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The 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam officially opened on the morning of January 21 at Hanoi’s National Convention Centre.
Attending the event were 1,510 delegates representing more than 4.5 million Party members, of whom 197 delegates were members of the 11 th Party Central Committee; 1,300 delegates were elected at the congresses of municipal and provincial Party Organisations and the centrally-run Party organisations; and 13 others were from the Overseas Party Organisations, who were appointed by the Party Central Committee in accordance with regulations.
Among them, 194 are women, accounting for 12.85 percent of the total; 174 are ethnic minority people, or 11.52 percent; and 99.93 percent of the delegates hold bachelor’s degrees or higher.
The oldest delegate is Huu Thinh, 74, who is Secretary of the Party delegation to and President of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations, while the youngest is Vang Thi Lun, 27, who is member of the Party Committee of Nam Nhun district of the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau and Secretary of the Nam Nhun district Youth Union.
Guest delegates included former Party General Secretaries Do Muoi, Le Kha Phieu and Nong Duc Manh; former Politburo members and former State Presidents Le Duc Anh, Tran Duc Luong and Nguyen Minh Triet; former Politburo member and former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai; former Politburo member and former National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Van An; together with the former Politburo members, former Party Central Committee Secretaries, former Vice Presidents, former Deputy Prime Ministers, former NA Vice Chairpersons, former Party Central Committee members from the second to sixth tenures, and members of the 11 th Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission.
The Congress’s opening ceremony also saw the attendance of representatives of veteran revolutionaries, Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, outstanding professionals, artists, religious dignitaries and young people.
Foreign ambassadors, charge’d affaires and country representatives of international organisations in Vietnam were also present at the ceremony.
Politburo member and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, on behalf of the Presidium, chaired the opening ceremony.
Politburo member and President Truong Tan Sang, on behalf of the Presidium, delivered the opening speech.
At the opening ceremony, a Hanoi delegation, on behalf of people nationwide, offered congratulations on the Congress.
On behalf of the Presidium and the Congress, Politburo member and PM Nguyen Tan Dung thanked the people of Hanoi and from across the country for the love, confidence and attention shown. He also expressed his wish that the Party Organisation and people of Hanoi will continue to reap greater achievements to make the city, with the thousand-year culture, prosper so well, deserving the noble titles of the “Heroic Capital City” and “the City for Peace”.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong delivered the 11th Party Central Committee’s report on the documents of the 12th National Party Congress.
Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Le Hong Anh then presented a report reviewing the leadership of the outgoing 11th Party Central Committee.
Meanwhile, Truong Thi Mai, Party Central Committee member, member of the NA Standing Committee and head of the NA Committee for Social Affairs, and member of the Congress’s Secretariat, read the list of 170 foreign political parties and organisations which had sent letters of congratulations on the 12th Congress as of January 18.
On behalf of the Presidium and the whole Congress, Politburo member and PM Nguyen Tan Dung thanked international political parties, organisations and friends for their friendship, cooperation, care, encouragement, support and assistance given to the Vietnamese Party and people.
He affirmed that the Communist Party of Vietnam will continue intensifying the friendship and cooperation with international political parties, organisations and friends, contributing to peace, national independence, democracy and social progress in the world.
In the afternoon, delegates worked in groups, discussing the document of the 12th National Party Congress.
12th National Party Congress pushes comprehensive, synchronous reform
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong made the remark while delivering a report of the 11th Party Central Committee at the opening session of the 12th National Party Congress in Hanoi on January 21 morning.
The report highlighted five core contents of the documents submitted to the Congress: firmly advancing on the path of reform; developing rapidly and sustainably and striving to soon basically turn Vietnam into a modernity-oriented industrialised country; firmly safeguarding the Fatherland, maintaining a peaceful and stable environment, improving the effectiveness of external activities, and proactively and actively integrating into the world; putting into play the strength of the national great unity and socialist democracy, and building and perfecting the law-governed socialist State; building a pure and strong Party, and improving the Party’s leadership and combat capacity.
The report also reviewed Vietnam’s achievements together with weaknesses and shortcomings in the past five years in such spheres as politics, security, defence, economics, culture, society, education and training, science and technology, diplomacy and international integration.
Regarding the attainments during the three decades of Doi Moi (Reform), the report affirmed that this is an important period during the cause of national construction and defence.
Generally speaking, Vietnam has obtained great and historic accomplishments on the path to socialism and national protection. However, there remain a number of major and complex issues along with flaws that must be dealt with to develop the nation rapidly and sustainably.
The report underlined that the abovementioned achievements prove that the Party’s reform policy is sound and creative, and the country’s path to socialism is in accordance with the domestic reality and the development trend in history, providing an important prerequisite and foundation for continued reform and vigorous growth in the years to come.
It also pointed out that the reform period requires more comprehensive and synchronous development in terms of politics, economics, culture, society, defence, security, and diplomacy. Among them, socio-economic development is the focus, Party building is the key, building culture and human resource is the spiritual foundation; and enhancing national defence and security is a vital and regular task.
To conclude, the report named six focal missions for the 12th tenure. The first is to enhance Party building and reorganisation; prevent and fight the degradation of political thought, morality and lifestyle; and train a contingent of capable and prestigious officials who can perform well their tasks.
The second mission is to organise a political system with lean, efficient and effective apparatus; and bolster the fight against corruption, wastefulness and bureaucracy.
Thirdly, it is necessary to promote the growth quality, labour productivity, and the economy’s competitiveness; and accelerate national industrialisation and modernisation with attention to rural areas and new-style rural area building.
The fourth task is to resolutely and consistently struggle to firmly safeguard the country’s independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity; and ensure peace and stability for national development.
The fifth mission is to mobilise all resources and people’s creativity; promote the people’s right to mastery and the strength of the national great unity.
The last is to put into play the human factor in all spheres of the society; and develop human resource in terms of morality, personality, lifestyle, intelligence and working capacity.
Delegates appreciate report on 12th Party Congress documents
Delegates spoke highly of a report by the 11 th Party Central Committee on documents to be submitted to the 12 th National Party Congress, which was delivered by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the opening ceremony of the congress on January 21.
They said on the sidelines of the Congress, that the report mentioned valuable lessons and experiences learned from the five-year implementation of the Resolution of the 11 th National Party Congress and 30 years of the Doi Moi (Renewal) process.
According to Phan Van Su from the southern province of Tay Ninh, the report gave a correct and objective assessment of the country’s real situation to put forth missions for the next five years. He expressed his belief that policies to be set out by the 12 th Congress will be implemented effectively.
The increase of resources for security and defence has been paid special attention, showing the Party’s viewpoint of resolutely safeguarding the nation’s territorial security and safety, especially sea and island sovereignty, he stated, adding that this thought has gained popularity and won the concurrence of all Party members.
On the eve of the important event, many delegates showed their expectation that the 12 th Congress will begin the second major reform of the Party. Nguyen Thi Thanh from the northern province of Ninh Binh said the next development period will be very important for Vietnam to take off.
As a delegate from the people’s armed forces, Cat Van Tho from the northern province of Bac Ninh highlighted the Party’s view of resolutely and persistently struggling to defeat hostile forces’ peace evolution and rioting plots; determinedly safeguarding independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity; protecting the Party, State, people and socialist regime; and maintaining political stability for economic development.
He went on to say that the people’s army and people’s police need to be gradually modernised.
Meanwhile, delegate Nguyen Viet Tuan from the northern province of Bac Giang commented that the report represents the brainpower of the entire Party, people and army. It mentions all achievements and shortcomings of the national renewal process, as well as sets out objectives for the next five years and beyond.
As President of the People’s Council of Yen Dung district, Tuan paid attention to the Party’s policies to boost agricultural and rural development, and improve the material and spiritual lives of the people.
Bui Van Hai, also from Bac Giang, said that the report is significant for Vietnam to enter its next development phase - the period of more comprehensive and profound renovation when the country integrates deeper into the world economy.
Vietnamese people share confidence in Party
Cadres, Party members, soldiers and people from all social strata nationwide have placed their full faith in the success of the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), which is expected to open up a new development period for the country.
Since its establishment, the CPV has held 11 National Congresses and each marks a milestone in making the country stronger and the people’s lives better, said Hoang Dinh Tien, a retired cadre from Pleiku city in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai .
According to him, there’s a need to give priority to building a strong party in order to make a comprehensive and efficient leadership.
Patriarch Dinh Mark, a Party member from Gia Lai’s Krok Kret village, said that the Party and Government have paid much attention to reducing poverty among ethnic minorities. He said he hopes for continued investment in developing infrastructure in rural areas, especially those inhabited by ethnics.
A Bang, a Xe Dang ethnic in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum , expressed his hope that the 12 th Congress will continue to elect people with competence and morality to lead the country towards industrialisation and modernisation.
Meanwhile, farmer Tran Van Sau from the southern province of Long An said he wishes that the Congress will issue policies to boost agriculture and improve farmers’ living conditions.
The 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam officially opened at Hanoi ’s National Convention Centre in the morning of January 21.
The Congress is themed “Promoting the building of a pure and strong Party, while putting into play the strength of the entire nation and socialist democracy, stepping up reform comprehensively and synchronously, firmly safeguarding the Fatherland and maintaining a peaceful and stable environment, and striving to turn Vietnam into a modernity-oriented industrialised country”.
A total of 1,510 delegates representing more than 4.5 million Party members attend the event which lasts till January 28.-
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