General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong wishes a Happy New Year to leaders and former leaders

In the excited atmosphere of preparing to welcome the New Year of the Rat 2020 and celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam, on the morning of January 22, at the Presidential Palace, leaders of the Party, State, and Vietnam Fatherland Front held a meeting to celebrate Spring, the Party, and the country's many important achievements, and sent the best wishes for the New Year to our compatriots, comrades, and soldiers nationwide and overseas Vietnamese.

General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong chaired and delivered New Year greetings at the meeting.

Speaking at the meeting, General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong said that our country has just gone through 2019 - a year full of events with many vibrant and diverse activities.

In the context of many difficulties and challenges in the world and at home, with the efforts and struggles of the entire Party, people and army, our country has achieved many great and important achievements in almost all fields.

In particular, the economy continues to grow rapidly, reaching over 7%, among the countries with the highest growth rate in the region and in the world; GDP scale reaches about 266 billion USD, average income is nearly 2,800 USD/person, which is unprecedented in the history of our country.

Political security, social order and safety are maintained. National defense and security potential continues to be strengthened. Foreign affairs and international integration activities are expanded and deepened, contributing to creating a peaceful and stable environment for development, firmly protecting the independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and strategic interests of the country.

The work of building and rectifying the Party and the political system continues to be promoted with many drastic and synchronous tasks and measures, achieving specific and clear results. The work of preventing and combating corruption, waste and negativity continues to be deployed resolutely, persistently, synchronously, comprehensively, and in-depth, without forbidden areas or exceptions, creating a great deterrent and warning effect. Many economic and corruption cases, especially major and serious cases, continue to be discovered, investigated, prosecuted, prosecuted, and strictly tried, and are welcomed, highly appreciated, and supported by cadres, party members and the people.

According to the General Secretary and President, it is no coincidence that an atmosphere of excitement and trust is increasingly spreading among all classes of people, having a strong positive impact throughout the country and being recognized by international friends.

Those important achievements contribute to strengthening the trust of cadres, party members and people in the Party's leadership and the bright future of the nation, continuing to give us many valuable lessons on the path of innovation and national development in 2020 and the following years.

"On this occasion, we express our deep gratitude to the veteran revolutionaries, Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, heroes, wounded and sick soldiers, families of martyrs, people with meritorious services to the country; to the contingent of cadres, party members, all compatriots, comrades and soldiers nationwide and our compatriots abroad who have made great contributions to the revolutionary cause of our nation. We also sincerely acknowledge and thank the sentiments, cooperation, help and effective support of countries, international organizations, friends from all continents and people around the world for the cause of building and defending the Fatherland of our people" - said the General Secretary and President.

Emphasizing that 2020 is a year of special importance, a year with many major political events for the country, the General Secretary and President requested the entire Party, people and army to resolutely strive to overcome difficulties and challenges, promote all potentials, advantages and resources, continue to consolidate and strengthen the macroeconomic foundation, control inflation, improve internal capacity and autonomy of the economy. Focus on improving the investment and business environment, promoting faster, more sustainable and substantial growth; creating stronger changes in implementing strategic tasks for socio-economic development.

Continue to consolidate and strengthen national defense and security potential, resolutely and persistently maintain the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Fatherland; maintain political stability, social order and safety; improve the effectiveness of foreign affairs and international integration.

Strengthening the work of building and rectifying the Party and the political system, associated with in-depth implementation of studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and lifestyle, pushing back the degradation of political ideology, morality and lifestyle, "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" in the spirit of the 4th Resolution of the 11th and 12th Central Committees on strengthening Party building and rectification. In particular, continuing to implement resolutely, synchronously and in-depth, with no forbidden areas or exceptions in the work of preventing and combating corruption and negativity.

The General Secretary and President requested to do better in personnel work, resolutely fight against all negative manifestations, and the practice of seeking positions and power. Focus on building a truly clean and strong government apparatus at all levels that operates effectively and efficiently. Proactively and actively prepare well to successfully organize party congresses at all levels towards the 13th National Party Congress.

According to the General Secretary and President, the road ahead is full of difficulties and challenges, intertwined with new opportunities and advantages. Whether or not we can awaken the potential and turn it into a great resource to build and protect the country depends on the will and determination of the entire Party, the entire people, and each Vietnamese person. With a tradition of ardent patriotism, self-reliance, solidarity, unity, diligence and creativity, we believe that in the year of Canh Ty - 2020, our country will achieve even greater achievements.

"A new spring is coming to all parts of our beloved Fatherland; the spring energy is overflowing with confidence in the bright future of the nation. May our people's revolutionary cause achieve even greater victories! May our Party grow more and more mature and strong; our country grow more and more prosperous; our people become more and more prosperous; every family be joyful and happy!" - said the General Secretary and President./.