Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam

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Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam is the ministry of the interior of Vietnam. It was established with the help of former Soviet Union and China, and in addition to the regular police officer corps, it also administer the Public Security Army, which is the paramilitary force with primary mission for internal security, and the secondary military mission for helping regular army to defend the nation from foreign aggression. The Public Security Army troops played a significant role in the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War.