Senior Lieutenant General Tran Quoc To, Member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Minister of Public Security, attended and delivered the opening remarks at the event. Guest speakers at the event are Mr. Le Quoc Minh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of the Nhan Dan Newspaper, and Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association; Lieutenant General Nguyen Khac Khanh, a member of the Minister of Public Security’s think-tank; and Lieutenant General To An Xo, Chief of the MPS Office and Spokesperson of the MPS.
On May 10, 2019, the Minister of Public Security issued Dispatch No. 11 stipulating public announcements and press releases of all agencies and units in the Public Security Forces, with the aim of underlining the role of the MPS Spokesperson, leaders of public security agencies and units, as well as promoting the openness and transparency of operations of the Public Security Forces.
Speaking at the conference, Deputy Minister Tran Quoc To affirmed that the press and media’s timely, accurate coverage of the forces’ task performance will contribute to building clean, strong People's Public Security Forces and encouraging the forces to complete their tasks assigned by the Party, State and people.
Meanwhile, official, accurate and timely information publicly released by public security agencies and units help press agencies and citizens learn more about the duties and achievements of the Public Security Forces as well as the Party and the State’s guidelines on national security protection. The press and media also contribute to promoting work achievements and victories of the People's Public Security Forces at home and overseas.
At the event, as Spokesman of the MPS, Lieutenant General To An Xo shared his experience in public announcements, saying that information about political security, social order and safety draw great public attention, so public security agencies and local police units should have good plans for public relations and release information to press agencies and the public according to the laws.