Today, the 12th National Party Congress held a preparatory session to elect the Presidium.

As planned, this morning (January 20), at the My Dinh National Convention Center (Hanoi), the 12th National Party Congress will hold a preparatory session.

The 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam took place from January 20-28, 2016.

Attending the 12th Congress were 1,510 delegates representing more than 4.5 million party members; of which 197 were ex-officio delegates who were official and alternate members of the 11th Party Central Committee; 1,300 delegates were elected at the congresses of Party organizations directly under the Central Committee and 13 were appointed delegates.

Pano welcoming the 12th National Party Congress.

This morning (January 20), after visiting President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, delegates attending the 12th Congress will hold a preparatory meeting to elect the Presidium, Secretariat, and the Delegate Qualifications Review Board and approve the working regulations and election regulations at the Congress.

The 12th Congress will evaluate the implementation of the 11th Congress Resolution and look back on the 30-year journey of national renewal, determine the direction, goals, tasks and solutions for national development, and build and defend the Fatherland in the next 5 years.

The theme of the 12th Congress is: "Strengthening the building of a clean and strong Party; promoting the strength of the entire nation and socialist democracy; comprehensively and synchronously promoting the innovation process; firmly protecting the Fatherland, maintaining a peaceful and stable environment; striving to soon turn Vietnam into a basically modern industrialized country".

This Congress will discuss and approve important documents: Political Report of the 11th Central Executive Committee; Report on the assessment of the results of the implementation of the 5-year socio-economic development tasks 2011-2015 and the direction and tasks of socio-economic development for the 5-year period 2016-2020; Report on reviewing the leadership and direction of the 11th Central Executive Committee; Report on summarizing the implementation of the 11th Party Charter and proposing to supplement and amend the Party Charter (if any); Report on the implementation of Resolution 4 of the 11th Central Executive Committee "Some urgent issues on Party building at present".

The Congress elected the 12th Central Executive Committee, the highest leadership body of the Party between two Congresses.

Deputy Head of the Central Organizing Committee Mai Van Chinh said that according to the Central Committee's plan approved by the Congress, the 12th Executive Committee will have 180 official members and 20 alternate members. However, the official number must be elected by the Congress.

On the occasion of the 12th National Congress, the Communist Party of Vietnam has issued an official Notice on the organization of the Congress to political parties, organizations and international friends.

Head of the Central External Relations Commission Hoang Binh Quan said on January 18 that there were 156 congratulatory letters from parties to the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam. This is the highest number at any congress./.

According to VOV.VN