The closing session of the 12th plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The 12th plenum of the 12th Party Central
Committee (PCC) wrapped up in Hanoi on May 14 after four days of working. All agenda
items were completed.
The PCC decided
directions on personnel for the 13th National Party
Congress and on the general election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2021-2025 term.
The committee also
made decisions on the standards, number, and applications for delegates to the
13th National Party Congress and looked into other major issues.
In his closing
remarks, Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong said the
13th PCC must be a united, pure and strong collective that has firm
political mettle, good virtues, a strategic vision, and a creative mindset.
He also
highlighted the close-knit relations between the PCC and the people, saying it
must have adequate prestige and capacity to lead the nation in this new period.
Standards for members
of the 13th PCC will be set on the basis of common standards prescribed
in Party resolutions, the meeting heard.
The Politburo and
Secretariat should gather outstanding officials of the PCC in terms of
political mettle, morality, knowledge, sense of responsibility, will for combat, leadership and
management capacity, and disciplinary and strategic vision and mindset.
Those who display shortcomings
like corruption, violations of principles of democratic centralism, and
inefficiency, among others, will be resolutely excluded from the PCC, Trong
emphasised.
The 13th PCC needs a suitable number of personnel and structure to ensure comprehensive
leadership, he went on, ordering more PCC members take on key positions in localities
and sectors, especially the young, women, and ethnic minorities.
He urged committee
members to set examples, have a high sense of responsibility, be objective, and
seriously observe Party regulations while nominating and selecting personnel
for the 13th PCC.
According to the
committee, the election of deputies to the NA and all-level People’s Councils
will be held nationwide on the same day.
To ensure the
success of the election, Trong ordered the promoting of leadership, the organising
role of all-level Party Committees, authorities and the entire political
system, as well as the warm response of voters around the country.
The standard and
quality of deputies must be the top priority while completing targets in quality
and structure, he said.
He also spoke of
concrete requirements for deputies regarding political mettle, morality,
education, occupation, and age.
During the plenum,
the committee introduced personnel to the planning of the Politburo and the
Secretariat, 13th tenure, in line with Party regulations. It also
elected two additional members of the 12th PCC’s Inspection
Commission.
The committee
decided to impose a disciplinary measure against Admiral Nguyen Van Hien,
former PCC member and former Deputy Minister of National Defence, by expelling
him from the Party.
Trong also lauded the nation's joint
efforts in preventing and containing COVID-19 but called for continued vigilance.
Apart from
continuing to keep a close watch on the developments of the epidemic, it is
necessary to promptly deal with its consequences, recover production and
business activities, and stabilise people’s lives.
Effective
solutions are needed to fulfil targets and tasks in 2020 at the highest
level, he said./.