Party General Secretary meets Party, State leaders, former leaders ahead of Tet

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a meeting with leaders and former leaders of the Party, State and Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) in Hanoi on January 19, on the threshold of the Lunar New Year (Tet) – the biggest festival in a year of Vietnamese people.
Party General Secretary meets Party, State leaders, former leaders ahead of Tet ảnh 1Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a meeting with leaders and formerleaders of the Party, State and Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) in Hanoi on January19, on the threshold of the Lunar New Year (Tet) – the biggest festival in ayear of Vietnamese people.

He took the occasion to extend his bestNew Year wishes to Party, State and VFF leaders and former leaders, and peopleand soldiers living inside and outside the country.

Party General Secretary meets Party, State leaders, former leaders ahead of Tet ảnh 2An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA)
He thanked all of them for their great contributions to thenational construction and defence over the past years, especially in 2022.

The Party chief noted that the immediate tasks are to ensure a joyful and peaceful Lunar New Year; overcomedifficulties and remove obstacles to speed up production and business; payattention to the lives of people, officers and soldiers on duty in borderareas, sea and islands; and address consequences of natural disasters andepidemics.

Party General Secretary meets Party, State leaders, former leaders ahead of Tet ảnh 3Party and State leaders (Photo: VNA)
In order to carry out the directions and tasks in the comingtime, he asked the entire Party, people and army to strengthen solidarity and determination;promote patriotism, bravery and wisdom of the Vietnamese people; strive to overcomeall difficulties and challenges; and bring into full play opportunities andadvantages./.
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