetings and hundreds of meetings held in eight provinces and cities across the
nation.
Established in 1989, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum
comprises Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong (China),
Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua
New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand,
the US and Vietnam.-VNA