The Communist Party of Vietnam’s Central Committee (CPVCC) convened its
seventh conference in Hanoi on May 2, presided over by General
Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
During the ten-day
event, CPVCC members will consider ways to perfect political systems
from the central to grassroots levels, reform and enhance the Party
leadership in mass mobilisation work, the amendments to the 1992
Constitution, the one-year implementation of Resolution on Party
building issued at the CVPCC’s fourth conference, planning for
strategic-level positions, measures against climate change and
strengthened efforts to protect natural resources and the environment.
Addressing the event, Trong said the meeting needs
to thoroughly review the implementation of the CPVCC’s Resolutions and
conclusions, point out existing strengths, shortcomings and their
causes, as well as ways to overcome them.
Regarding
the enhancement of Party leadership in mass mobilisation work in the
new situation, Trong stressed that in order to increase bloodline
relations between the Party and people, the Party must look after the
latter’s material and spiritual lives, respect and uphold their mastery
rights, strengthen and render Party organisations and local authorities
transparent, making the Party worthy of its position as loyal leader and
servant of the people.
As for the draft amendments
to the 1992 Constitution, Trong said Party members, officials and
people of all strata have actively contributed their ideas to the
document over the past time, adding that it was truly a widespread
democratic political activity.
The Party chief also
requested CPVCC members to scrutinise a report on the draft amendments
in the spirit of acquiring sound opinions, maintaining issues of
principle that are the essence of the State and political regime,
affirming that the law-governed socialist State is of, by and for the
people and led by the CPV.
In regards to Party
building launched over one year ago, the Party leader hailed the Party
Committees and bodies, together with a contingent of officials and Party
members for fully recognising the urgency and necessity of further
Party reforms and over-haul, making the Party increasingly transparent
and strong.
Amid difficulties and challenges, the
implementation of the Resolution of the CPVCC’s fourth conference
contributed to fulfilling socio-economic goals last year, sustaining
macro-economic stability, taming inflation, ensuring social welfare
while strengthening national defence and security, maintaining social
safety and order and improving Vietnam ’s prestige and position, he
said.
Mentioning personnel planning for
strategic-level positions, Trong said the Politburo promptly submitted
to the meeting a plan for the CPVCC, Politburo, Secretariat and key
Party and State positions for the 2016–2021 tenure and following
tenures.
Trong added that coping with climate
change, natural resources management and environmental protection are
vital to the sustainable development of every nation.
He asked the delegates to put forward sound and timely guidelines on
this issue to realise the 11th National Party Congress’s stance on
sustainable development for socio-economic development into 2020 and
beyond.-VNA