At the Hanoi Bridge, Mr. Pham Anh Tuan, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, and Major General Phung Quoc Tuan, Deputy Political Commissar of the Border Gard, co-chaired the conference.

At the bridge point of Lao Cai province, there were representatives from the Department of Information and Communications, the Provincial Border Gard Command and related departments attend.

At the bridge point in Lao Cai province.

In the past 10 years, there are 7 content and coordination tasks implemented such as organizing on-site and mobile forms of information, news reading, and visual promotion; applying information technology, strengthening external information work at the border gate area; coordinating in publishing books, building bookcases and producing information products for distribution to officials and people of border communes and wards; building specialized pages and columns on borders and territories on press publications…

The functional agencies of the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Border Gard Command in localities have effectively coordinated to implement the set goals and programs. External information work has been properly recognized by all levels and branches and helps agencies and units of the two sides to well perform their functions and chores…

In the process of coordination, shapes of information and propaganda have been diversified; external information equipment in border areas is invested synchronously and effectively exploited; bookcases and information products for communes, wards, border towns, islands, and border guard posts are built in a variety of ways; There are many forms, good and creative ways in information and propaganda piece...

Overview at the bridge points.

Utterance concluding the conference, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Pham Anh Tuan emphasized: After 10 years of implementing the coordination regulation, many good results have been achieved. In the coming time, he suggested that the two units and localities continue to focus on implementing the key tasks of the coordination program for the period 2021-2030.

Need to innovate the way of doing; must develop a specific plan every year, with a preliminary review quarterly, every 3 months; replicate good practices; promptly resolve problems that arise. It is suggested that the Department of Information and Communications of bordering provinces pay more attention to external information activities and successfully implement programs. Attention should be paid to the issue of training and fostering human resources to participate in external information activities; pay attention to investing in funds, equipment, and modern means for information, propaganda, and external information work…

Uttering at the conference, Major General Phung Quoc Tuan, Deputy Political Commissar of the Border Gard, suggested that the relevant agencies and units continue to thoroughly understand and strictly implement the signed content of the two sides; proactively promulgate planned tasks in each phase, close to the unit's tasks. Organize the effective implementation of the Prime Minister's Decision No. 1191/QD-TTg in order to renew and improve the capacity of external propaganda and information, contributing to the enhancement of the propaganda capacity; thoroughly make cadres and soldiers fully aware of the role of propaganda and external information, identifying this as an important task, which needs to be focused on deploying to bring about positive results.

The undertaking process should be integrated with local programs to improve efficiency; stick to the actual situation, customs, habits, and culture of the locality to be appropriate in the propaganda work; promote all resources, invest in facilities for propaganda work...

 At the conference, the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Border Gard Command signed a regulation on coordination for the period 2021-2030.

Compliment of outstanding individuals in the cooperation between the two sides. (Photo: Duy Van).

Within the framework of the conference, the organizers awarded certificates of merit from the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Information and Communications, and the Border Gard Command to collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in information and propaganda work xternal information, contributing to the management and protection of territorial sovereignty, maintaining social order and safety in border areas./.