Full text of the opening speech of the 2nd Central Conference by General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong

Dear Central Committee,

Dear Conference attendees,

Today, the 13th Central Executive Committee held its second meeting to discuss: the entire working program of the 13th Central Executive Committee; the introduction of senior leadership personnel of state agencies; and a number of other important issues.

First of all, on behalf of the Politburo and the Secretariat, I would like to warmly welcome the Central Executive Committee members and Central Inspection Committee members who have attended the Conference and would like to send you my best wishes.

Dear comrades,

Since the 13th National Party Congress, the Politburo has urgently directed the completion and publication of the Congress documents; prepared to issue the Politburo's Directive on studying, learning, thoroughly grasping, propagating and implementing the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress; prepared to develop working regulations, along with a number of other important contents. The Politburo also approved the working program of the Politburo and the Secretariat in 2021; carried out a step-by-step assignment of Politburo and Secretariat members; initially arranged and rearranged personnel in a number of Central agencies; at the same time, actively prepared to introduce personnel under the Central Committee's management to run for the 15th National Assembly; discussed the implementation of a number of regimes and policies for cadres.

Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong spoke at the conference.

Our conference today takes place in an atmosphere where the whole country is celebrating Spring, Tet, celebrating the great success of the 13th National Party Congress and actively implementing socio-economic development tasks; preventing and fighting the Covid-19 pandemic,...; at the same time urgently preparing to successfully conduct the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term.

1. On the Working Program of the 13th Central Executive Committee

Based on the Resolution, documents of the 13th National Party Congress and considering the proposed opinions of the committees, ministries, branches, localities and members of the Central Executive Committee, the Politburo prepares a draft of the Central Executive Committee's full-term Working Program. This is an important task of the Central Conference at the beginning of the term, determining the contents, steps and directions for concretization to direct the organization and implementation of the Congress Resolution. In the spirit of continuing to innovate and improve the way of issuing Resolutions, along with strengthening the direction of organization and inspection of implementation, it is recommended that the Central Committee focus on discussing and selecting to include in the Program the most important, major and necessary issues, in accordance with the functions, tasks and authority of the Central Executive Committee; ensuring close connection and synchronization of socio-economic development tasks as the center; Party building as the key; cultural development as the spiritual foundation; ensuring national defense and security as essential and regular; Successfully implement the general goals and 6 key tasks in the next 5 years as identified by the 13th Congress. Prioritize urgent and difficult issues that need to be resolved and solved; breakthroughs, key tasks, such as: Continuing to promote Party building and rectification, building a socialist rule-of-law state and a comprehensive, clean and strong political system. Building a streamlined political system that operates effectively and efficiently. Continuing to promote the fight against corruption, waste, bureaucracy and negativity; effectively implementing three strategic breakthroughs; innovating the growth model, restructuring the economy; strictly managing, rationally and effectively using land and resources, protecting and improving the environment; resolutely and persistently fighting to firmly protect the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Fatherland, while maintaining a peaceful and stable environment for national development, proactively and actively integrating internationally...

2. On introducing senior leadership personnel of state agencies

As mentioned above, immediately after the 13th National Party Congress, the Politburo assigned members of the Politburo and the Secretariat to prepare and introduce members of the Central Committee to run for the 15th National Assembly; at the same time, it directed Party committees at all levels to continue to perfect the organization and personnel at their level. The Politburo carefully considered the legal and practical basis for perfecting the leadership positions of state agencies immediately after the 13th National Party Congress, and reached a high consensus that it is necessary to promptly perfect and rearrange the leadership positions of state agencies in a synchronous manner, meeting the requirements for timely implementation of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress. The Politburo proposed that the Central Committee allow the perfection of the leadership positions of state agencies at the 11th session of the 14th National Assembly in accordance with Party regulations and State laws.

According to the Working Regulations, at this Conference, the Politburo also requested the Central Committee to decide on the introduction of candidates for positions.President, Prime Minister, Chairman of the National Assemblyare the highest leadership positions of our State, and at the same time report to the Central Committee for approval before the Politburo officially introduces personnel for other positions for the National Assembly to consider, elect, or approve according to its authority.

The personnel issue that the Central Conference decided and commented on this time needs to thoroughly grasp and consistently implement the Personnel Work Direction approved by the National Party Congress, ensuring the unified, comprehensive and harmonious leadership of the Party in all fields and localities and creating a common combined strength. Try to consider it comprehensively and arrange it as reasonably as possible; based on the general standards of cadres; need to focus on capacity, strengths, trained expertise, work experience and development direction; combine immediate requirements with preparations for the next terms, ensuring inheritance and development. Personnel work needs to be carried out in accordance with Party regulations, the working regulations of the Central Executive Committee, in accordance with the principle of the Party unifying leadership of personnel work and management of cadres in the political system; at the same time, in accordance with legal regulations on the organization and operation of state agencies.

Dear comrades,

The duration of this Conference is not expected to be long, and the work is very urgent. I request that Central Committee comrades promote a high sense of responsibility, concentrate their intelligence, and contribute ideas to make the Conference a great success.

In that spirit, I hereby declare open the 2nd Conference of the 13th Party Central Committee. I wish you good health and happiness. May our Conference be a success!