Hanoi (VNA) – The first Congress of the Party Organisation of the Central Party Agencies will take place from September 23 to 24, drawing 299 delegates and nearly 100 guests.
Nguyen Dang Tien, Deputy Chief of the Standing Office of the Party Committee of the Central Party Agencies, stated that drafting documents was identified by the committee as the most important and central task.
The Party Committee, its Standing Board, and the Secretary of the Party Committee have led efforts to focus on building the documents, clearly assessing the results of the tasks accomplished in the past term, as well as highlighting key and important areas to focus on in the next term.
The draft Political Report clearly outlines the targets for digital transformation as one of the three breakthrough areas for the next term of the Party Committee of the Central Party Agencies.
The draft Political Report comprehensively reflects the results of implementing the Resolution for the 2020-2025 term in various aspects of Party building and leadership, as well as coordinating and guiding the execution of political tasks. It also highlights the lessons learned, sets forth directions, tasks, and solutions, and set targets while identifying five key priorities and three breakthroughs for the upcoming term. The overarching goal is to build a clean, strong, and exemplary Party organisation that aligns with the important position and role of the strategic advisory bodies of the Party and State.
The congress will focus on two main tasks: reviewing the implementation of the Resolutions for the 2020-2025 term, and setting the directions, goals, tasks, and solutions for the new term; and delivering feedback on the draft documents to be submited to the 14th National Party Congress./.
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