
Hanoi (VNA) – The 13th NationalCongress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) successfully concluded on February1 after more than seven days of working.
In his closing remarks, Party General Secretary andState President Nguyen Phu Trong said the congress, which wrapped up nearly two daysearlier than schedule, completed all content and agenda items.
With high consensus, delegates passed major documents,comprising the political report, a report reviewing the implementation of the2011-2020 socio-economic development strategy and the building of the 2021-2030development strategy, a report on the implementation of socio-economicdevelopment tasks for 2016-2020 and orientations and tasks for 2021-2025, a reporton Party building and the execution of Party statutes, and another assessing theleadership of the 12th Party Central Committee.
The congress also elected the 13th PartyCentral Committee with 200 members representing more than 5 million Partymembers nationwide, according to the top leader.
He stressed that the congress demonstrates the united will and the strong determination of the entire Party, people and army in thenew period to complete targets set in the political report.
The congress also approved major guidelines, decisionsand policies to serve the implementation of orientations and tasks for rapid andsustainable national development, as well as national construction and defence.
The Party will persistently pursue Marxism-Leninismand Ho Chi Minh’s thought, he said, adding that the delegates at the congress emphasisedthe need to enhance the building and rectification of the Party and politicalsystem, making them pure and strong.
On behalf of the 13th Party CentralCommittee, the top leader pledged to make all-out efforts to serve the nationand people, improve their capacity, knowledge, political mettle and morality,and follow the example of President Ho Chi Minh.
He thanked political parties, internationalorganisations and friends for their participation in the opening and closing sessions,and their congratulations to the congress, which, he said, reflects theirfriendship and solidarity with the Vietnamese Party and people.
The leader also thanked press agencies both at homeand abroad for their timely coverage of the event, and lauded relevant forcesfor their roles in the organisation work.
The success of the congress will encourage the entireParty, people and army to continue overcoming all difficulties and challengesand bring into full play opportunities and advantages to soon turn Vietnam into a socialist-orienteddeveloped country with high incomes.
He urged all-level Party committees and organisationsto focus on disseminating the outcomes of the congress, studying the resolutionand documents adopted, and devising action programmes and plans.
The leader also called upon the whole Party, people andarmy as well as Vietnamese at home and abroad to uphold patriotism,self-reliance and self-resiliency, and the strength of the great national unity bloc to successfully realise the congress’s resolution./.