BEIJING, Jan. 19 -- The first plenum of the inter-departmental joint conference on national conscription work was held in Beijing on January 18. State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe, also a member of the Central Military Commission (CMC), attended the meeting and delivered a speech.
北京1月19日电 全国征兵工作部际联席会议第一次全体会议18日在北京召开。中央军委委员、国务委员兼国防部长魏凤和出席会议并讲话。
This conference was tasked to study and review the work rules of the inter-departmental joint conference mechanism and to promote China’s reform for biannual conscription and demobilization work.
此次会议的主要任务是研究审议联席会议工作规则，推动“一年两次征兵两次退役”改革落地。
It is learned that the inter-departmental joint conference on national conscription work comprises of 14 departments, including the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), five departments under the CMC, etc., with the CMC's Department of National Defense Mobilization taking the lead. The joint conference is responsible for implementing related major decisions and deployments concerning the military conscription, and coordinating the implementation of important matters involving multiple departments.
据了解，全国征兵工作部际联席会议由中央宣传部、国家发展改革委和中央军委下属五部门等共计14个部门组成，其中中央军委国防动员部为牵头单位。联席会议主要负责贯彻关于兵役征集工作的重大决策部署，统筹全国征兵工作，协调办理涉及多个部门职责的重要事项。
The conference doesn't have a dedicated office, with the Recruitment Office under China's Ministry of National Defense undertaking its organization, liaison, coordination, and other daily work and convening meetings at proper times as needed.
联席会议不另设办公室，由国防部征兵办公室承担组织联络和协调等日常工作，并根据需要适时召开会议。
