Statement of the General Secretary: Everything must be done in the spirit of serving the people and the country

At the recent meeting of the 14th Party Congress Personnel Subcommittee, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong gave a speech on "Some issues that need special attention in preparing personnel for the 14th Party Congress."

The article received the attention of many cadres, party members and people nationwide.

Party cadres in Lang Son province said that the content of the article has inherited, applied and developed President Ho Chi Minh's viewpoints and thoughts on cadre work. At the same time, the article has put forward specific requirements and standards, suitable for current reality, as a basis and basis for selecting a team of cadres who are both virtuous and talented, doing everything in the spirit of serving the people and the country...

Ms. Tran Thi Thu Huyen, Vice Principal of Viet Bac High School, Lang Son City, acknowledged: "Along with preparing and perfecting documents that closely follow real life, personnel work is a key factor, deciding the success of the 14th National Party Congress and the development and prosperity of the country. Therefore, the General Secretary emphasized that this is a particularly important task, the key of the key, related to the survival of the Party, the fate of the regime, the development and strength of the country. Personnel work and building a contingent of cadres are decisive factors in the success or failure of the revolution, so we see that, throughout the process of leading the revolution, our Party has always attached importance to building a contingent of cadres at all levels. The Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress emphasized: 'Focus on building a contingent of cadres at all levels, especially at the strategic level and leaders with sufficient qualities, capacity and prestige, equal to the task...".

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has repeatedly made it clear that he is determined not to let unworthy people, those who do not meet the standards and conditions, those who show signs of political opportunism, ambition for power, and degradation in political ideology and ethics into the ranks of current officials and strategic-level planning officials. At the same time, Party discipline must be strictly and synchronously handled, in line with State discipline, against officials who violate the law, officials with wrong motives, localism, factionalism, and "group interests" in personnel work...

According to Ms. Huyen, each historical period has favorable factors, but also includes difficulties and challenges. Through practice, cadres have demonstrated their capacity, innovative thinking, daring to think, daring to do, daring to take responsibility. In any field of work, they have completed their tasks excellently, and have been trusted by the people... Obviously, this is a factor that needs to continue to be nurtured, developed, and assigned to take on higher responsibilities. On the contrary, we will also accurately assess and not include in the planning cases of fear of responsibility, fear of difficulties, fear of hardship, not daring to do, shirking responsibility, low prestige...

Mr. Nguyen Trong Son, Deputy Head of the Propaganda Department of Lang Son Provincial Party Committee, agrees with the General Secretary's orientation on personnel work. That is, not to miss out on those who are truly virtuous, talented, and qualified. In addition, not to let those who are not politically steadfast, not steadfast in the Party's viewpoints, policies, and views into the 14th Central Executive Committee; showing signs of political opportunism, ambition for power, words that do not match actions, dishonesty...

Reality has proven that each cadre has its own movement. If the cadres are capable, dynamic, creative, close to the grassroots, dare to think, dare to do, and work with the people, then the movement there will certainly develop, achieve high efficiency, and the people will actively participate and support. On the contrary, if the cadres do not stick to reality, are afraid of responsibility, and do not dare to do, it will be very difficult for that unit to create a breakthrough in socio-economic development.

President Ho Chi Minh pointed out that cadres are the root of all work. He considered cadres as the chain of the machine, so if just one link is weak, the whole machine will be affected.

“From Uncle Ho's perspective and ideology, we once again affirm the crucial role of selecting, planning, training, and using cadres. We must choose the right person, put that person in the right job, with the right professional expertise, in order to fully develop the ability, capacity, and strengths of the cadres and help the people and the country," Mr. Son analyzed.

Studying the speech on “Some issues that need special attention in the personnel preparation for the 14th National Party Congress” by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Mr. Lanh Van Tri, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Chi Lang Ward, Lang Son City, said that in order to have a team of cadres equal to the task, the Party and State need to create a favorable environment to train and develop cadres; thereby correctly assessing their capacity and strengths, serving the planning, arrangement and use of cadres.

To create conditions for cadres in the planning to have an environment for training, understanding of practice, and comprehensive development; to build a cadre team equal to the task, it is necessary to effectively implement regulations on cadre rotation. In order to prevent manifestations of self-evolution and self-transformation in the leadership team at all levels, the Party and the State need to have specific regulations and tools to control power; to improve the effectiveness of inspection and supervision, especially supervision of assets and income, to prevent violations of legal regulations and things that party members are not allowed to do.

Based on local realities, Mr. Tri hopes that the Party and State need to have policies that pay more attention to training and planning of cadres from the grassroots level of communes and wards because this is the force that directly implements the Party's policies and guidelines and the State's laws to the people. This is also the team that directly grasps and receives the people's recommendations and aspirations, promptly resolving issues arising from the grassroots level.

From the viewpoint in the speech of the General Secretary and the experience in preparing personnel for the Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front at all levels in Lang Son, Mr. Nguyen Huu Chien, Vice Chairman in charge of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Lang Son province, shared that key cadres of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, in addition to ensuring all general standards according to the regulations of the Central Committee, need to have a comprehensive understanding of the work of the front; have the ability to propagate, mobilize, persuade, gather the masses, build the great national unity bloc, create social consensus and organize social supervision and criticism. Front cadres must be truly enthusiastic, be the core of the great national unity bloc; have experience, high prestige in organizing the front, have prestige and influence among intellectuals, religious dignitaries...

For mountainous and border provinces, where ethnic minorities account for more than 83% of the province's population, such as Lang Son, front officials must maintain close ties with the people and member organizations of the front.

Front cadres must be well-versed in the historical traditions, culture, customs, and lifestyles of the ethnic groups in each region. Everything must be directed toward the legitimate rights and interests of the people, only then will the people believe and follow.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front at all levels promotes its role in supervising and criticizing the implementation of national target programs and socio-economic development in ethnic minority areas, thereby recommending to the Party and State appropriate approaches, guidelines and policies that bring practical benefits to the people.