Party General Secretary and President To Lam speaks at a meeting of the Party Central Committee in Hanoi on August 3, 2024. (Photo: VNA/Tri Dung)

Mr. Lam said that the 13th National Party Congress charted a course for national development until 2030 with a vision to 2045, laid out the strategic goals for Vietnam to become a socialist-oriented developed country by the middle of the 21st century, and fueled the whole Party, people and army’s patriotism, resilience, kindness, great national solidarity, and desire for a prosperous and happy nation. After two-thirds of the journey, the implementation of the resolution adopted at the 13th National Party Congress has carved out various achievements and important results.

Developments in recent years show that the world is in a period of epochal changes. The time between now and 2030 is an important period to identify a new world order.

To take full advantage of opportunities and advantages, repel risks and challenges, enhance potential and strength to successfully implement the strategic goals set by the 13th Party Congress, the entire Party, people, and armed forces need to make efforts, join hands, inherit and strongly promote the glorious tradition and valuable experience of the Party.

It is crucial to consistently make socio-economic development the focal task, Party building the key task, cultural development the spiritual foundation, and ensuring national defense and security the important and constant mission. Efforts should be made to optimize internal resources and taking advantage of external resources, in which internal resources and human resources are the most important.

Importance should be attached to unceasingly promoting solidarity and unity within the Party, great national solidarity, and the flesh-and-blood bonds between the Party and people. From the Party Central Committee to party cells, every cadre, every Party member must make tireless efforts to “preserve solidarity and consensus in the Party like the pupils of their own eyes”. The Party must be able to mobilize the intellect and strength of the entire nation and the strength of the era in the building and protection of the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam underlined the need to continue to intensify Party building and rectification; and resolutely and persistently combat individualism, the degradation in ideology, ethics and lifestyle, corruption and negativity in the Party under the motto of “unceasing,” “non-stop,” “no holds barred, no exception,” “regardless of who they are,” and “handling one case to awaken an entire region, an entire field.”

Focus should be placed on removing difficulties and obstacles concerning institutions; continuing to accelerating administrative reform; enhancing publicity and transparency through digital transformation; and creating the most favorable conditions for every normal activity within the legal framework, contributing to national development. 

It is imperative to push up the renewal process in a comprehensive and coordinated manner for rapid and sustainable development and to consolidate national potential. Special emphasis should be placed on preparatory work to successfully organize Party congresses at all levels towards the 14th National Party Congress.

Party leader and President To Lam expressed his belief that under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the country will become stronger and more  prosperous.