| VietNamNet
Bridge - Truong Tan Sang, Politburo member and permanent member of the Party
Central Committee (PCC)’s Secretariat presented a report on the Party Central
Committee’s leadership and guidance during the 10th tenure at the opening
session of the 11th National Party Congress in Hanoi Wednesday.
Sang highlighted progress and shortcomings
of the Committee, Politburo and Secretariat in executing the 10th Party
Congress Resolution. He said the committee has selected the
“right and strategic issues” to focus upon in national socio-economic
development and laid out proper policies and measures to resolve existing
issues. He cited examples of adopting a resolution that included major policies
to boost Vietnam’s economy
in a fast and sustainable way after the country became a World Trade
Organisation member and a resolution on Vietnam’s Maritime Strategy until
2020.
 | Politburo member and permanent member of the Party
Central Committee (PCC)’s Secretariat Truong Tan Sang | The committtee also contributed ideas to
major projects, including the construction of a nuclear power plant, the Lai
Chau Hydro Power Plant and the expansion of Hanoi before they were submitted to the
National Assembly. He also spoke about what the committee had
achieved in increasing the Party’s leadership capacity and working efficiency
of Party and State agencies. Sang, however, said some “important and
pressing problems” pointed out at the last congress had not been resolved, for
example, enhancing the economy’s competitiveness, increasing State-owned
enterprises’ working efficiency, issues on land management, Party discipline
and social evils. Regarding work done by the Politburo, Sang
said recommendations to sustain the macroeconomy, ensure social security and
maintain positive economic growth amidst global challenges had all made
positive contributions. In terms of external relations, the
Politburo had offered guidance to uplift bilateral and multilateral relations,
build strategic ties with neighbouring countries and implement trade pacts with
African and Middle Eastern countries, he said. Yet, there remained weaknesses in
socio-economic management, resulting in a fast increase of foreign debt, high
risk of re-inflation and haphazard investment, Sang said. In addition, the effort to boost economic
growth on a par with implementing social justice has not paid off and the
country still reported an increasing income gap, high rates of near-poverty and
poverty relapse and growing threats of environmental pollution, he said. Delegates
discuss Party congress’ draft documents Most delegates agree that documents
highlight national achievements comprehensively, especially those in the
renewal process. Delegates on January 13 worked in groups to
discuss the draft documents submitted to the congress. The documents include the draft Platform on
National Construction in the Transitional Period toward Socialism (supplemented
and developed in 2011), the Socio-economic Development Strategy for the
2011-2020 period, the Political Report and a report on amendments and
supplements to the Party Statute and the draft Party Statute (supplemented and
revised). Most delegates agreed that the report of
the 10th National Party Congress presented by Party General Secretary Nong Duc
Manh at the opening ceremony reflected overall achievements of the country in
the past term, especially those in the renewal process. From a poor country, which lacked basic
cookingstuff, Vietnam
became an average income country. The people’s living conditions were improved,
politics and society stabilised, national defence and security reinforced, and
national independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity maintained.
The country’s external relations and international integration have been
expanded, and its prestige and position in the international arena has been
heightened. This demonstrates the important leadership role of the Communist
Party of Vietnam (CPV) and people’s trust in Party and the 11th Party
Congress’s policies. Nguyen Van Son, Secretary of the Son Duong
district’s Party Committee in Tuyen Quang province says he hopes that the
congress will devise measures to bridge the gap between the poor and the rich
as stipulated in the draft document, because if the gap expands this is likely
to lead to social instability. In addition, more investment capital should be
allocated for mountainous areas. Regarding the plan to turn Vietnam into an
industrialised country by 2020, many delegates say that the Party and State
should introduce policies to improve and complete current infrastructure and
mobilise domestic and foreign capital for development. They should pay more
attention to human resources and invest in disadvantaged areas, especially in
the central region which has great potential but remains underdeveloped. Nguyen Van Thien, Secretary of the Binh
Dinh provincial Party Committee expressed his hope that after the congress the
country will make more progress, especially in economics, society, and security
and defence. Ministries and departments will turn congress’s policies into
concrete actions and help the central region develop as strongly as other
regions. Delegates agree that the Party Central
Committee’s Resolution 7 on agriculture, rural development and farmers is right
and it is supported by all people. It has achieved significant results after a
short time of implementation. Tran Dinh Huong, Secretary of the Nam Dan
district’s Party Committee in Nghe An province, says that he hopes the congress
will discuss how to promote traditional craft villages and services to increase
the agricultural products’ value and farmers’ income, and how to accelerate the
building of new rural areas. Congratulations
on Party Congress The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has
received congratulatory messages from parties, organizations and foreign
friends on the occasion of the 11th National Party Congress, which opened in Hanoi on Jan. 12. The messages expressed solidarity,
friendship and cooperation with the Party, State and people of Vietnam, and
keen interest in the Congress – the most important political event of the
Vietnamese Party, State and people. At the opening session on Jan. 12, Truong
Thi Mai, member of the 10th Party Central Committee, Chairwoman of the National
Assembly’s Committee for Social Affairs and member of the Congress Secretariat,
delivered a list of congratulatory messages from 103 parties of 69 countries
and 14 international organizations. Nguyen Tan Dung, politburo member and Prime
Minister, on behalf of the presidium and the Congress, thanked political
parties and international friends for their friendship and cooperation with the
Communist Party of Vietnam, describing them as a vivid manifestation of the
CPV’s international ties. At the solemn forum, the Communist Party of
Vietnam affirms its willingness to expand relations with communist and workers’
parties, left-wing parties, ruling parties and other political parties,
national independence, revolutionary and progressive movements all over the
world, for the benefit of friendship and cooperation development among nations,
he stressed. Foreign
media describe Party Congress as vital for Vietnam’s future Laos’ Pasason newspaper has run an editorial on the significance of the
11th National Party Congress to Vietnam’s
Doi moi (Renewal) process. The congress is important to Vietnam as it
decides how to transform the country into a modernised and industrialised
nation and achieve the goal of building a wealthy people, a strong country and
an equal, democratic and civilised society, the paper said. During the past 80 years, the Communist
Party of Vietnam (CPV) has led Vietnamese people to achieve great victories in
many fields, which not only reflect the Party’s unity and strength but also its
clear-sighted leadership in any circumstances, the paper noted. It also highlighted Vietnam’s
achievements during 25 years of the Doi moi process, especially those the
country reaped during the five-year implementation of the 10th National Party
Congress Resolution, which was of historical significance to national defence
and construction. The achievements have provided fresh
impetus for the country to develop steadily in the next stage, and ensuring
political stability, social order and security, the editorial said. It conveyed the Lao Party and people’s
gratefulness to the CPV and the Vietnamese people for their assistance to the
Lao revolution. The Lao people will never forget the
Vietnamese volunteers’ devotion and sacrifice while being sent to Laos on an
international mission. The editorial also wished that Vietnam’s 11th
National Party Congress would be a great success and that the friendship and
special solidarity between the two Parties, countries and people would continue
to develop. The Duowei news website of Hong Kong on
January 11 posted an article by Ai Duo, saying that after 25 years of renovation,
Vietnam is becoming the most
influential country on the Indochina
peninsula. The Doi moi process has helped the country
develop comprehensively, especially in its economy, culture and diplomacy. Vietnam has
implemented administrative reform and stabilised the country’s situation. The article cited UN data published on
December 13, 2010, that showed Vietnam
as one of the world’s ten fastest developing economies, with annual GDP growing
at 7-8 percent a year. In 2010, in its capacity as ASEAN Chair, Vietnam
succeeded in organizing the ASEAN Summits and East Asia Summits, Ai Duo said. The article noted that the CPV is
conducting its 11th National Party Congress from January 11-19 to elect a new
leadership and identify policies and plans for the next 5-10 years. Source:
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