Attending and directing the conference were comrades: Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department; Lai Xuan Mon, member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department. Co-chairing the conference were comrades Deputy Heads of the Central Propaganda Department: Phan Xuan Thuy; Tran Thanh Lam; Vu Thanh Mai. Also attending were representatives of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army; leaders of the Scientific Council of Central Party Committees; leaders of the Central Council of Literature and Art Theory and Criticism...

Comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia spoke at the conference.

Overview of the conference.

In his concluding speech at the conference, comrade Phan Xuan Thuy emphasized: In the past time, the Central Propaganda Department has synchronously deployed the tasks and solutions to protect the Fatherland as stated in the Resolution of the 8th Central Committee, term XI, focusing on Party building work closely combined with protecting the Party, firmly protecting internal political security; stepping up propaganda to implement the Resolution of the 4th Central Committee, terms XI, XII, Conclusion 21 and Directive 05, Conclusion 01 of the Politburo . These results have contributed to promoting the fight against degradation in political ideology, ethics and lifestyle, preventing and combating manifestations of "self-evolution" and "self-transformation", consolidating solidarity and unity within the Party, and consensus in society.

  Comrade Phan Xuan Thuy spoke at the Conference summarizing 10 years of implementing Resolution 8 of the Central Committee of the Central Propaganda Department.

Implementing the Resolution of the 8th Central Committee, Session XI, the Central Propaganda Department has achieved many positive results in the tasks of propaganda, political theory, press, publishing, culture, arts, science and education, foreign information, protecting the Party's ideological foundation, fighting, preventing and combating the plots and activities of "peaceful evolution" of hostile forces in the ideological and cultural fields. Thereby contributing to maintaining the Party's ideological position, creating a combined strength to firmly build and protect the socialist Fatherland of Vietnam. At the conference, delegates discussed and clarified the results, limitations, causes, and proposed key tasks and solutions in protecting the Fatherland in the following years.

Speaking at the conference, comrade Nguyen Trong Nghia acknowledged, highly appreciated and commended the results achieved by the Central Propaganda Department in implementing Resolution 8 of the 11th Central Committee.

Leaders of the Central Propaganda Department awarded certificates of merit to collectives with outstanding achievements in implementing Resolution 8 of the Central Committee, Session XI.

In the coming time, the Central Propaganda Department needs to proactively and actively advise effectively on Party building work in terms of politics, ideology and ethics. Continue to direct, guide and orient political ideology on economic development closely combined with national defense, security and solving social issues. Continue to advise and direct effective orientations for the implementation of Party resolutions in the field of culture and arts, contributing to promoting cultural values ​​and the strength of the Vietnamese people in the cause of building and protecting the Fatherland. Strengthen coordination activities, contributing to firmly building national defense and people's security. Effectively deploy propaganda, education and protection activities for the Party's ideological foundation. Propaganda work must deepen, clarify and spread values ​​in all fields, contributing to promoting the strength of the great national unity bloc...

At the Conference, the Central Propaganda Department awarded Certificates of Merit to collectives with outstanding achievements in 10 years of implementing Resolution 8 of the 11th Central Committee on the Strategy for National Defense in the new situation.

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