Closing of the 9th Conference of the 13th Party Central Committee

After three days (May 16-18) of urgent, serious and responsible work, the 9th Conference of the 13th Party Central Committee completed all the contents and agenda and closed on the morning of May 18.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong chaired the conference. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the closing session.

High consensus on guiding ideology and orientation

The Central Committee has reviewed, commented on and decided on many important issues. The Politburo has fully absorbed and explained issues on which there are still different opinions.

The Central Executive Committee unanimously approved the conference resolution.

Appreciating the preparation of the Subcommittees, the Central Executive Committee basically agreed with the draft outline of the reports and gave many important directions for the proposals and recommendations of the Subcommittees.

The Central Committee requested the Subcommittees to urgently and seriously absorb the opinions of the conference, complete the Outlines, ensure consistency between the reports, especially in terms of topics, viewpoints, guiding ideas and general objectives; on that basis, promptly start drafting documents according to the set plan; present them briefly, concisely, clearly, easily understood, easily remembered and easily implemented.

In his closing speech at the conference, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong stated that the Central Committee especially emphasized that the draft documents must be truly worthy of being submitted to the Congress, demonstrating the will and strength of the entire Party, people and army in the new development period with new momentum, new motivation, as well as new opportunities, advantages and difficulties, new challenges intertwined, determined to build our country to be increasingly rich, democratic, prosperous, civilized, happy, and steadily moving towards socialism; correctly identifying policies, orientations and major decisions to ensure the successful implementation of the cause of continuing to promote comprehensive and synchronous innovation, building, developing the country and protecting the Fatherland in the next 5 years, until 2030 (the 100th anniversary of the Party's founding) and the vision to 2045 (the 100th anniversary of the country's founding).

In the process of preparing documents, it is necessary to base on the results of implementing the Resolution of the 13th National Congress, the resolutions of the Central Committee, summarizing 40 years of renovation, 15 years of implementing the Party's Charter and Platform (supplemented and developed in 2011); at the same time, closely following the Platform, Resolution of the 13th National Congress, Resolutions of the 13th Central Committee and the country's reality to objectively, scientifically and comprehensively assess issues, especially newly arising complex issues; deeply analyze the causes; scientifically forecast the situation of the country, the region and the world, in order to correctly determine the viewpoints, guiding thoughts, directions, goals, tasks and main solutions, especially the key tasks and strategic breakthroughs for the coming term.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong noted: “After 40 years of renovation, have we really formed a Theory on the renovation path in Vietnam; in this term, is it necessary to focus on prioritizing the implementation of the 12 orientations for national development and 6 key tasks as stated in the outline of the Political Report? And especially, should we continue to implement the three strategic breakthroughs set forth by the 13th National Congress in the new development period; however, it is necessary to focus on very key and more specific contents, such as: building and synchronously implementing institutions and policies to promote the development of science, technology and innovation, encouraging the spirit of daring to think, daring to do, daring to take responsibility, daring to make breakthroughs in development; fundamentally and comprehensively innovating personnel work, attracting, training, developing and making good use of talents; and building infrastructure for digital transformation, green transformation, energy transformation, to truly create breakthroughs in development?”

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong requested that it is necessary to deeply analyze and evaluate the implementation of the goals and tasks for the 5-year period of 2021-2025, affirm the results and achievements that have been achieved; point out the remaining limitations and weaknesses and their causes, and lessons learned; clarify the innovative contents and new factors that are better and more positive in the 13th tenure compared to previous terms; forecast the ability to implement the Platform and goals of the National Development Strategy to 2030, with a vision to 2045.

Focus on clarifying major and important issues related to rapid and sustainable economic, cultural and social development; ensuring national defense, security and foreign affairs; building and rectifying the Party and political system to be truly clean and strong in all aspects.

Orientation for the whole Party to prepare and conduct Party congresses at all levels towards the 14th National Party Congress

The conference democratically discussed and gave directions on the preparation of party congresses at all levels towards the 14th National Party Congress.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong emphasized that the Central Committee has contributed many specific and accurate opinions to the Submission and draft Directive of the Politburo; focused on discussing, analyzing, and creating high consensus on the contents that the Politburo asked for opinions on, including: The contents of Directive No. 35-CT/TW are still suitable; the contents that need to be inherited but must be adjusted and supplemented; the contents that specify the resolutions, regulations, and provisions of the 13th Central Committee; the contents that do not inherit Directive No. 35-CT/TW and need to be removed to suit reality.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong stated that this is an important task that needs to be implemented soon in the spirit of continuing to innovate in a practical and effective direction; promoting democracy while maintaining the Party's principles, discipline and order; ensuring to strengthen solidarity, improve the leadership capacity and fighting strength of Party organizations and Party members.

Party committees at all levels need to pay attention to leading and directing the discussion and contribution of comments to the draft documents of the 14th National Congress of Delegates and the congresses of higher-level Party committees; at the same time, prepare well the reports of their Party committees.

The report of the Party Executive Committee needs to thoroughly grasp the orientation of preparing documents for the 14th Congress; closely follow the actual situation of localities and units; correctly assess the implementation of the resolutions of the past term; clearly point out the results and achievements, the remaining limitations and weaknesses and their causes, and lessons learned; thereby proposing directions, goals, tasks and highly feasible solutions for the next term and a longer-term vision.

Preparations for Party Congresses at all levels must be closely linked to the implementation of regular tasks, ensuring high efficiency. Attention must be paid to detecting and resolving practical issues that arise, especially those that cause public concern.

The work of preparing personnel and electing Party committees must be carried out in accordance with the Party's Charter, regulations and rules; carefully reviewing to select, introduce and elect truly worthy comrades, meeting the standards and requirements of the tasks in the new situation; paying attention to discovering and introducing new potential factors, ensuring the proportion of young cadres, female cadres and ethnic minority cadres.

The Central Executive Committee assigned the Politburo, after this conference, to urgently direct the early completion and issuance of Directives to guide the entire Party to prepare and successfully conduct Congresses at all levels, contributing to the success of the 14th National Party Congress.

Review and decide on some important issues regarding personnel work.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong emphasized that the Central Executive Committee has democratically discussed, carefully considered and reached a high consensus on the plan to complete the positions of President and Chairman of the National Assembly so that the Party Delegation of the National Assembly can introduce it to the National Assembly for consideration and decision at the 7th session of the 15th National Assembly, scheduled to open on May 20, 2024; and with a high percentage of votes of confidence, elected to the Politburo the following comrades: Le Minh Hung, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Party Central Committee's Organization Commission, Chief of the Party Central Committee's Office; Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Party Central Committee's Propaganda and Education Commission; Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Party Central Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission; Do Van Chien, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

The Central Executive Committee has decided to let comrade Truong Thi Mai resign from her positions as Politburo member and member of the 13th Party Central Executive Committee to retire from work because she violated the rules that Party members are not allowed to do.

The Central Executive Committee has decided to expel from the Party Mr. Duong Van Thai, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Bac Giang Province; Mai Tien Dung, former member of the Party Central Committee, former Minister, Head of the Government Office; and remove from all Party positions Mr. Le Thanh Hai, former member of the Politburo, former Secretary of the City Party Committee, former Secretary of the Party Personnel Committee, former Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, for violating Party regulations and State laws.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong requested that, immediately after this conference, it is necessary to seriously and urgently study, complete the outlines and draft the Congress documents to submit to the 10th Central Conference for consideration and decision by the end of this year to send for comments from Party congresses at all levels; and to well direct the implementation of the Politburo's Directive on organizing Party congresses at all levels towards the 14th National Party Congress.

At the same time, continue to lead and direct the implementation of programs and plans set out for 2024-2025 with the highest results, striving to successfully complete the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress.