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| At the closing session of the second meeting of the 14th Party Central Committee __Photo: VNA |
Party General Secretary To Lam has called on the entire Party, the entire people, and the entire army to act under the motto: strategic autonomy - steadfastly pursuing the two centenary strategic goals - solidarity, unity, determination, and resolute action for a prosperous and happy life for the people.
The Party chief issued the call at the three-day second plenum of the 14th Party Central Committee (PCC) that wrapped up on March 25.
In his closing speech, he stressed that Party building in political and ideological terms must continue to be strengthened in the new period, laying a solid foundation to enhance the Party’s mettle, vanguard role, combative spirit and leadership capacity.
With respect to the goal of achieving double-digit economic growth, the Party leader affirmed that this is an objective requirement stemming from the country’s development needs in the new phase and the nation’s aspiration for advancement. He emphasised that the country must persist in pursuing high, sustainable and substantive economic growth.
To that end, the Party General Secretary underscored four core principles: ensuring substantive growth without compromising quality or sustainability; maintaining macroeconomic stability, controlling inflation, and safeguarding major economic balances as a prerequisite for the flexible, safe and effective operation of the whole economy; efficiently utilising all available resources, with priority given to key projects and promoting public-private partnerships to enhance investment efficiency and national competitiveness; and ensuring that high economic growth serves the people by improving their material and spiritual well-being and promoting social equity.
Based on these principles, the implementation of the double-digit growth target must be consistent, synchronised, and steadfast, under the strong direction of the PCC and with close coordination across ministries, sectors, localities and the entire political system.
Regarding promoting the strengths of the two-tier local administration model, the Party chief highlighted that this is not merely a new administrative structure, but a new governance approach aimed at eliminating intermediary layers, ensuring smooth operations at the grassroots level, optimising resource allocation, and effectively utilising technology and data to better serve people and businesses.
The Party leader also emphasised the necessity to carry out inspection, supervision and power control in the fight against corruption, waste and misconduct in the time ahead with strong political determination, and decisive, persistent, regular and continuous action.
With reference to the safeguarding of national defence, security, foreign affairs and international integration in the new period, the Party chief underlined the requirement to further strengthen the close linkage between national defence, security and foreign affairs with socio-economic development, ensuring a strong integration of protection and development, and stability and innovation.
With the foundation already established, along with strong political will, high determination, and the unity and consensus of the entire Party, the entire people, and the entire army, the Party chief showed his belief that the development goals and aspirations set out in the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress will soon come true, ushering the country into a new phase of faster, more sustainable and more comprehensive development.- (VLLF)
