The conference was attended by delegates from inside and outside the Army.

On October 18, 2024, the Prime Minister signed Decision No. 1219/QD-TTg approving Project 1219 to specify the implementation of Resolution No. 10/NQ-CP dated January 28, 2022 of the Government promulgating the Ethnic Work Strategy for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2045; Decision No. 1657/QD-TTg dated November 30, 2022 of the Prime Minister promulgating the Action Program to implement the Ethnic Work Strategy for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2045.

Lieutenant General Truong Thien To and delegates exchanged during the break.

Project 1219 aims to support agencies, units of the Army, Police and directly related forces to carry out information and propaganda work on national defense, security, ethnicity and ethnic policies in the provinces in the mainland border areas in order to contribute to improving the quality and effectiveness of organizing the implementation of national defense, security, ethnicity and ethnic policies, maintaining political security, social order and safety, and socio-economic development of the provinces in the mainland border areas. On May 26, 2025, the Minister of National Defense signed and issued Plan No. 2898/KH-BQP to effectively implement Project 1219 in the Ministry of National Defense.

Project 1219 is the only project ever implemented by the Government to support all levels, sectors, agencies, organizations, and forces from the central to local levels in providing information and propaganda on national defense, security, ethnicity, and ethnic policies.

The project identifies 8 key task groups and 18 main solutions, concentrated in 4 task groups and solutions corresponding to the specific identified goals, including: Supporting research, compilation, and publication of documents; organizing training courses and staff development; organizing information and propaganda activities; supporting the provision of equipment and means for information and propaganda work.

Conference scene.
Conference delegates.

Chairing the discussion, Lieutenant General Truong Thien To emphasized that Project 1219 is a major project assigned by the Government to the Ministry of National Defense to implement; it has a wide scope of impact and a long implementation period. He asked the delegates to focus on the key content; initial implementation results and difficulties and obstacles; proposals, recommendations and especially implementation solutions of agencies and units in the coming time.

Speaking at the conference, Colonel Ngo Anh Thu, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the People's Army Newspaper, affirmed that Project 1219 will provide more motivation for press agencies to propagate and disseminate more effectively national defense, security, ethnicity and ethnic policies in the provinces in the mainland border areas. As a key, multimedia press agency, in recent times, the People's Army Newspaper has effectively propagated many policies of the Party, the State and the tasks of the Army, including ethnic policies.

Colonel Ngo Anh Thu, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the People's Army Newspaper, spoke at the conference.

With 4 languages, especially Lao and Khmer, along with many platforms, diverse content, and many forms, the People's Army Newspaper has effectively conveyed policy messages to readers at home and abroad; providing people with authentic and useful information. In addition, the editorial office also has a team of informants and collaborators inside and outside the Army, across the country, who are both direct implementers and writers, so the content is vivid, accurate, fully reflecting the effectiveness as well as limitations and shortcomings to promptly spread and replicate, helping authorities adjust appropriate policies.

Colonel Ngo Anh Thu emphasized: “In the coming time, we will continue to improve the quality of news and articles in a more concise and vivid manner, in line with the tastes and new reception of the public. At the same time, we will maximize technology in content production on platforms, contributing to the effective and successful implementation of the goals and tasks of Project 1219”.

Lieutenant General Truong Thien To delivered a concluding speech at the conference.

Based on the comments at the conference, Lieutenant General Truong Thien To requested the functional agencies of the Ministry of National Defense, the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, and the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army to promptly implement the contents and tasks assigned in Plan No. 2898/KH-BQP; advise on the issuance of instructions according to functions and tasks for agencies and units of the entire army to unify implementation; organize the compilation and publication of documents, open training classes/session, and foster information and propaganda at all levels to convey information to listeners in the most vivid and attractive way. He noted that all levels, from the entire army to the grassroots level, when organizing training and fostering classes for cadres, must have a clear training plan for each year, suitable for cadres at all levels...

Lieutenant General Truong Thien To further emphasized: “Press and publishing agencies should proactively develop propaganda plans suitable for each agency and unit in each quarter and year; pay attention to researching and opening specialized pages and columns, increasing news routes and articles promoting the Project; closely coordinate in propaganda. In particular, it is necessary to diversify forms of expression, not only promoting on traditional press forms but also on the internet and social networks. Through today's conference, agencies and units will thoroughly grasp and implement synchronously, effectively, wholeheartedly, responsibly, and in depth, ensuring that Project 1219 enters real life and is truly effective.”

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