Press release on the first working day of the 13th Central Conference, 13th term

1.In the morning, the Party Central Committee worked at the Hall.Comrade General SecretaryTo LamOpening speech of the Conference. ComradeLuong Cuong, Politburo member, President, on behalf of the Politburo chaired the Conference. The Central Committee discussed and decided on a number of contents on personnel work:

(1) Electing 4 additional members of the 13th Central Inspection Committee, including the following comrades:Nguyen Manh Hung, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hung Yen province; Major GeneralTran Van Phuc, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Director of Quang Ninh Provincial Police;Trinh The Binh, Department Head, Secretary of the Politburo Member, Permanent Secretary of the Secretariat;Tran Quoc Binh, Head of Department III of the Central Inspection Commission.

(2) Agree to let comradeLe Quang HuyResigned from the position of member of the 13th Party Central Committee at personal request.

(3) Disciplinary action by removing comrade from all positions in the PartyDo Trong Hung, Member of the Party Central Committee, former Deputy Head of the Central Organizing Committee, former Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, former Chairman of the People's Council of Thanh Hoa province for violating Party regulations and State laws in performing assigned duties and tasks, in preventing and combating corruption, waste, and negativity; violating regulations on what Party members are not allowed to do and the responsibility to set an example; causing very serious consequences, public outrage, and very bad influence on the reputation of the Party organization and local government.

(4) Give opinions on personnel so that the Politburo can decide to introduce the XV National Assembly to elect the following positions: Secretary General of the National Assembly - Head of the National Assembly Office, Head of the National Assembly's Committee on Science, Technology and Environment, Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Head of the National Assembly's Delegation Affairs Committee, and approve the following positions: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Home Affairs.

Then the Central Committee worked at the Group,discuss the following contents: (1) Report on introducing personnel for the 14th Party Central Committee(both regular and alternate; both re-elected and first-time participants)(2) Report on introducing personnel for the 14th Central Inspection Commission(both re-election and first-time participation).

2.In the afternoon, the Central Committee worked at the Hall:(1)Discussing the Report on introducing personnel for the Party Central Committee and the Central Inspection Commission, term XIV.(2) Vote to nominate: (i) Personnel for re-election to the 14th Central Committee(both official and alternate)and personnel re-elected to the 14th Central Inspection Committee. (ii) Personnel participating for the first time in the 14th Central Executive Committee of the Party(both official and alternate)and the 14th Central Inspection Commission.

Afterward,Executive CommitteeThe Party Central Committee and delegates attending the Conference worked at the Group,Discussed 6 contents: (1) Draft Political Report to be submitted to the 14th National Party Congress. (2) Draft Report summarizing a number of theoretical and practical issues on the socialist-oriented renovation process over the past 40 years in Vietnam. (3) Draft Report summarizing 15 years of implementing the Party Charter to be submitted to the 14th National Party Congress. (4) Time, content and Program of the 14th National Party Congress. (5) Working regulations of the 14th National Congress. (6) Election regulations at the 14th National Congress.