(Baonghean.vn) - That is the highlight of the propaganda work on sea and islands in Nghe An in 2014, mentioned at the seminar on propaganda work on sea and islands in 2015, which took place on May 15 in Vinh city.
Chairing the discussion, comrade Hoang Ngoc Ha - Deputy Head of the Central Steering Committee for External Information Work (TTĐN) affirmed that sovereignty over seas and islands is a topical and political topic, which needs to continue to be promoted deeply and widely.
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| Scene of the discussion |
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| With 82km of coastline, 4,200 square nautical miles, 2 large ports, 4 estuaries and 2 islands, Nghe An province identifies protecting national security and defense of the sea and islands as one of the important tasks. Comrade Bui Dinh Sam - co-chair of the conference said that every year, the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department builds a plan to guide Party committees at all levels, mass organizations, press agencies, propaganda teams... to organize propaganda on the Party and State's policies and guidelines on the sea and islands to cadres, party members and people of all walks of life. |
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| A representative of the Ministry of Information and Communications said that the propaganda work in response to "hot" events in Nghe An has followed the direction of the Party and the State and needs to continue to be promoted. |
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| Colonel Nguyen Xuan Kieu - Department of Propaganda, General Department of Politics, Ministry of National Defense affirmed that propaganda work must closely follow the target audience, there must be coordination between forces to achieve high efficiency. Annual propaganda activities in high schools in Hoang Mai, Quynh Luu, Dien Chau, Nghi Loc, Vinh City with the coordination of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, Department of Education & Training and Navy Region I Command are a typical example. |
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| Representatives of the Nghe An Border Guard Command requested the Central Propaganda Department to coordinate with relevant ministries and branches to regularly provide news and new situations to unify the direction of propaganda and mobilization of the masses and promptly disseminate policies and measures to handle complex and sensitive situations on the sea and islands. |
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| Representatives of Nghe An Provincial Police proposed that the Central Propaganda Department continue to research and advise the State Steering Committee on the East Sea and Islands to have policies to support and build marine fishing groups into maritime militia and self-defense groups to both produce well and have knowledge of security, national defense and skills to protect themselves and protect the sovereignty of the sea and islands. |
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Comrade Le Ba Hung - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department emphasized that in order for propaganda work to be effective, first of all, the propagandists themselves must have a correct and complete understanding of the Party and State's policies and guidelines. Press agencies must promptly update information and forecast the situation to proactively respond to new developments, in accordance with the Party and State's propaganda and foreign affairs policies.
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Nghe An province will coordinate with the Ministry of Information and Communications to organize the exhibition "Hoang Sa and Truong Sa of Vietnam: Legal and historical evidence" from May 26 to 29 in Vinh city.
Some pictures of sea and island propaganda work in Nghe An in recent times:
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| The exhibition “Sea and Islands and Navy Soldiers - Echoes of Victory in the First Battle” aims to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first victory of the Vietnam People's Navy and the army and people of the North (August 5, 1964 - August 5, 2014) held in Vinh city from July 7 to 12, 2014. |
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| The exhibition “Vietnam’s sovereignty over the East Sea and Hoang Sa - Truong Sa” took place from July 22 - 24, 2014 at Nghe An Provincial Library. Photo: Comrade Dinh Thi Le Thanh - Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Committee and representatives of the organizing units cut the ribbon to open the exhibition. |
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| Comrade Pham Thi Hong Toan - Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper introduced propaganda content about sea and islands on Nghe An Newspaper publications at the Workshop "Vietnam's sovereignty in the East Sea on Party newspapers" held in Da Nang - March 2015. |
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| Nghe An newspaper reporter working at Co Lin island, Truong Sa archipelago. |
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