Party’s leadership - decisive factor for every victory of Vietnam revolution

Reality over the past 85 years has proved that the correct and clear-sighted leadership of the Party is the decisive factor behind every victory of the Vietnamese revolution, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said.
Reality over the past 85 years has proved that the correct andclear-sighted leadership of the Party is the decisive factor behindevery victory of the Vietnamese revolution, General Secretary of theCommunist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong said.

In his speech at a meeting marking the 85th founding anniversary of theCommunist Party of Vietnam (CPV) held in Hanoi on February 2, the Partyleader affirmed that in Vietnam there is no other political force thanthe CPV that has enough will, brainpower, experience, prestige andcapacity to lead the country through all difficulties and challenges tofinal success.

Looking back at the Party’s historyfrom its formation, development and contributions, General SecretaryTrong highlighted the historic meaning of the Party’s foundation onFebruary 3, 1930.

“The birth of the CPV is a greatturning point in our country’s revolutionary history, marking amilestone in our nation’s development path,” he said, stressing thatdespite numerous ups and downs and mistakes at times, the Party hasseriously worked to correct its shortcomings, thus winning over thepeople’s trust and support. That is why the Party has been able to leadthe Vietnamese revolutionary from victory to victory, recording suchaccomplishments as the August Revolution in 1945 and the resistance warsto liberate and defend the nation as well as the Doi Moi (renovation)cause, the Party leader said.

He stressed, “Overrecent years, the Party has devoted a great amount of time and greatefforts to the key task of Party building. The Party has conducted adrive on Party strengthening in line with the Resolution of the 4thPlenum of the Party Central Committee (11th tenure) and gained initialimportant outcomes and lessons, helping stop and partly curb negativephenomena, enhancing the Party’s leadership and combat capacity.”

The Party leader continued, saying “However, there remains a lot to doin strengthening the Party, and the general direction for this task isto build on the good traditions, preserve and fortify the Party’srevolutionary nature and vanguard role, thus building a Party reallystrong and pure in all terms, from politics, ideology, ethics,organisation, personnel to style of leadership, enhancing the tiesbetween the Party and the masses, ensuring that the Party is capable ofleading the country on the path of constant development.”

General Secretary Trong noted that the Party’s Doi Moi cause has beencarried out for nearly 30 years now, which has brought about historicachievements.

“From a poor and backward countryseriously devastated by many years of war and trade embargos, Vietnamhas risen with rapid economic growth along the direction ofindustrialization and modernization while building a market-orientedsocialist economy,” he said, adding that the country’s power has greatlyincreased, thus creating a new position and new momentum fordevelopment with bright prospects.

The Party leadersaid this year, the international and domestic situations create manyopportunities and advantages, but also pose many difficulties andchallenges, requiring the Party, the people and army as a whole to makeall out efforts with the highest resolve to fulfil the set tasks.

He voiced the firm belief that the CPV will fulfil its mission and theParty, the people and the army will unite as one to build a country ofpeace, independence, unity, democracy and prosperity, strongly advancingon the path to socialism.

The meeting wasco-organised by the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, thePresident, the Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front CentralCommittee and the Hanoi authorities.

The event was broadcast live on national television and radio.-VNA

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