President Ho Chi Minh's revolutionary career will forever be a torch lighting the way.

On the morning of May 8, the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics coordinated with the Central Propaganda Department and Nghe An Provincial Party Committee to organize a national conference to celebrate the 130th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh with the theme "President Ho Chi Minh with the cause of innovation, development and protection of the Fatherland". The conference was held online at 68 locations across the country.

The central bridge at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics was chaired by comrades: Tran Quoc Vuong - Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat; Vo Van Thuong - Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission; Nguyen Xuan Thang - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council. At the Hanoi bridge, comrade Vuong Dinh Hue - Politburo member, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee chaired. Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee participated in the operation at the central bridge. Photo: Van Diep - VNA

At Nghe An bridge, comrade Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council chaired the workshop. Also attending the workshop were comrades of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee; leaders of departments, branches, sectors; Secretaries of districts, cities, towns, affiliated Party Committees... Photo: Pham Bang

The priceless legacy of President Ho Chi Minh

Speaking at the opening of the workshop, Comrade Tran Quoc Vuong - Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat emphasized that with all our respect, we express our boundless gratitude for the immense contributions of President Ho Chi Minh, the founder, leader and trainer of our Party, the great teacher of the Vietnamese revolution, Hero of national liberation, World cultural celebrity.

“He devoted his life to national independence, freedom, and happiness of the people, to peace, friendship among nations, and social progress around the world. He is a symbol of the harmonious combination between our national culture and the quintessence of human culture. He is a shining symbol of the national liberation movement, of peace, and friendship among nations around the world. His thoughts, life, and noble revolutionary career are closely linked to the great developments and victories of the Vietnamese revolution,” said comrade Tran Quoc Vuong.

Comrade Tran Quoc Vuong - Politburo member, Standing member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat delivered the opening speech at the workshop. Photo: Van Diep - VNA

Comrade Tran Quoc Vuong emphasized that our country is facing many difficulties and great challenges. But the more difficulties and challenges we face, the more we must deeply absorb and study well the teachings of President Ho Chi Minh. The more we must maintain, the more we must be steadfast, continue to correctly and creatively apply Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought in the vivid reality of the country and the world today.

Comrade Tran Quoc Vuong suggested that the presentations should deepen the great contributions of President Ho Chi Minh to the revolutionary cause of our Party, our nation, our people and humanity. Clarify and deepen the content of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, especially his ideology on innovation, national development, building and defending the Fatherland. Strongly affirm the great and everlasting value, the priceless legacy he left to our Party and our nation, which is the Ho Chi Minh era, Ho Chi Minh's ideology and Ho Chi Minh's example, morality and style.

Professor, Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council presented the opening report of the Workshop. Photo: Van Diep - VNA

The workshop also clarified the creative application and development of Ho Chi Minh's thought by our Party in the Vietnamese revolutionary process, especially in the current cause of renovation, development and protection of the Fatherland. It clarified the achievements of the country's renovation and development, thereby strongly affirming the leadership of our Party on the foundation of Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh's thought as the leading factor, deciding the victory of the Vietnamese revolution. Firmly protecting the Party's ideological foundation, effectively fighting and refuting erroneous and hostile arguments, consolidating trust in the Party and among the people.

Nghe An hometown learning from people

At the workshop, comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee gave a speech on the topic:“Applying Ho Chi Minh's thought on valuing talents in the cause of innovation and national development today”.The content of the presentation includes 3 issues: Ho Chi Minh's strategic vision on talents and their use; The current implementation of policies and guidelines on talent use in recent times; Current solutions to attract and use talents according to Ho Chi Minh's thought.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy emphasized that, as the homeland of President Ho Chi Minh, Nghe An has made many efforts in studying and applying his thoughts and implementing the Party and State's policies on the promotion of talents. Specifically, Nghe An always pays attention to the cause of education, training and fostering revolutionary cadres; takes care of the work of training and fostering cadres in expertise, profession and political theory. Effectively implements the work of rotation, promotion, appointment, arrangement and use of cadres to ensure the promotion of talents and capacities of cadres in the province and pays attention to attracting and promoting talents.

Concluding the workshop, Comrade Vo Van Thuong - Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department affirmed the noble life and career and great contributions of President Ho Chi Minh to the Vietnamese revolution as well as to the international communist and workers' movement, the movement to liberate oppressed peoples in the world.

With practical arguments and theories, the presentations all affirmed that President Ho Chi Minh's life and revolutionary career were extremely noble and beautiful. He is a shining symbol of morality, steadfast revolutionary will, indomitable spirit of independence and self-reliance and creative mettle, passionate patriotism, morality, thrift, integrity, impartiality, thrift, integrity and a simple, modest style. Ho Chi Minh's thoughts, morality and style have become an extremely great and precious spiritual heritage for our Party and nation.

Comrade Vo Van Thuong - Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department concluded at the workshop. Photo: Pham Bang

“The revolutionary career of President Ho Chi Minh will forever be a torch to light the way, leading the Vietnamese revolutionary cause in the process of innovation, development and protection of the Fatherland. In any circumstances and conditions, our Party and people are always loyal and steadfast in the ideals, goals and revolutionary path of national independence, closely linked with socialism,” Comrade Vo Van Thuong - Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department spoke and affirmed.

Pham Bang