First working day of 12th session of Party Central Committee takes place

The 12th-tenure Party Central Committee kicked off its 12th session in Hanoi on the morning of May 11.
First working day of 12th session of Party Central Committee takes place hinh anh 1The 12th session of the 12th-tenure Party Central Committee was opened in Hanoi on May 11 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The 12th-tenure Party Central Committee kicked off its 12th session in Hanoi on the morning of May 11.

Politburo member and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the first working day of the session on behalf of the Politburo.

During the plenary sitting in the morning, Politburo member and Permanent Member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong delivered a report for members of the Party Central Committee to give opinions on the 12th session’s agenda.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong presented the opening address at the session.

Pham Minh Chinh, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission, then delivered a Politburo report reviewing personnel tasks for the 12th-tenure Party Central Committee and proposed orientations for personnel tasks for the 13th-tenure Party Central Committee.

He also read another report from the Politburo summarising the allocation of delegates to the 10th, 11th, and 12th national Party congresses and the devising of standards, structure, and number of delegates, and the planned allocation of delegates to the 13th National Party Congress.

Meanwhile, Politburo member and National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan delivered a report from the legislature’s Party delegation on planned orientations for the election of deputies to the 15th-tenure NA and all-level People’s Councils for the 2021-2026 term.

In the afternoon, officials held group discussions on documents relevant to personnel tasks of the Party Central Committee and the allocation of delegates to national Party congresses.

This 12th session is scheduled to last until May 14./.
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