General Secretary and President To Lam: Promoting the spirit of 'self-reliance, self-confidence, self-reliance, self-strengthening, and national pride' to the highest level

Also attending the press conference were Head of the Central Propaganda Department Nguyen Trong Nghia; Chief of the Central Office Nguyen Duy Ngoc; and leaders of Central Committees, ministries and branches.

In his opening speech at the press conference, the new General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, President To Lam expressed: Comrade General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong - an exceptionally outstanding leader, a loyal communist party member with great prestige of our Party, State and People, the full embodiment of the qualities, talent, mettle and intelligence of the generation of Vietnamese leaders in the renewal period, whose passing is an extremely great and irreplaceable loss for our Party, our Nation and our People; at this moment, our entire Party, our entire people, our entire army and international friends are still very emotional, not yet relieved of their infinite grief for our exceptionally outstanding leader.

However, in response to the urgent and regular requirements and tasks of the Party and State in building and developing the country and taking care of the people's lives, the Politburo and the Central Executive Committee have decided on the policy of perfecting the leadership positions of the Party and State, first of all the position of General Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Party.

This is an urgent requirement of the Party and the country today to ensure the leadership role, successfully implement the goals of the 13th National Party Congress; prepare for Party congresses at all levels towards the 14th National Party Congress; create a solid foundation to achieve the strategic goals of celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Party's founding, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; at the same time, determine the future vision, bringing Vietnam on par with the world powers, contributing to peace and development in the world.

Dedicated, devoted, devoted to the Party, to the Country, to the People

According to General Secretary and President To Lam, the mid-term election of the General Secretary was carried out in accordance with the Party Charter, the personnel work orientation of the 13th Party Central Committee and the Party's regulations on cadre work. This is not a new issue; in the history of our Party, comrade Truong Chinh and comrade Le Kha Phieu were also elected as General Secretaries in the mid-term.

The process of preparing and introducing personnel for the position of General Secretary was carried out strictly, in accordance with principles, fully meeting the standards, titles, and procedures prescribed by the Party.

To ensure stability, inherit and develop the experiences and achievements that General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, previous leaders and the Central Executive Committees of previous terms have achieved, with the highest responsibility for the common cause of the Party and the country, the Politburo and the Central Executive Committee have discussed democratically, thoroughly, considered many aspects and demonstrated a very high level of unity in introducing and electing the position of General Secretary of the 13th Party Central Executive Committee.

"Being trusted by the Politburo to introduce me, and trusted by the Party Central Committee to elect me and assign me the important responsibility of General Secretary, I am deeply aware that this is a great honor, as well as an honorable responsibility before the Party, State and People; before the tradition of our ancestors and the glorious history of thousands of years of civilization of the nation; before generations of previous leaders; before the requirement to successfully implement the renovation policy and build socialism in our country," General Secretary and President To Lam expressed.

In his capacity as General Secretary, President To Lam affirmed that he will work with the Party Central Committee, the Politburo, and the Secretariat to inherit and strongly promote the glorious tradition and valuable experience of our Party; to bring into full play the spirit of "self-reliance, self-confidence, self-reliance, self-strengthening, and national pride"; to strengthen solidarity and unity within the Party and the great national unity; to connect thoughts and actions, Party ideas and people's hearts; to strive to successfully implement the Party's policies and guidelines, first of all the Resolution of the 13th National Congress of Delegates; to be devoted, devoted, devoted, and strive to sacrifice for the cause of the glorious Communist Party of Vietnam, for a prosperous, democratic, equitable, civilized Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and for the Vietnamese people to have a prosperous and happy life.

Firmly apply and creatively develop Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh thought, the goal of national independence, socialism and the Party's renewal policy; ensure the highest national and ethnic interests; wholeheartedly serve the Fatherland and the People, consider the People's happiness as the joy and reason for living; take full and deep care of the People's lives. Socio-economic development is the center, Party building is the key, cultural development is the spiritual foundation, ensuring national defense and security is essential and regular; combine national strength with the strength of the times, maximize internal strength, take advantage of external resources, in which internal resources and human resources are the most important.

Continue to lead the entire Party, the entire people and the entire army to resolutely and effectively implement the major orientations and strategic breakthroughs that the 13th National Party Congress set out, with 6 key focuses: (1) Maintain independence and autonomy; strengthen national defense and security potential; resolutely and persistently protect the independence, sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity, sea, islands and airspace of the Fatherland. Persist in the foreign policy of independence, autonomy, multilateralization and diversification, constantly increasing Vietnam's contribution to peace and development in the region and the world. (2) Promote the strength of great national unity in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland. Firmly maintain the stance, viewpoint and practice of "people are the root", "People are the subject and center of the innovation process"; ensure that all people enjoy the fruits of innovation and development, live happily in a secure and safe environment, with no one left behind. (3) Focus on building a truly clean and strong Party; resolutely and persistently fight against corruption and negativity, build a contingent of cadres and Party members with sufficient qualities, capacity, prestige, equal to the task, wholeheartedly serving the Fatherland and the People. (4) Continue to promote socio-economic development, consolidate national potential; strongly promote investment, production and business; mobilize maximum social resources for the cause of sustainable national development, environmental protection and adaptation to climate change. (5) Arouse the spirit, will, determination, and promote to the highest level the values ​​of Vietnamese culture and the Vietnamese people of socialism in building a rich, strong, democratic, equitable and civilized Vietnam. (6) Prioritize effective and quality direction of documents and preparations for Party congresses at all levels towards the successful organization of the 14th National Party Congress.

In addition to the great achievements and results that our country has achieved today, General Secretary and President To Lam also said that we are also facing great difficulties and challenges, the world situation is extremely complicated. The 14th National Party Congress is very close, there are still many tasks to be implemented.

"Today, the Central Executive Committee has entrusted me with a very important responsibility. I hope to continue to receive valuable help from revolutionary veterans, leaders, former leaders of the Party, State, Fatherland Front and organizations, agencies, departments, branches, localities, all sectors, compatriots, soldiers nationwide, overseas Vietnamese and international friends and partners... to help me successfully complete the assigned tasks. Finally, once again, I would like to express my sincere and deep gratitude for the Party, State and People's trust in me with this important responsibility," General Secretary and President To Lam expressed.