The 14th National Congress of the Party was a resounding success.
On the afternoon of January 23, the 14th National Congress of the Party held its closing session after 5 days of work. The Congress was successfully concluded, completing all the planned agenda items and tasks, ending 1.5 days earlier than scheduled.
Attending the closing session were invited guests including former leaders of the Party, State, and Vietnam Fatherland Front; representatives of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers; prominent intellectuals, artists, religious dignitaries; outstanding young people representing the younger generation of Vietnam; ambassadors and chargés d'affaires of various countries; and heads of diplomatic missions and international organizations in Vietnam.
Comrade Pham Minh Chinh - Prime Minister of the Government, on behalf of the Presidium, chaired the closing session.
Comrade Pham Minh Chinh, on behalf of the Presidium and the entire Congress, thanked the political parties, organizations, and international friends for sending telegrams and letters congratulating the Communist Party of Vietnam and its 14th Congress.
Reporting on behalf of the Presidium on the election results, Comrade Tran Thanh Man - Member of the Politburo of the 14th Party Congress, Chairman of the National Assembly - stated that on the morning of January 23rd, at the Party Central Headquarters, the 14th Party Central Committee held its first meeting to elect the Politburo, the General Secretary, the Secretariat, the Central Inspection Committee, and the Chairman of the Central Inspection Committee.
The 14th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam elected 19 members to the Politburo, including: To Lam, General Secretary; Le Minh Hung - Head of the Central Organization Department; Tran Thanh Man - Chairman of the National Assembly; Tran Cam Tu - Standing Member of the Secretariat; Do Van Chien - Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly; Bui Thi Minh Hoai - Chairwoman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; General Phan Van Giang - Minister of National Defense; General Luong Tam Quang - Minister of Public Security; Nguyen Duy Ngoc - Secretary of the Hanoi City Party Committee; General Nguyen Trong Nghia - Head of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army; Trinh Van Quyet - Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department; Le Hoai Trung - Minister of Foreign Affairs; Le Minh Tri - Standing Deputy Head of the Central Internal Affairs Committee; Tran Luu Quang - Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; Pham Gia Tuc - Chief of the Central Party Office; Tran Sy Thanh - Chairman of the Central Inspection Committee; Nguyen Thanh Nghi - Head of the Central Policy and Strategy Committee; Doan Minh Huan - Standing Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics; Tran Duc Thang - Minister of Agriculture and Environment.
The 14th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam elected Comrade To Lam, General Secretary of the 13th Central Committee, to the position of General Secretary of the 14th Central Committee.
The 14th Party Central Committee Secretariat consists of 13 members, including 10 members assigned by the Politburo and 3 members elected at the first meeting of the 14th Party Central Committee, namely: Vo Thi Anh Xuan - Vice President; Pham Thi Thanh Tra - Deputy Prime Minister; and Nguyen Van Quang - Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court.
The 14th Central Committee unanimously agreed to nominate Comrade Tran Cam Tu - Member of the Political Bureau and Standing Secretary of the 13th Central Committee - for re-election as Standing Secretary of the 14th Central Committee.
The 14th Central Committee elected the 14th Central Inspection Committee, consisting of 23 members; Comrade Tran Sy Thanh, Chairman of the 13th Central Inspection Committee, was re-elected to the position of Chairman of the 14th Central Inspection Committee.
In an atmosphere of excitement and confidence, the 14th Central Committee was introduced to the Congress.
Speaking on behalf of the 14th Central Committee at the Congress, General Secretary To Lam expressed his deep gratitude for the trust and confidence that the Congress had placed in the elected delegates. The General Secretary emphasized that this is a great honor and responsibility before the Party and the people.
"We will make every effort, wholeheartedly and with all our might, to serve the noble cause of the Party, the revolution, and the people. Before the entire Congress, the 14th Central Committee pledges absolute loyalty to the Party's goals and ideals, placing national and ethnic interests above all else; upholding independence and self-reliance, resolutely defending the Fatherland and the people," the General Secretary pledged.
According to General Secretary To Lam, the 14th Central Committee will work with the highest spirit of exemplary conduct, matching words with actions, seeing things through to the end, working for the people, working quickly, correctly, and well, and demonstrating leadership and organizational capacity. The effectiveness of serving the people is the measure of the leadership capacity, prestige, and honor of each member of the 14th Central Committee.
The 14th Central Committee of the Party will also continue to persistently build and rectify a clean and strong Party, maintain unity within the Party, strengthen Party discipline and the rule of law, improve the mechanism for controlling power, resolutely prevent and combat corruption, waste and negative practices, practice thrift, combat ostentatious formalism, do a good job in personnel work, place the right people in the right positions, evaluate performance based on results, measure by prestige among the people, and value those who are virtuous, talented, daring, capable, and able to do the job.
According to the General Secretary, the 14th Central Committee of the Party will remove from the system those who are opportunistic, evade responsibility, and whose words do not match their actions, and will resolutely fight against corruption.
At the same time, the 14th Central Committee expressed its deep gratitude to the members of the 13th Central Committee who were not re-elected, especially the key leaders, members of the Politburo, members of the Secretariat, and delegates who contributed their intellect, dedication, and courage, consolidating unity, fostering trust, and leading the entire Party, people, and army to successfully fulfill the Resolution of the 13th Party Congress.
The General Secretary expressed his hope that the members of the 13th Central Committee who are not seeking re-election will continue to pay attention, offer frank and constructive feedback, pass on their experience to the next generation, and continue to work together for the revolutionary cause of the Party and the people.
Comrade Tran Cam Tu, Standing Member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee, presented the report on the Presidium's acceptance and explanation of the Congress documents submitted to the 14th National Congress of the Party.
The Congress listened to Comrade Pham Gia Tuc, Member of the Central Committee of the Party and Chief of the Central Party Office, read the Draft Resolution of the 14th National Congress of the Party. Following this, the Congress voted, with 100% of delegates agreeing to adopt the Resolution of the 14th National Congress of the Party.
General Secretary To Lam delivered the closing speech at the Congress.
General Secretary To Lam emphasized that the 14th National Congress of the Party was a great success, marking a new milestone in the history of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the glorious history of the Vietnamese nation.
The overarching spirit of the 14th Party Congress term is: Strategic autonomy, seizing opportunities, working together in unity, overcoming all challenges, strongly igniting the aspiration for development; transforming will into action, turning decisions into concrete results; saying what you mean and doing it immediately, doing it right, doing it decisively, doing it to the end, and doing it effectively.
The Congress discussed and adopted policies, decisions, major directions, key tasks, and strategic breakthroughs to build and develop the country rapidly and sustainably, and to firmly protect the socialist Fatherland of Vietnam in the new context.
It identifies: socio-economic development and environmental protection as central; Party building as key; cultural and human development as foundation; strengthening national defense and security and promoting foreign relations and integration as crucial and ongoing. Breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation, and national digital transformation as the central driving force of development.
General Secretary To Lam stated that the Congress emphasized the requirement: Based on steadfast adherence to principled issues, we must closely follow reality, constantly innovate and reform to achieve rapid and sustainable national development.
The spirit of "steadfastness" is the political fortitude, the continuation of historical currents and lessons from the reform process, and a strong commitment of the Party to remain steadfast in the goal of national independence linked with socialism under any circumstances, steadfast in the path of self-reliance, self-determination, and self-strengthening, always placing national and ethnic interests above all else, and placing the well-being and happiness of the people at the center.
The spirit of "innovation" is a requirement of our time. Without innovation and reform, we cannot achieve breakthroughs, compete, or develop. We must continue to innovate our thinking, our development models, our growth models, and our methods of implementation, so that the right policies become concrete results in life.
The Congress once again affirmed the truth: the Party's leadership is the decisive factor in all the victories of the Vietnamese revolution; the Party's reform line is correct, creative, and in accordance with objective laws.
The Congress emphasized the need to strengthen the building and rectification of the Party and the political system to be clean, strong, and comprehensive; to enhance the Party's leadership, governance, and fighting capacity; to build, train, cultivate, and refine a team of cadres with sufficient virtue, strength, and talent; to thoroughly understand the viewpoint that "the people are the foundation," to maintain and strengthen the close relationship between the Party and the people, and to use the happiness and satisfaction of the people as a measure of the effectiveness of the work of Party organizations and the entire political system.
The Congress emphasized the need to focus on implementing the Resolution through action, ensuring tangible effectiveness, and overcoming the situation where "organizational implementation is a weak point".
The Congress requests that Party organizations at all levels promptly disseminate, study, institutionalize, concretize, and comprehensively and effectively implement the contents of the Congress documents; mobilize all resources and exploit all driving forces; promote the strength of the great national unity, and successfully achieve the goals and tasks set forth by the Congress.
General Secretary To Lam affirmed that the great success of the 14th National Congress reflects the faith, will, determination, and new development vision of our country. This success is attributed to the unity and resolute spirit of the Congress; the major decisions that were adopted; and the unity of will and action of the entire Party.
With the strength of the people and the great national unity, we will certainly successfully implement the Resolution of the 14th National Congress, building a peaceful, independent, democratic, prosperous, civilized, and happy Vietnam, steadily advancing towards socialism.