Put your trust and expectations in the young generation - the future owners of the country

On the evening of March 25, in Hanoi, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union held a ceremony to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the founding of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931 - March 26, 2016) and presented the 2016 Ly Tu Trong Award.

Attending the ceremony were General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong; former General Secretary Nong Duc Manh; former Presidents Le Duc Anh, Tran Duc Luong, Nguyen Minh Triet; Politburo members: Standing member of the Secretariat Dinh The Huynh, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Nguyen Thien Nhan, Head of the Central Propaganda Department Vo Van Thuong, Head of the Central Mass Mobilization Department Truong Thi Mai, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai.

At the ceremony, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong presented congratulatory flowers and souvenirs to union members, youths nationwide, and leaders of the Central Youth Union of all periods on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the founding of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong presented congratulatory flowers and gifts to union members and youth across the country, and leaders of the Central Youth Union of all periods on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the founding of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

Congratulating the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union on the 85th anniversary of its founding and praising the efforts and great contributions of generations of cadres, union members and youths nationwide; the achievements of exemplary union cadres and union members who were awarded the Ly Tu Trong Award in 2016, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, Comrade Dinh The Huynh, Standing member of the Secretariat, acknowledged that after 85 years of building, developing and growing, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union has affirmed its revolutionary mettle, loyalty to the Party and the nation, is a revolutionary shock force, a core political organization of Vietnamese youth, a reliable reserve force of the Party, and a socialist school for Vietnamese youth.

Proudly promoting the glorious tradition of the past 85 years, to contribute to the successful implementation of the Resolution of the 12th National Party Congress, Comrade Dinh The Huynh said that the Youth Union needs to strengthen political and ideological education, traditional education, foster revolutionary ideals, practice ethics and cultural lifestyle for youth and teenagers; regularly innovate content and methods, improve the effectiveness of education work; better perform the function of a socialist school for youth; encourage and motivate youth to nurture dreams and ambitions, establish careers, be proactive and master modern science and technology; widely organize youth volunteer movements and creative youth in building and defending the Fatherland.

The Union needs to organize for young people to participate in implementing programs, projects, and youth work, especially in remote, border, and island areas of the Fatherland; creating specific works and products that bear the mark of talent, intelligence, strength, and creative labor of young people.

Standing member of the Secretariat Dinh The Huynh and First Secretary of the Central Youth Union presented the 2016 Ly Tu Trong Award to 85 outstanding union officials and members.

Following the leadership and direction of Party committees and authorities at all levels, the Youth Union needs to closely coordinate with sectors, the Vietnam Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations, mobilize the participation of the whole society to take better and more practical care of the material and spiritual life of union members, youth, teenagers and children; accompany the young generation in studying, career, work, entertainment, thereby creating conditions and an environment for youth and teenagers to have the opportunity to develop comprehensively, to be trained, strive and mature, to contribute to the country, to the people and to establish themselves and their careers.

He also requested that all levels of the Youth Union constantly innovate the content and methods of operation, improve the quality of organization and efficiency of operations; pay attention to nurturing the contingent of Youth Union cadres, training young leaders and outstanding union members to introduce to the Party; introduce young cadres with good moral qualities and working capacity, with prospects to supplement the contingent of cadres of the political system; at the same time, the Youth Union needs to enhance knowledge and international integration capacity for Youth Union cadres, union members and young people; mobilize and unite a large number of youth from all walks of life to participate in activities and movements, contributing to promoting the cause of industrialization and modernization, international integration, building and defending the Fatherland.

Comrade Dinh The Huynh requested Party committees, authorities, the Vietnam Fatherland Front and people's organizations at all levels to thoroughly grasp, raise awareness and responsibility for caring for, nurturing, educating and promoting the role and potential of the young generation; listen to what the youth say, encourage and guide the youth to do, support and accompany innovations and creativity to promote the role and ability of the youth to contribute.

Affirming that our Party, State and people always place their trust and expectations on the young generation - the future owners of the country, comrade Dinh The Huynh believes that today's young generation with the spirit of vanguard, volunteerism and creativity will continue to inherit and promote the nation's fine traditions, absorb the cultural quintessence and scientific and technological achievements of mankind, through studying, working and training, increasingly perfect themselves, truly a new generation with pure souls, intelligence, understanding, living with ambitions and ideals, having a stable career, firmly believing in the future, a happy future, making worthy contributions to the Fatherland and the people.

At the ceremony, 85 district-level Youth Union Secretaries, grassroots-level Youth Union Secretaries and outstanding Youth Union members with outstanding achievements in studying, working, working, Youth Union work and youth movements were honored to receive the 2016 Ly Tu Trong Award.

According to the Communist Party of Vietnam