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Party Central Committee convenes 15th plenum

The 12th Party Central Committee convened its 15th plenum in Hanoi on January 16 under the chair of Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong.
Party Central Committee convenes 15th plenum ảnh 1An overview of the plenum (Photo : VNA)
Hanoi, (VNA) – The 12th Party Central Committee convened its 15th plenum in Hanoi on January 16 under the chair of Party General Secretary andState President Nguyen Phu Trong.

The plenum will focusdiscussions on personnel work in connection with the Party Central Committee,the Politburo and the Secretariat, as well as key leading positions in the 13th tenure. 

The conference is alsoscheduled to approve a report of the 12th Party Central Committee onpersonnel work related to the Party Central Committee in the 13th tenureand another on documents to be submitted to the 13th National PartyCongress.

At this plenum, the Politburo is to submit draft lists of the Presidium, the Secretarial Delegation  and the Commission for Verifying Eligibility of  Delegates of the 13th National Party Congress. TheParty Central Committee will give opinions and approve the lists, which willthen be submitted to the 13th congress for consideration andapproval.

The 15th plenum is of special significance as it will discuss and make decisions on remainingpreparatory work for the successful organization of the 13th National Party Congress.

The event will lastuntil January 18./.


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