The 9th plenary meeting of the 12th Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee wrapped up in Hanoi on December 26 after two days of sitting. 

General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong chaired and delivered opening and closing speeches at the meeting. 

After discussing the Politburo’s reports, the CPV Central Committee issued an announcement.

According to the announcement, the CPV Central Committee cast votes of confidence on 21 members of the Politburo and Secretariat of the 12th tenure.

The CPV Central Committee gave feedback on the nomination of 205 people planned for the CPV Central Committee for the 2021-2026 tenure. 

The CPV Central Committee reached high consensus on the Politburo’s report on suggesting disciplinary measures against Tat Thanh Cang, member of the CPV Central Committee and Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee. 

Accordingly, the CPV Central Committee decided to relieve Cang from his posts as member of the 12th CPV Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee for the 2015-2020 tenure, and member of the Standing Board of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee for the 2015-2020 tenure. 

According to the working regulations of the 12th CPV Central Committee, Politburo and Secretariat, members of the CPV Central Committee offered opinions on a report reviewing the leadership and directions of the Politburo and Secretariat during 2018. 

The Politburo was asked to acquire such feedback to further improve the efficiency of its leadership and directions. 

The Politburo’s report on its important activities from the 8th meeting to the 9th meeting was also tabled for discussion. 

The CPV Central Committee called on the entire Party, people and army to strengthen unity, uphold achievements in 2018, and overcome difficulties to firmly safeguard national independence and security, territorial sovereignty, and successfully accomplish tasks set for 2019 and those set by the 12th National Party Congress.

Party Central Committee's 9th plenary session closes

Party Central Committee General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong at the event

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong on December 26 urged the members of the CPV Central Committee, soldiers and people nationwide to build on the past achievements, and create a new driving force so as to successfully accomplish tasks for 2019 and those set by the 12th National Party Congress. 

He made the call in his speech at the closing of the two-day session in Hanoi, saying that the year 2019 plays an important role in successfully realising the resolution adopted by the 12th National Party Congress, the 2016-2020 socio-economic development plan, and preparing for the 13th National Party Congress.

The Party chief affirmed the top importance of personnel work, saying that it must be conducted cautiously, regularly and effectively to build a contingent of qualified and prestigious personnel. 

After thoroughly considering reports and documents relating to personnel planning, participants cast secret votes on candidates planned for the CPV Central Committee for the 2021-2026 tenure. Based on the result, agencies concerned will review it before submitting to the Politburo for consideration. 

The committee also gave nod to the Politburo’s report on casting confidence votes on Politburo and Secretariat members. 

Party leader Trong said each Politburo and Secretariat member should consider it a good chance to review themselves, tap strengths and fix shortcomings to accomplish assigned tasks, deserving trust and hope of the CPVCC, the entire Party and people. 

Participants agreed with a report reviewing the Politburo and Secretariat’s leadership and directions in 2018, affirming that the Politburo and Secretariat are united collectives that stay consistent with Party goals and ideology, Marxism and Leninism, and Ho Chi Minh ideology. The two are also resolute to safeguard the Party, regime, national independence and sovereignty, they added.

They lauded the Politburo and Secretariat for conducting criticism and self-criticism and straightforwardly admitting existing shortcomings. 

The committee asked the Politburo and Secretariat to acquire its feedback, thereby taking drastic and concerted measures to fulfill tasks for the coming years, especially the nine key tasks for 2019. 

It also decided to impose a disciplinary measure against Tat Thanh Cang by relieving him from the post of member of the 12th CPV Central Committee, permanent Vice Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, member of the Standing Board of the municipal Party Committee for the 2015-2020 tenure for his very serious shortcomings and wrongdoings. 

Within nearly three years since the start of the CPV’s 12th tenure, a record number of over 60 officials under the management of the CPV Central Committee have been disciplined, including five of its incumbent members and three of them have been expelled from the body. 

On the occasion, the Party chief urged all the Party officials and members to avoid making the mistakes that cause loss to the Party, country and people, saying that every of them must bear in mind that the interests of the country, people and Party must be placed above all. 

He also called for preventing and determinedly fighting wrongful allegations by hostile forces that incite and sow internal division.

VNA