The 13th National Party Congress needs to be well prepared and organised in order to bring the country to a new development period, Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong has said.
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| Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong. |
The 13th National Party Congress needs to be well prepared and organised in order to bring the country to a new development period, Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong has said.
In an article published on August 31, the top leader emphasised the significance of National Party Congresses over the past nine decades, as from the birth of the Communist Party of Vietnam on February 3, 1930.
The 13th National Party Congress takes place in the context of the rapid, complex and unexpected developments of the global and regional situation, and various advantages and opportunities as well as difficulties and challenges being generated for the country.
With the motto of solidarity, democracy, discipline, innovation and development, the Congress will review the implementation of the resolution adopted at the 12th National Party Congress, 35 years of the “Doi moi” (Renewal) cause, the 30-year implementation of the 1991 Platform, and the 10-year realisation of the Platform (revised and supplemented in 2011) and the socio-economic development strategy for the 2011-2020 period.
It is also scheduled to put forth orientations and tasks for 2021-2026, along with targets and orientations to 2030 when the Party celebrates its centennial anniversary, with a national development vision towards 2045 – the year marking the 100th founding anniversary of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Draft documents to be submitted to the 13th National Party Congress have been prepared thoroughly and scientifically, with the principle of combining theory and reality, consistence and renovation, and inheritance and development, and on the basis of maximising democracy, acquiring opinions of scientists, officials, Party members, and people, consulting wholehearted and responsible proposals, and promoting brainpower of the entire Party, people and army.
The documents have featured viewpoints, guidelines and major orientations, demonstrating the strategic vision and mindset of the Party, the nation’ aspiration for development, and the political resolve of the entire Party, people and army in building and defending the Socialist Republic of Vietnam with rich people, and strong, democratic, equal, and civilised nation. Party congresses at levels the past time had in-depth discussions on all of the documents.
Looking back at the past tenure, the Party General Secretary and State President said the entire Party, people and army have carried forward solidarity, mettle and brainpower, and overcome difficulties and challenges to successfully complete major targets and tasks, and gain significant achievements. They country has continued to develop rapidly and quite comprehensively, with positive changes and many hallmarks.
According to the top leader, despite the global economic and trade downturn, and the severe crisis due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam has remained its growth rate of about 6 percent, becoming one of the fastest growing economies in region and the world.
He also spoke of social stability and people’s improved living standards, as reflected through the rate of poor households dropping from 58 percent in 1993 to 9.88 percent in 2016 and below 3 percent in 2020.
The building and rectification of the Party and political system has received due attention, and has been carried out in all fronts, from politics to ideology, morality, organisation and personnel work, creating noted hallmarks.
The fight against corruption, wastefulness and other bad deeds has also made progress through drastic measures. Multiple economic and corrupt cases, especially major and serious ones, have been detected, investigated, prosecuted and handled strictly, with no prohibited zones and no exceptions, which have been lauded and supported by officials, Party members and people.
External affairs and international integration have been stepped up extensively and intensively, contributing to consolidating the peaceful and stable environment for development, the top leader said.
Vietnam has resolutely and persistently preserved its independence, sovereignty, sovereign right, unity, territorial integrity and other strategic interests. The country’s prestige and position in the international arena has been continuously improved.
Notably, in 2020, Vietnam has basically contained and prevented the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, gradually restored production and business, and made all-out efforts to complete socio-economic development tasks for 2020 and the 2016-2020 period.
(Source: VNA)
