Closing the 12th Conference of the Party Central Committee (12th tenure)

At the Conference, the Central Committee reviewed and decided on the personnel work orientation of the 13th Central Executive Committee; the orientation for the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term; the criteria, number and allocation of delegates to the 13th National Party Congress, and gave opinions on a number of other important issues.

The Politburo has fully absorbed and explained issues on which there are still different opinions. The Central Executive Committee unanimously approved the Conference Resolution.

On behalf of the Politburo, General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong summarized the main results of the Conference and emphasized a number of issues to unify leadership and direction for implementation regarding: Personnel work orientation of the 13th Central Executive Committee; Election orientation of National Assembly deputies and People's Council deputies at all levels in the next term; allocation of delegates to the 13th National Party Congress; review of the leadership and direction of the Politburo and Secretariat in 2019;...

According to General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong, since the beginning of the year, the Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound and comprehensive impact on all aspects of socio-economic life, leaving very serious consequences for countries around the world, including Vietnam.

Thanks to the sharp and correct leadership of the Party and State, the drastic and timely direction and management of the Government and the Prime Minister, the synchronous and active participation of the entire political system; the consensus, response and strong support of our compatriots, comrades and soldiers nationwide and our compatriots abroad, we have controlled, basically controlled and prevented the spread in the community, minimized the damage and losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, brought joy, confidence and pride to the people of the whole country, and been recognized and highly appreciated by the world.

The Central Executive Committee warmly welcomes, commends and deeply thanks all compatriots, comrades and soldiers nationwide and our compatriots abroad for being united in will and action, resolutely and effectively implementing the policies of the Party and State, the direction and management of the Government, the Prime Minister, ministries, branches and localities. The fact that we have prevented and controlled the pandemic is a strong testament to the good nature of our regime, to the tradition of solidarity, patriotism, humanity and resilience of our nation and people; the more difficult and challenging the situation is, the more that nature and tradition are multiplied.

However, General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong also emphasized that we absolutely must not be subjective or complacent because the tasks ahead are still very difficult and heavy, and the situation is still complicated and unpredictable. On the one hand, we must continue to monitor and grasp the complicated developments of the pandemic to have timely response solutions, must quickly overcome the consequences of the pandemic, restore production and business, stabilize jobs and people's lives. On the other hand, we must focus on removing difficulties, finding effective solutions to concentrate on completing the goals and tasks of 2020 at the highest level.

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong asked the Central Committee members to further uphold their sense of responsibility to the Party, the people and the country, focus on leading and directing the implementation of the Resolution of the 12th National Congress, the resolutions of the Central Committee and the Resolution of this Central Conference. In particular, they should proactively and actively participate in preparing and conducting well the Party Congresses at all levels, towards the 13th National Congress of the Party./.