Press release of the 13th Central Committee Conference

1. Regarding the summary of the implementation of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW, dated October 25, 2017 of the 12th Party Central Committee "Some issues on continuing to innovate and reorganize the apparatus of the political system to be streamlined and operate effectively and efficiently": The 13th Party Central Committee determined that this is a particularly important task, a revolution in streamlining the apparatus of the political system, requiring a high level of consensus in awareness and action throughout the Party and the entire political system. The Party Central Committee has basically agreed on the principles, goals, requirements, and progress of summarizing Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW and some suggested contents and orientations for Party committees at all levels, Party organizations, agencies, and units under the Central Committee to study and propose the arrangement and completion of the streamlined apparatus for effective and efficient operation. Assign the Politburo and the Central Steering Committee on the summary of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW: (1) Decide on the arrangement according to authority for agencies and organizations that have had arrangement plans and have been carefully prepared. (2) Direct the development of the Summary Report; propose tasks and solutions for innovation, arrangement of the political system's apparatus to be streamlined, operate effectively and efficiently, and submit to the 13th Party Central Committee for approval.

2. Regarding the Nuclear Power Program in Vietnam: The Party Central Committee basically agreed on the policy of restarting the Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Project and continuing to study the Nuclear Power Program in Vietnam to firmly ensure national energy security, meet the goals of socio-economic development, enhance scientific and technological potential and sustainable development of the country. Assign the Politburo to direct relevant agencies and localities to study and develop a Project on nuclear power development in Vietnam in the coming time; in the immediate future, continue to study the Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Plant Project, report to competent authorities for consideration and decision.

3. Regarding personnel work:

- Give opinions on personnel so that the Politburo can decide to introduce to the 15th National Assembly to approve the positions of Minister of Finance and Minister of Transport; elect members of the Standing Committee, Secretary General of the National Assembly, and Head of the National Assembly Office.

- Review and discipline party members who violated: Comrades Pham Van Vong - former member of the Party Central Committee, former Secretary of the Vinh Phuc Provincial Party Committee, former Chairman of the Vinh Phuc Provincial People's Council; Ngo Duc Vuong - former member of the Party Central Committee, former Secretary of the Phu Tho Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Doan Khanh - former member of the Party Central Committee, former Secretary of the Phu Tho Provincial Party Committee, during their time holding leadership positions in provincial Party committees, had degraded in political ideology, ethics, and lifestyle; seriously violated Party regulations and State laws in performing assigned duties and tasks, in preventing and combating corruption and negativity; violated the Regulations on what party members are not allowed to do and the responsibility to set an example; caused very serious consequences, public outrage, and had a very negative impact on the prestige of the Party organization and local government. The Party Central Committee decided to discipline comrades Pham Van Vong, Ngo Duc Vuong, and Nguyen Doan Khanh by expelling them from the Party.

- Consider and remove from office members of the 13th Party Central Committee: Comrades Bui Van Cuong - Member of the Party Central Committee, former Secretary General of the National Assembly, former Head of the National Assembly Office, former Secretary of the Dak Lak Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Van The - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Central Agencies, former Minister of Transport violated Party regulations and State laws in performing assigned duties and tasks, in preventing and combating corruption and negativity; violated the Regulations on what Party members are not allowed to do and the responsibility to set an example, causing serious consequences, risk of loss and waste of State money and assets, causing bad public opinion, reducing the prestige of the Party organization, local authorities and State management agencies. Fully aware of their responsibilities before the Party and the People, the comrades submitted a request to resign from their assigned positions, retire from work and enjoy the regimes and policies according to regulations. Pursuant to current regulations of the Party and State and considering the wishes of the comrades, the Party Central Committee agrees to let comrades Bui Van Cuong and Nguyen Van The cease to hold the positions of members of the 13th Party Central Committee.