The opening ceremony of the 11th National Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party. (Photo: VNA) Participants at the congress approved important documents of strategicsignificance to Laos’ development, including a Political Report from the 10th LPRP’s Central Committee, the socio-economic development plan for the 2021-25period, and the revised Statute of the LPRP.
They elected a new Politburo with 13 members, a Central Committee comprising 71 official members and10 alternate members, along with a secretariat with nine members and anInspection Commission with seven members led by Khamphan Phommathat.
Addressing the closing of the congress, the newly-elected GeneralSecretary of the LPRP Thongloun Sisoulith said the congress was a success andemphasised that the whole country must work hard to implement the contents ofthe congress’s resolution.
The resolution sets six major socio-economic targets: continuous, highquality, and sustainable economic growth of at least 4 percent; higher quality humanresources; improvements to the material and spiritual lives of local people; findinga balance between environmental protection and natural disaster riskmitigation; the development of a strong infrastructure network; and ensuring socialequality and fairness.
Thecongress also sketched out eight plans to reach goals over the next fiveyears./.
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