Uncle Ho's ideology is the torch that continues to illuminate the revolutionary path (*)

Nghe An Newspaper respectfully introduces the content of the speech.by Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politicsat the scientific workshop "Nghe An - 50 years of implementing President Ho Chi Minh's sacred Testament and his last letter to the Provincial Party Executive Committee" taking place on the morning of August 31.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics attended and chaired the scientific conference.Photo: Thanh Cuong

... "In the atmosphere of celebrating the 74th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2, our entire Party, army and people everywhere are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the implementation of the sacred Testament of the great President Ho Chi Minh. On this occasion, many commemorative activities have been organized, of which our conference today is one.

In particular, yesterday (August 30), we were deeply moved to hear the speech of the General Secretary and President at the National Ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the implementation of President Ho Chi Minh's Testament and the 50th anniversary of his death, which took place solemnly at the National Convention Center, Hanoi.

The scientific workshop “Nghe An - 50 years of implementing President Ho Chi Minh's sacred Testament and his last letter to the Provincial Party Committee” is a very meaningful activity, an opportunity for the Party Committee, army and people of Nghe An province to continue to have a deeper understanding of the theoretical and practical values, the great significance and timeliness of these two important documents.

In that spirit, we continue to promote studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style in accordance with the practical conditions of Nghe An - a land of talented people, rich in development potential, with a tradition of studiousness and revolutionary history.

President Ho Chi Minh has passed away, but his Testament always accompanies the nation and his homeland Nghe An, and is a torch that continues to illuminate the path of our country's revolution. Illustration: Internet

... Dear comrades!

Beloved President Ho Chi Minh, the great leader of the Vietnamese people, devoted his entire life to the revolutionary cause, to the country and to the happiness of the people. Before leaving this world, he left the entire Party, the entire army and the entire people his sacred Testament, an extremely valuable masterpiece, the crystallization of the wisdom, sentiment, morality and style of a great man, a great patriot, an outstanding culturalist and an outstanding thinker. The Testament is an extremely important historical document at the platform level, with a timeless vision, bearing a noble revolutionary spirit, a profound humanistic spirit and the boundless love that Uncle Ho had for us.

The Testament left us with extremely valuable advice from President Ho Chi Minh on building a ruling Party that must be united, truly clean and strong; on implementing economic and cultural development policies to continuously improve the material and spiritual life of the people; on cultivating and practicing revolutionary ethics of diligence, thrift, integrity, uprightness, impartiality and selflessness; on caring for human development and education; on nurturing the next generation of young revolutionaries; on strengthening international solidarity...

Carrying a steadfast belief in the victory of the Vietnamese revolution, the inevitable victory of justice and truth, patriotism and revolutionary heroism, the Testament is also his wish for a peaceful, unified, independent, democratic and prosperous Vietnam, contributing worthily to the cause of the world revolution.

Along with the Will, on July 21, 1969, President Ho Chi Minh wrote a letter to the Party Executive Committee of Nghe An province. The letter is considered a sacred testament that Uncle Ho dedicated to the Party Committee and people of the province. Studying and following the instructions in the letter of Uncle Ho before his passing, the Party Committee, army and people of Nghe An over the past 50 years have always kept in mind that this is a precious instruction, a fervent wish, a great trust, a deep affection and love that he reserved for his homeland.

From the immense love for the people, the country, and the deep affection for the homeland, from the ideological instructions and guidelines for the Vietnamese revolution to the common tasks of the whole country and to the last things Uncle Ho dedicated to the Party Committee, the army and the people of Nghe An in the letter is the concretization of his Will left for our entire Party, army and people.

During his lifetime, President Ho Chi Minh always had great affection for his hometown Nghe An. Photo: Archive

That is, he reminded us to build a clean and strong Nghe An Party Committee, especially to be closely attached to the people, to regularly self-criticize before the people, to encourage people to criticize, to humbly listen, to do better and to actively practice democracy with the people to restore and develop all aspects of the economy with very clear instructions, to understand the reality that we must improve economic management and working methods, production must go hand in hand with thrift, distribution must be fair and reasonable, and at the same time we must strive to care for and gradually improve all aspects of people's lives from the mountains to the sea.

At the end of the letter, Uncle Ho was deeply concerned that Nghe An was a land rich in revolutionary traditions, fond of learning, valuing loyalty, and high in spirit, with vast land, abundant resources, and hard-working people, but it was still poor and its economy was still slow to progress. He continued to advise: "I sincerely hope that the people and comrades of the province will strive to make Nghe An soon become one of the most prosperous provinces in the country and the North."

President Ho Chi Minh has passed away, but his Testament always accompanies the nation and his homeland Nghe An, and is a torch that continues to illuminate the path of our country's revolution. Fulfilling his will, over the past 50 years, our entire Party, army and people have completed the cause of liberating the South, unifying the country, leading the whole country to socialism, carrying out the Renovation process, building and firmly defending the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Over the past 50 years, the Party Committee, army and people of Nghe An have made constant efforts and overcome all difficulties to fulfill his will for his homeland, achieving great achievements in the fields of socio-economy, national defense - security, culture..., contributing significantly to the victory of the resistance war against the US to save the country and unify the country in the past as well as the cause of innovation, construction and protection of the Fatherland today.

From a poor province, Nghe An has risen to become a group of localities with a fairly fast growth rate in the country. The economic structure has shifted in a positive direction with an increasing proportion of industry and services. Science and technology have made many advances, education - training and health care have better met the needs of the people. Social security and gratitude work have received due attention, cultural activities and spiritual life of the people have been constantly improved. Security and order have been maintained, the National Target Program on New Rural Construction has achieved many important results and has become a widespread emulation movement.

Following Uncle Ho's teachings, in recent years, Nghe An Party Committee has paid great attention to Party building and rectification. The implementation of grassroots democracy regulations has been carried out seriously and promptly. The grassroots Party Committees and authorities have effectively organized and implemented the work that must be made public for people to know, discuss and supervise, and increased direct dialogue between the heads of Party Committees and authorities and the people.

Along with the whole country, studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style has been identified by the Party Committee and people of Nghe An as an important, regular and long-term task, actively implemented and brought about practical results, contributing to building a clean, strong provincial Party Committee, developing rapidly and sustainably, building Nghe An's cultural people, meeting new requirements, maintaining social order and stability.

The results achieved by the Party Committee and people of Nghe An are very important, but not commensurate with the potential and advantages of the province. The economic growth rate of the province has not reached the target set by the Congress, industry and construction have encountered many difficulties, and some projects have been implemented slower than expected. Agricultural and forestry production in many areas is still fragmented, dispersed, and not very effective. The competitiveness of some products and services is still modest. The infrastructure system has not met development requirements, especially in the western mountainous region.

Investment attraction and business development results are still limited. Structural transformation within industries and sectors has not yet promoted the advantages and potentials of each region. In the province, there are still some hot spots, social instability, and many grievances among the people that have not been resolved. The work of building the Party and the political system still has some shortcomings and limitations.

Conference scene. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Dear comrades!

Nghe An needs to make more efforts to promote its development potential and advantages, promote its heroic revolutionary tradition, successfully implement the Resolution of the 18th Provincial Party Congress, strive to become a fairly developed province in the Northern region in the spirit of Resolution 26 of the Politburo, contributing to the successful implementation of the Resolution of the 12th National Party Congress.

Faced with that requirement, we must be aware that President Ho Chi Minh's instructions in his Will and Last Letter left to the Party Committee, army and people of Nghe An still retain their full value.

First of all,Along with the efforts and determination of the entire Party and political system, it is necessary to continue to build and rectify the Provincial Party Committee to be clean, strong, comprehensive, and synchronous in all aspects: politics, ideology, organization, cadres, and ethics. This is the decisive factor for the success of the province in all aspects.

Continue the role of building and rectifying the Party and the political system from the grassroots, especially in mountainous, remote and isolated areas, and areas with hot spots and complications. It is necessary to further strengthen solidarity and unity within the entire Party in the spirit of always imbued with Uncle Ho's profound teachings, and to preserve the solidarity and unity of the Party as if preserving the pupil of one's eye.

In particular, the province needs to focus on personnel work, which has been identified by the Central Committee as the key to the key task in building the Party and the political system. Inheriting and promoting the revolutionary tradition, each cadre and party member of Nghe An must always set a good example in studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style, shifting from correct perception to specific standards and actions. The higher the position of the cadre, the more exemplary he must be, constantly cultivating and training his qualities as Uncle Ho taught: "The more jade is polished, the brighter it shines; the more gold is refined, the purer it is."

Monday,continue to develop the provincial economy rapidly and sustainably. Along with the whole country, the province needs to focus on renewing the growth model, restructuring the economy, promoting industrialization and modernization on the basis of innovation, creativity, proactively and actively promoting the process of regional and international integration. In particular, it is necessary to seek new development drivers, promote the traditional cultural resources and people of Nghe An, exploit the potential advantages of the province in the fields of agriculture and tourism. Strengthen the ability to connect infrastructure, especially transportation, regional and inter-regional, cross-border connections. Strive to build Vinh city into a growth pole of the North Central region.

Tuesday,ensure social security, care for development, educate people, especially training and nurturing the young generation. From the clear understanding of Uncle Ho's teachings, considering people as the first task, people as the center and starting from the characteristics of the province. In regions and places with difficult conditions, it is necessary to pay more attention to implementing the policy of linking economic growth with social progress and equity, taking good care of the lives of the poor, so that everyone can participate, everyone can benefit, especially the disadvantaged people can participate and benefit from this process.

Promoting the tradition of creativity, overcoming difficulties, arousing the desire for development, the will to strive and the spirit of entrepreneurship and getting rich among the youth of Nghe An. Replicate and spread typical advanced examples, good people, good deeds so that Nghe An can be proud to be Uncle Ho's homeland, with more and more beautiful flowers, becoming a beautiful flower garden in the flower forest that our whole nation respectfully offers to Him.

It is necessary to create favorable conditions for the people of Western Nghe An to develop the economy. Photo: Document

Dear comrades!

Nghe An is proud to be the homeland of the great President Ho Chi Minh, the homeland of the patriot Phan Boi Chau, the homeland of the heroic Nghe Tinh Soviet movement. It is necessary to promote revolutionary heroism in the struggle for national liberation to build aspirations, will, creative spirit and development determination in building and defending the country and homeland today, soon making Nghe An one of the most prosperous provinces in the country as Uncle Ho always wished during his lifetime.

Wishing the Party Committee, army and people of Nghe An many achievements, successfully implementing the Resolution of the 18th Provincial Party Congress, Resolution 26 of the Politburo on the direction and tasks for the development of Nghe An province until 2020, contributing to the successful implementation of the Resolution of the 12th National Party Congress. At the same time, I request that you make good preparations for the organization of the 19th Provincial Party Congress, actively contributing to the successful organization of the 13th National Party Congress...

(*) Title by Nghe An Newspaper.