Honoring the contributions of comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh to the revolutionary cause

On the morning of July 15, in Vinh City, Nghe An, the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee jointly organized a scientific seminar: "Comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh - A typical senior leader of the Party and the Vietnamese revolution".

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee delivered a welcome speech to the Workshop. Nghe An Newspaper quoted the speech:

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee delivered a welcome speech at the Workshop. Photo: Thanh Duy

…Today, Nghe An province is very pleased to join the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, the Central Propaganda Department, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in organizing the ministerial-level scientific seminar "Comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh - A typical senior leader of the Party and the Vietnamese revolution", on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of Comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh's birth (July 15, 1910 - July 15, 2020).

On behalf of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, I warmly welcome and respectfully send to the leaders of the Party, State, central departments, ministries, branches, scientists, researchers; representatives of the family and clan of comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh; and all delegates and distinguished guests attending the Conference my best wishes.

…Through thousands of years of our nation's history, Nghe An is proud to be a land rich in historical, cultural and revolutionary traditions. In the source of that tradition, Nghe An has given birth to and nurtured many outstanding children, who have made many glorious contributions to the country and made their homeland shine. Especially, since the Party and Uncle Ho led the revolution, many ambitious children of the homeland have had more conditions to realize their noble ideals, were tempered through hardships and challenges and matured, many of them became typical leaders of the Party and the Vietnamese revolution. Comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh is one of those typical people.

Comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh signed the Paris Agreement on Vietnam. Photo: VNA

Born and raised in a traditional countryside, witnessing the hardship of people who lost their country, comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh was soon enlightened with revolutionary ideals and joined the patriotic movement, becoming a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam, an excellent student, close to President Ho Chi Minh, a senior leader of our Party and State.

During his work, the Party and State trusted him with many important tasks: Standing Committee of the Central Region Party Committee; Vice Chairman of the Central Region Administration; Secretary of Inter-Zone V; Chairman of the Central Region Resistance Committee; Chief of the Party Central Office; Chairman of the State Planning Committee; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

In any position, Comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh clearly demonstrated the role, qualities and mettle of a staunch communist soldier, a leader with vision and broad thinking. He made many important contributions to the revolutionary cause of our Party and people, especially on the diplomatic front such as: Participating in negotiations and signing the Paris Agreement to end the war, restore peace, move towards liberating the South, unifying the country; always thoroughly grasping and implementing the foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, and international solidarity according to the ideology and diplomatic art of President Ho Chi Minh, contributing to promoting the process of opening, integration, diversification and multilateralization of international relations of our country.

Representatives of comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh's family and clan attended the workshop. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the age of 75 and with nearly 60 years of continuous dedication to the revolution, comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh has been appreciated and recognized by the Party and State for his contributions, leaving behind many good and deep feelings in the hearts of the people, generations of cadres, party members and international friends.

…Promoting the revolutionary tradition of the heroic Soviet homeland, studying and following in the footsteps of comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh, the Party Committee and people of Nghe An have made many worthy contributions to the cause of national liberation struggle, building and defending the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland.

Entering the innovation process, especially since implementing Resolution No. 26 of the Politburo and the Resolution of the 18th Provincial Party Congress, Nghe An has made constant efforts and achieved many comprehensive achievements in all aspects: economic growth rate is quite high, the average for the period 2016 - 2019 reached 8.47%, in 2019 alone it reached 9.03%; Budget revenue in the province annually reaches and exceeds the assigned estimate.

The economic structure has shifted in a positive direction. Agriculture, rural areas and farmers have improved a lot, being a bright spot in the country in terms of the results of implementing the national target program on new rural construction. The cultural and social fields have achieved many positive results. Social security and people's lives have been paid attention to and improved.

Party building and government building have received comprehensive attention in all aspects; the spirit of solidarity and democracy has been widely spread; national defense, security, and social order and safety have been ensured; foreign relations have been strengthened and expanded, leaving many good impressions on domestic and international friends.

In particular, since the beginning of the year, cadres, party members and people of all walks of life in the province have united and joined hands with the Party and the Government, working together to repel the Covid-19 pandemic, gradually restoring economic and social development after the pandemic, competing to achieve achievements, welcoming Party congresses at all levels, towards the 19th Provincial Party Congress and the 13th National Party Congress.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Duy Trinh (second from right) attends the Vietnam flag-raising ceremony at the United Nations headquarters. Photo: baoquocte.vn

…On the occasion of today's conference, on behalf of the Party Committee and people of Nghe An province, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and the Central Propaganda Department for their attention and direction in organizing this extremely meaningful activity. I would like to sincerely thank the scientists and delegates who have devoted their love, enthusiasm, and time to researching and collecting documents and materials about comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh to contribute to the Conference.

Through the workshop, it will contribute to enriching and deepening the life, honoring the contributions of comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh to the revolutionary cause of the Party and our people; better understanding and being proud of the historical and cultural traditions of Nghe An land and people. In addition, the documents of the workshop will be extremely valuable historical data of the Party, the State and Nghe An province to serve the work of studying, researching, propagating and educating patriotism, national pride and self-respect for generations, especially the young generation today and tomorrow.

Finally, I would like to wish the leaders, delegates, scientists, representatives of the family and family of comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh and all comrades good health and happiness! Wishing the conference great success!…

(Title by Nghe An Newspaper)

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh attends a scientific seminar on comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh in Nghe An

(Baonghean.vn) - The workshop is a practical activity to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the birth of comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh (July 15, 1910 - July 15, 2020), to review his vibrant and rich revolutionary life, and honor the great contributions of comrade Nguyen Duy Trinh to the Party and the Vietnamese revolution.