National scientific conference to celebrate 110 years since Uncle Ho left to find a way to save the country

On the morning of May 26, in Hanoi, the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics chaired and coordinated with the Central Propaganda Department, Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and Cao Bang Provincial Party Committee to organize a national scientific conference on the topic "Ho Chi Minh and the journey to realize the aspiration for national independence and socialism". The conference was held on the occasion of110th anniversaryThe day Uncle Ho left to find a way to save the country (June 5, 1911 - June 5, 2021) and 80 years since he returned to the country to directly lead the Vietnamese revolution (January 28, 1941 - January 28, 2021).

The workshop was organized online, connecting the central point of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics with points in Ho Chi Minh City and Cao Bang province.

Member of the Politburo, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Xuan Thang; Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen; Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission Nguyen Trong Nghia; Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Cao Bang Provincial Party Committee Lai Xuan Mon co-chaired the Workshop.

Speaking at the opening of the workshop, after reviewing President Ho Chi Minh's journey to find a way to save the country, and then returning to lead the entire Party and people to successfully carry out the revolution to gain independence and freedom for the nation, Professor Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang stated that his journey opened up the most brilliant milestones in the history of the struggle for national liberation of Vietnam.

Professor Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang emphasized that in the nearly 30 years from the time of his departure until his return to the Fatherland, Nguyen Tat Thanh, who later became leader Nguyen Ai Quoc - the beloved President Ho Chi Minh, had completed the noble historical mission of bringing to the Vietnamese people the flag and aspiration for national independence associated with socialism. From patriotism, he found the scientific and revolutionary light of Marxism-Leninism; he became an international communist soldier, an active activist, enthusiastically spreading Marxism-Leninism into the Vietnamese revolutionary movement. He founded the Communist Party of Vietnam, led our entire nation to rise up and gain glorious victory in the historic August Revolution of 1945, established the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, the first people's democratic state in Southeast Asia, bringing our nation into a new era: national independence and socialism.

To continue promoting the study and following of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang suggested that the delegates attending the conference continue to analyze and clarify his journey and great aspiration for national independence, and to gain a deeper understanding of the immortal values ​​in the great legacy he left for our nation, our people and all progressive humanity. Thereby, to promote research and gain a deeper understanding of the stature and extremely great and precious value of Ho Chi Minh's legacy, especially the aspiration for national independence and socialism, to successfully carry out the renovation process and ensure the country's rapid and sustainable development, following the socialist orientation.

Speaking at the conference as a representative of Ho Chi Minh City, the place "where Uncle Ho's footsteps were imprinted before he boarded the ship to leave the Fatherland; where he marked the maturity of his awareness and action to decisively decide to go to Western countries to find a way to save the nation", Ho Chi Minh City Party Secretary Nguyen Van Nen said that the topic of the conference will clarify more clearly and deeply the context, patriotism, and determination to realize Uncle Ho's aspirations.

The Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee stated that the Party Committee, government and people of Ho Chi Minh City are honored, proud and deeply responsible for those meanings, therefore, 40 years after being named after President Ho Chi Minh, the city has made strong progress on the path of construction and development. With the appreciation and gratitude for Uncle Ho's great contributions to the Fatherland and the nation, the Resolution of the 11th Ho Chi Minh City Party Congress affirmed to promote the strength of great national unity, build the city into a Ho Chi Minh cultural space, where the thoughts, morality, style and career of President Ho Chi Minh are always present, becoming the property and cultural values ​​of the people, cadres and party members of the city. That is not only a source of pride but also a sacred duty of the Party Committee, government and people of the city in studying and following Uncle Ho's example.

The Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee also believes that each conference will have new, deeper and more valuable discoveries. Those discoveries and values ​​are not only to honor Uncle Ho's contributions to the Fatherland and the nation, but more than that, to learn from, to follow, to realize the aspiration to build a strong and prosperous Fatherland as affirmed in the Resolution of the 13th National Congress.

Speaking at the Workshop, Party Central Committee Secretary, Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia stated that the 60 papers sent to the Workshop Organizing Committee were a meticulous and serious research work, reflecting quite fully and deeply the historical significance of the event; affirming the steadfastness in moving towards the path of Vietnam's revolution, national independence and socialism chosen by President Ho Chi Minh and our people; suggesting more scientific arguments for us to continue to learn and research about the rich revolutionary life of President Ho Chi Minh and his thoughts on the achievements, difficulties and challenges in the process of realizing the goal of a rich people, a strong country, democracy, fairness and civilization.

At the conference, the presentations focused on analyzing the aspirations for national independence and socialism in Ho Chi Minh's thought and realizing those aspirations for the Vietnamese people in the process of leading the Vietnamese revolution. His final wish and aspiration was that "our entire Party and people unite to strive to build a peaceful, unified, independent, democratic and prosperous Vietnam, making a worthy contribution to the world revolutionary cause.

Many discussions also focused on analyzing how our Party applied, supplemented, and developed Ho Chi Minh's thought, in which the core is the thought of national independence and socialism, successfully implementing the renovation process, for the goal of "Rich people, strong country, democracy, equality, civilization". The Party's platform for national construction in the transition period to socialism continues to affirm: Advancing to Socialism is the aspiration of our people, the right choice of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh, in line with the development trend of history. The 13th Congress affirmed: "With the right direction, strong development aspirations and high political determination, our country will certainly create a new development miracle for a prosperous and happy Vietnam, moving forward, standing shoulder to shoulder with the world powers, successfully realizing the wishes of the great President Ho Chi Minh and the aspirations of the entire nation"./.