Also attending the conference was Major General Do Thanh Phong, Deputy Director of the Propaganda Department.

Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Duc, Director of the Propaganda Department, delivered the opening speech at the conference.

Attending this conference, 156 comrades who are the commanders of propaganda departments, branches and agencies and reporters of agencies and units under the Central Military Commission - Ministry of National Defense; Commanders of the Propaganda Department of full-strength divisions, Military Commands, Border Guard Commands of provinces and centrally-run cities, Navy Regions, and Coast Guard Regions will be introduced to 3 topics including: Current situation in the East Sea, results of protecting sovereignty over seas and islands in the first 6 months of 2023 and directions and tasks in the coming time; some main results after 5 years of operation of the "Fund for Vietnam's seas and islands" and directions and tasks in the coming time; the issue of removing the European Union's yellow card on Vietnamese seafood; main results of the Coast Guard Program accompanying fishermen to go offshore and stick to the sea.

Conference delegates.

These are very important contents, of practical significance, helping the reporting team at all levels in the Army to have complete and systematic information on issues directly related to the results of the implementation of Resolution No. 36-NQ-TW, Session XII dated October 22, 2018 on "Strategy for sustainable development of Vietnam's marine economy to 2030, vision to 2045"; the task of protecting sovereignty over seas and islands and enforcing laws at sea; the results of the implementation of the "Fund for Vietnam's seas and islands" to widely propagate among soldiers, militia and people in the coming time.

Delegates of the Navy's Political Department briefly introduced the results of protecting sea and island sovereignty in the first 6 months of 2023.

Speaking at the conference, Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Duc, Director of the Propaganda Department, General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, emphasized: The task of protecting the sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland always poses many new requirements; the contents propagated and disseminated at this conference are important and practical contents. Therefore, Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Duc requested the comrades who attended this conference to thoroughly grasp and seriously absorb, thereby acting as the core with the Party Committees and commanders of their agencies and units to well implement the resolutions, guidelines, policies of the Party and State on the sea and islands; at the same time, closely coordinate with forces and localities to promote propaganda work on the task of protecting the sovereignty of the sea and islands; actively develop many contents and measures to organize and mobilize people, all organizations and individuals to participate in contributing and building the "Fund for Vietnam's sea and islands" and successfully complete the goals of socio-economic development. Each reporter needs to be proactive and actively study and grasp the content, creating a basis for widespread and effective propaganda among cadres, soldiers and people about the policies and resolutions of the Party and State on protecting the sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland in the new situation...

Previously, on the afternoon of August 21, conference delegates visited the actual training, combat readiness and regular construction activities at Brigade 170, Region 1, Navy.

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