Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc shakes hands with officers of the People's Public Security Guard High Command while examining the force on January 11, 2020. (Photo: VNA)

He asked the guard force to unceasingly improve its combat capacity and firmly safeguard national security, ensure social order and safety, and create a peaceful and stable environment as well as favourable conditions for national development. He said: “The guard force is tasked to thoroughly grasp and effectively implement the Party and State’s guidelines and policies on national security safeguarding, unceasingly improve its combat capacity, and further ensure absolute safety for Party and State leaders, important agencies, foreign delegations and major events of the nation, including the upcoming lunar New Year festival, ASEAN events, and Party congresses at all levels in 2020.”