(VOVworld) – Delegates to the 12^th National Party Congress paid a floral tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on Wednesday ahead of the preparatory session of the Congress. On hand were Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President Truong Tan Sang, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan, and members of the Political Bureau and the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee.

Party Congress delegates pay floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum. (Photo: VNA)

The 12^th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam will take place in Hanoi from January 20-28 with a primary theme of building a strong and pure Party. 1510 delegates representing 4.5 million Party members will attend the Congress. Head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Education and Communications Dinh The Huynh told a press briefing on Monday: “The Congress’s theme is: Promoting transparent Party building, tapping national strength, accelerating the renewal process, protecting national independence and sovereignty, ensuring an environment of peace and security, and turning Vietnam into a modern industrialized nation”.

The Congress will review the implementation of the 11^th Congress’s resolution and Vietnam’s renewal process over the past 3 decades. It will also set out orientations and tasks for national development and defense in the next 5 years. Delegates will select the Party Central Committee for the 12^th tenure.