Important speech of the General Secretary and President opening the 14th Central Conference

Dear Central Committee,

Dear Conference attendees,

In the atmosphere of the whole country eagerly competing to promote activities, prepare and move towards the 13th National Party Congress, recently, we have successfully organized many important events such as: The 10th Session of the 14th National Assembly; The National Conference of Cadres summarizing the work of organizing Party Congresses at all levels for the 2020 - 2025 term; The Conference summarizing the inspection and supervision work for the 12th term; The National Conference summarizing the work of preventing and combating corruption in the 2013 - 2020 period; The 10th National Patriotic Emulation Congress; The 2nd Congress of Delegates of Vietnam's Ethnic Minorities; The 90th Anniversary of the Traditional Day of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; and a number of other important political events, drawing many valuable lessons.

And today, the 14th Conference of the 12th Central Executive Committee began to meet to discuss the following contents: Receiving comments from Party congresses at all levels, the National Assembly, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations, cadres, party members and people on the Draft documents to be submitted to the 13th National Party Congress; introducing personnel to join the 13th Politburo and Secretariat; Draft Election Regulations; Working Regulations at the 13th National Party Congress; and a number of other important issues.

On behalf of the Politburo and the Secretariat, I warmly welcome the Central Executive Committee members and delegates attending the Conference; I would like to send you my best wishes.

Below, I would like to raise some suggestive issues, hoping that you will pay attention during the discussion, consideration and decision process.

1.On receiving comments and contributions and perfecting documents submitted to the 13th National Party Congress

As you know, right after the 13th Central Conference of the Party (October 2020), the Politburo directed the Sub-committees and relevant agencies to urgently and seriously study and absorb the opinions of the Central Committee to continue to perfect the draft documents, send them to the National Assembly, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations for comments and publish them on the mass media on October 20, 2020 to seek widespread opinions from all people.

As of November 20, 2020, 67 Party Committees directly under the Central Committee have sent reports summarizing discussion opinions at Party Congresses at all levels (including grassroots and district-level Party Congresses) to contribute to the draft documents to be submitted to the 13th National Party Congress. From October 20, 2020 to November 10, 2020, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations at all levels and sectors have proactively organized many seminars and discussions and sent hundreds of summaries of comments to the Central Committee. A large number of cadres, Party members, people and our compatriots abroad have also welcomed and enthusiastically participated in giving comments, sending letters and documents to agencies and leaders of the Party and State. At the 10th Session of the 14th National Assembly, National Assembly deputies discussed and contributed many opinions to the draft documents to be submitted to the Congress.

The Central authorities have collected, synthesized and classified the comments from more than 1,400 pages of Party congresses at all levels, National Assembly deputies, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations and people and built a general summary report with nearly 200 pages. Through synthesizing and analyzing the comments, it can be seen that most of the comments show enthusiasm, frankness and a high sense of responsibility towards the Party, the people and the country; welcomed the Central Committee's update of the world and domestic situation and the initial comments of former Party and State leaders, cadres, party members, scientists and managers to further perfect the draft documents before publishing them for public consultation; considered this a broad political activity, demonstrating a truly open-minded and increasingly democratic spirit within the Party, among the people and society; promote the intelligence of the entire Party, people and army to participate in the process of formulating guidelines, policies and strategies for national development, building and defending the Fatherland in the new situation.

Most opinions said that the Draft documents were prepared carefully, seriously, scientifically, cautiously, thoroughly, with innovation, ensuring quality; linking theory with practice; reflecting the thoughts and aspirations of cadres, party members and people; having many new points; demonstrating the intellectual height of the Party; objectively, comprehensively reflecting, close to the actual situation, the results achieved, the limitations, shortcomings, weaknesses that still exist and the causes, lessons learned; forecasting the situation and development trends of the country and the world in the coming time, thereby correctly and accurately determining the main, quite specific orientations, goals, tasks, and solutions for the development of the country in general and the sectors and fields in particular. Many opinions proposed and recommended supplementing and amending some specific contents and words, or recommending deeper analysis, expressing more clearly and specifically the results achieved; the limitations, shortcomings and causes; review, compare and adjust some inconsistent points between documents.

However, there are also opinions that do not agree or do not agree with some specific contents. In particular, there are opinions that go against the Party's basic viewpoints and guidelines as affirmed in the Party Platform (supplemented and developed in 2011) and the 2013 Constitution. The press and public have promptly refuted these incorrect arguments, which have been criticized by the people and not agreed with by public opinion.

On the basis ofsynthesize, research, and analyze contributions, updating the domestic, regional and world situation in 2020, forecasting the situation in the coming time, the Subcommittees have built a Report on receiving and explaining the comments of the entire political system and the people to complete the draft documents, report to the Politburo for consideration, give complete instructions, and submit to this Central Conference. I request that you take the time to study, discuss thoroughly, and give specific comments on the Report on receiving and explaining and the full text of the Draft documents in a truly receptive spirit, respecting the comments of the entire Party, National Assembly deputies, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations, cadres, party members and the people. Focus on giving comments on proposed supplements, edits and the full text of the Draft documents, especially on issues that still have different opinions or options. At the same time, it is also necessary to clearly express one's opinions and have sharp and accurate arguments to refute wrong opinions that go against the Party's basic viewpoints and guidelines. From there, consider and approve the contents of the draft documents to complete the final submission to the 13th National Party Congress.

2.On introducing personnel to join the 13th Politburo and Secretariat

Implementing the Personnel Work Direction, at the recent 13th Central Conference, the Central Committee voted to introduce personnel to join the official Central Committee members, alternate Central Committee members and Central Inspection Committee members of the 13th term.

Immediately after the 13th Central Conference, based on the Plan for developing personnel plans for the Politburo and Secretariat, the Central Executive Committee's findings and recommendations, the appraisal results of the competent agencies and the proposal of the Personnel Subcommittee, on November 2, 2020, the Politburo reviewed, discussed and voted to approve the Politburo and Secretariat Planning for the 13th tenure. The Personnel Subcommittee and the Politburo directed urgent research and summary of the work of preparing personnel for the Politburo and Secretariat in recent terms (in terms of standards, conditions, age, number, structure, and methods) and drew lessons learned, as a basis for developing a Project on the direction of personnel work for the Politburo and Secretariat for the 13th tenure. Based on the situation, requirements, tasks in the coming time and the reality of the current staff, the Personnel Subcommittee and the Politburo have met many times, considered democratically, objectively, comprehensively; closely and thoroughly reviewed, supplemented, and completed personnel plans in accordance with the proposed direction and process of personnel work.

At this Conference, the Politburo will report to the Central Committee on the results of personnel preparation for the 13th Politburo and Secretariat (on viewpoints, guiding ideas, goals, requirements, standards, conditions, structure, quantity, discovery and introduction process and methods). The Central Committee will discuss and vote on personnel introduction to join the 13th Politburo and Secretariat.

The preparation of personnel for the 13th Politburo and Secretariat is a work that inherits and continues the work of personnel planning, is very important and related to the success of the 13th Party Congress and the development of the country in the new period. I request each comrade of the Central Committee to uphold the sense of responsibility, focus on carefully studying the Politburo's Report and related personnel documents, think and consider carefully, put the interests of the Party and the nation above all, first of all, discuss thoroughly, give opinions frankly and constructively, create solidarity and high unity in voting to decide on introducing personnel to join the 13th Politburo and Secretariat.

3.On the draft Working Regulations and Election Regulations at the 13th National Party Congress

According to the Party Charter, each National Congress of the Party must develop Working Regulations and Election Regulations. The promulgation and good implementation of these regulations are very important, contributing to ensuring the success of the Congress. Recently, the Politburo has directed the Central Organizing Committee to preside over and coordinate with the Central Party committees and agencies to study and review the Working Regulations and Election Regulations at previous Congresses (from the 7th to the 12th Congress of the Party); summarize and evaluate the implementation of the Working Regulations and Regulations on the activities of delegates at the Congresses (at the 11th and 12th Congresses) and evaluate the implementation of the Election Regulations within the Party issued by the 11th Central Executive Committee, which have been implemented with good results at Party Congresses at all levels. On that basis, the Politburo has drafted the Working Regulations and the Draft Election Regulations at this Congress and today submitted them to the Central Committee for consideration and comments to continue to complete them and submit them to the 13th Congress for consideration and decision. The general spirit is to promote democracy, intelligence and enthusiasm of each delegate; at the same time, it is necessary to strictly implement the principles and regulations, maintain the Party's discipline and discipline, and the responsibility of each delegate attending the Congress, especially the exemplary role of the comrades of the 12th Party Central Committee and the heads of delegations.

I request that comrades, on the basis of a firm grasp of the principles of organizing party activities and the practice of directing the recent party congresses at all levels, especially the results of implementing the Party Election Regulations issued by the 11th Central Executive Committee, contribute their opinions to complete the draft Working Regulations and Election Regulations to be submitted to the 13th National Party Congress, ensuring proper implementation of the Party Charter, principles, regulations and provisions of the Party Central Executive Committee; resolutely prevent and combat negative and wrongdoings that may occur.

Along with the above contents, according to the Program and Working Regulations, at this Conference, the Central Committee also discussed and gave opinions on the Report reviewing the leadership and direction of the 12th Central Executive Committee; Report summarizing the implementation of the Working Regulations of the Central Executive Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat for the 12th term; Report summarizing the inspection, supervision and party discipline enforcement work for the 12th Congress term; Report summarizing the implementation of the Working Regulations of the 12th Central Inspection Committee; and Report on important tasks that the Politburo has handled from the 13th Central Conference to the 14th Central Conference.

Dear comrades,

This Central Conference is one of the last conferences of the 12th tenure. With the above program content, this Central Conference has a particularly important meaning, discussing many contents directly related to the preparation and successful organization of the 13th National Congress of the Party. I request that Central Committee comrades uphold their sense of responsibility to the Party, the people, and the country, focus on research, discussion, and giving opinions to successfully complete the proposed contents and programs.

In that spirit, I declare open the 14th Conference of the 12th Party Central Committee.

I wish our Conference great success.

Thank you very much, comrades./.

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