Party chief’s speech on personnel shows responsibility of leader

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s speech at the first meeting of the personnel sub-committee for the 14th National Party Congress recently has drawn great attention of officials, Party members and people, who said it showed the responsibility of the Party leader in building the Party and political system of integrity and strength.
Party chief’s speech on personnel shows responsibility of leader ảnh 1Head of the provincial Party Committee's Commission for Organisation of Vinh Long province Nguyen Hieu Nghia (Photo: VNA)
Vinh Long (VNA) – Party General Secretary NguyenPhu Trong’s speech at the first meeting of the personnel sub-committee for the14th National Party Congress recently has drawn great attention ofofficials, Party members and people, who said it showed the responsibility of the Partyleader in building the Party and political system of integrity and strength.

According to head of the provincial Party Committee's Commission forOrganisation of Vinh Long province Nguyen Hieu Nghia, the14th National Party Congress will be a significant milestone marking thetransition of two generations of officials, from those who were born, grew up during the war and were educatedin socialist countries, to those who grew up in peace and received education in different countries with different political regimes.

Nghia noted that the Party chief, in his speech, highlightedthe need of not missing talented and virtuous people and resolutely not choosingunqualified people for the next term, thus ensuring the existenceand development of the Party.

The speech provides clear orientations for thepreparations of personnel for the upcoming congress, he stressed.

The official said that contents of the speech will be popularised among all Party members in Vinh Long, thus ensuring consensus in awareness andaction, enabling the selection of best officials for the Partycongresses at all levels.

Meanwhile, Standing Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Vinh Long Le Hong Dao said that the committee has applied the viewpoints and directions of the Party chief as well as relevant guidelines during the process of introducing qualified and reputable officials for the VFF committees at alllevels.

Nghia underlined that the Party Genral Secretary Trong’sspeech demonstrated the responsibility of the Party leader as well as his wishto have talented and virtuous officials serving the Party, thus better caringfor the people and reinforcing people’s confidence in the Party./.
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