Developing response scenarios for non-traditional security threats

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc highly praised and commended the Ministry of Public Security's standing committee for proactively advising, organizing, guiding, urging, and setting an example in carrying out challenging and unprecedented tasks. He also acknowledged the efforts of other ministries, sectors, and localities in implementing Resolution No. 147 over the past year.

As recently reported by CAND Newspaper, on the morning of October 28 in Hanoi, the Ministry of Public Security held a conference to review one year of implementing Government Resolution No. 147/NQ-CP dated May 22, 2025, to realize the National Comprehensive Strategy for the Prevention and Response to Non-Traditional Security Threats through 2030, with a vision to 2045 (the Strategy).

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc and delegates at the conference.
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc and delegates at the conference.

Politburo Member and Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc attended and delivered directive remarks at the conference, which was chaired by Politburo Member, Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Public Security CPV Organization and Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang.

The conference drew the participation of leaders of ministries and ministerial-level agencies; representatives from Vietnam Television, the Voice of Vietnam, the Vietnam News Agency, the Nhan Dan Newspaper, the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.

Party Central Committee Member and Deputy Minister Senior Lieutenant General Le Van Tuyen along with members of the Steering Committee, the Minister’s advisory team, heads of affiliated units, academies, and public security hospitals were delegates from the Ministry of Public Security to the meeting.

Minister Luong Tam Quang chairs the conference.
Minister Luong Tam Quang chairs the conference.

Comprehensive strategy gradually taking root in the reality

With a spirit of frankness, constructiveness and high responsibility, delegates at the conference thoroughly discused relevant issues, pointing out that, after one year of implementation, the Comprehensive Strategy has gradually been taking root in practicethe reality, yielding significant initial results. This affirms the correctness and timeliness of the Party and State’s strategic thinking in proactively issuing a pioneering, national-level comprehensive strategy on non-traditional security.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc commends and highly appreciates the role of the Ministry of Public Security as the standing body for the implementation of Resolution 147.
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc commends and highly appreciates the role of the Ministry of Public Security as the standing body for the implementation of Resolution 147.

The entire political system and society has generally become more awareness of the importance of preventing and responding to non-traditional security threats. Ministries, sectors and localities have proactively translated the Resolution into practical plans and action programs. The inter-sectoral coordination mechanism has begun to prove effective in several key and urgent areas, contributing to maintaining political stability, social order, and safety, and creating a favorable environment for the country’s socio-economic development.

Minister Luong Tam Quang speaks at the conference.
Minister Luong Tam Quang speaks at the conference.

At the same time, the conference candidly identified existing shortcomings and limitations that need to be addressed promptly, especially regarding institutional frameworks and coordination mechanisms, to ensure the Strategy moves beyond planning and becomes a real operational capability. Delegates proposed solutions after one year of implementing Resolution 147, aiming to bring the non-traditional security strategy into practical effect, thereby strengthening sustainable security and laying the foundation for achieving the Party’s centennial strategic goals.

Deputy Minister Le Van Tuyen delivers the closing remarks at the conference.
Deputy Minister Le Van Tuyen delivers the closing remarks at the conference.

The Ministry of Public Security sets example in tackling difficult unprecedented tasks

In his directive speech, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc praised and highly appreciated the standing role of the Ministry of Public Security for proactively advising, organizing, guiding, urging, and setting an example in carrying out difficult unprecedented tasks. He also highlighted the efforts of ministries, sectors, and localities in implementing Resolution No. 147.

Following this conference, agencies should reach total consensus: preventing and responding to non-traditional security threats is a shared responsibility of the entire political system and society, so as to build a unified national capability.

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In this context, the Ministry of Public Security serves as the standing agency assisting the Government in identifying difficulties and obstacles, monitoring and supporting the resolution implementation of ministries, sectors and localities, summarizing data and making reports, and advising the Government on approaches to realize the resolution more effectively. Meanwhile, other ministries, sectors and localities are responsible for organizing implementation within their assigned functions and areas of management.

Emphasizing key tasks for the coming period, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc requested the Ministry of Public Security to take the leading role and coordinate with relevant ministries, agencies, sectors and localities to comprehensively review the implementation and advise the Government to optimize inter-sectoral coordination mechanisms so as to better direct prevention and response operations to non-traditional security threats.

Director of the Public Security Department of Science, Strategy and Public Security History Lieutenant General Vu Thanh Chuong moderates the discussion session.
Director of the Public Security Department of Science, Strategy and Public Security History Lieutenant General Vu Thanh Chuong moderates the discussion session.

The Permanent Deputy Prime Minister also required that the comprehensive response scenario should cover from planning to actual operation, and that ministries, sectors and localities should urgently complete their response scenario if it lacks any phases. “Response scenarios must answer very specific questions of what the activation signs are, who decides, who commands, which forces participate in, how sectors and localities coordinate, where the resources are from, how information is shared, and how situations are handled as they escalate?” Permanant Deputy Minister Pham Gia Tuc emphasized.

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Delegates affirm that, after one year of implementation, the Comprehensive Strategy has gradually been taking root in the reality, yielding significant initial results.
Delegates affirm that, after one year of implementation, the Comprehensive Strategy has gradually been taking root in the reality, yielding significant initial results.

Permanant Deputy Minister Pham Gia Tuc also called for a review of legal frameworks to address gaps and overlaps; a comprehensive review of all tasks in the implementation plan to ensure substance and feasibility; and a focused allocation of resources, avoiding dispersion. At the same time, he urged the promotion of research, application of science and technology, and innovation in preventing and responding to non-traditional security threats, as well as enhancing the responsibility of leaders and the quality of personnel.

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Delegates candidly identified existing shortcomings and limitations, especially regarding institutional frameworks and coordination mechanisms, that need to be addressed promptly.
Delegates candidly identified existing shortcomings and limitations, especially regarding institutional frameworks and coordination mechanisms, that need to be addressed promptly.

In his closing remarks, Deputy Minister Le Van Tuyen expressed sincere thanks and affirmed that the Ministry of Public Security would seriously and fully absorb the directives of Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc to advise and organize the effective implementation of Government Resolution 147 in the coming period.

Continuing to thoroughly grasp and strictly implement the directives of Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc in the implementation of Resolution 147, on behalf of the Ministry of Public Security as the standing agency for the Resolution, Deputy Minister Le Van Tuyen requested central ministries and sectors to continue close coordination with the Ministry of Public Security in carrying out tasks assigned under Plan No. 437 dated July 21, 2025, for the implementation of Resolution 147.

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Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc, Minister Luong Tam Quang, and delegates in a group photo.
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc, Minister Luong Tam Quang, and delegates in a group photo.

Public security units and localities are to focus on reviewing their assigned tasks under Plan 449 of the Minister of Public Security regarding the implementation of Resolution 147 within the People’s Public Security Forces.

The Public Security Department of Science, Strategy, and Public Security History serves as the standing body assisting the Ministry of Public Security in overseeing and guiding public security units and agencies nationwide to effectively implement the tasks of implementing the resolution as planned.

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