General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong addresses the ceremony in Hanoi on February 3 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – There havebeen no political organisations in Vietnam except the Communist Party ofVietnam (CPV) that has adequate mettle, wisdom, experience, prestige andcapability to lead the country to overcome all difficulties and challenges, anddrive the national revolutionary cause from victory to other victory.
General Secretary of the CPV CentralCommittee and President Nguyen Phu Trong made the statement at a ceremonymarking the CPV’s 90th founding anniversary in Hanoi on February 3.
The ceremony also saw the attendance ofPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi KimNgan, and many other incumbent and former leaders of the Party, State andVietnam Fatherland Front, and veteran revolutionaries.
The top leader looked back on theprocess of establishment, training, devotion and development of the CPV and highlightedthe historical significance of its foundation on February 3, 1930.
“The Vietnamese revolution’s diverse andvivid reality over the past 90 years has demonstrated that the Party’s soundand clear-sighted leadership is a leading decisive factor to ensure allrevolutionary victories and make many exploits in Vietnam,” he said.
Mentioning the achievements Vietnam has gainedduring nearly 35 years of reform, the leader said Vietnam has emerged as adeveloping country with middle-income, while its politics and society have beenstabilized, national defence-security, independence and sovereignty have beenfirmly maintained, and position and prestige on the international arena havebeen enhanced.
The country has to date joined most of internationalorganisations and become an active and responsible member of the internationalcommunity, he stressed, noting that Vietnam was recently elected for the secondtime as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in alandslide vote.
“With the obtained great achievements,we have the foundation to affirm that our country now has the best-ever fortune,potential, position and prestige,” the leader stressed.
He emphasised the need to carry forwardbeautiful traditions, maintain and spur the Party’s revolutionary nature andits pioneer role during the Party building and rectification work.
It is a must to build a pure and strongParty in terms of politics, ideology, morality, apparatus and personnel, revampleadership methods, strengthen the close-knit relations between the Party andpeople, prevent and push back degradation, and enhance the Party leadership andcombat capacity, considering this a vital task of the Party and regime, hesaid.
The leader also pointed out major tasksin 2020 – the final year of the 12th National Party Congress, suchas completing all socio-economic development targets, reinforcing macro-economicstability, accelerating the implementation of strategic breakthroughs,restructuring the national economy in tandem with reforming the growth model,ensuring social security and welfare and improving people’s living standards.
He also called for greater efforts to firmlymaintain national independence and sovereignty, keep a peaceful and stableenvironment to serve national development and promote external relations.
Due attention must be paid to thesuccessful organisation of Party congresses at all levels, towards the 13th National Party Congress, as well as the implementation of resolutions on the Partybuilding adopted at the fourth plenums of the 11th and 12th Party Central Committees, and the Politburo’s Directive No. 05 on promoting thestudying and following of President Ho Chi Minh’s thought, morality andlifestyle, thus creating stronger changes in the Party building andrectification work, the leader stressed.
On behalf of Party members nationwide,87-year-old Ha Ky who has 70-year Party membership expressed his pride and deepsentiments to the glorious Party and beloved President Ho Chi Minh.
Meanwhile, Nguyen Thuy Linh, a studentof the University of Languages and International Studies under the VietnamNational University-Hanoi, affirmed the resolve of the Vietnamese youth touphold the tradition of older generations, study and work harder to contributeto the nation’s development.
Earlier, a delegation of the PartyCentral Committee, the President, the National Assembly, the Government and theVietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee paid tribute to President Ho ChiMinh at his mausoleum, and laid flowers at the Monument to Heroes and WarMartyrs in Hanoi./.
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