Activities mark CPV's founding anniversary
VOV.VN - Activities have been held across the country to mark the 86th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).
Leaders from Nghe An province paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh and the late Party General Secretary Le Hong Phong. They promised to turn Nghe An into one of the most developed provinces in north central Vietnam and to continue to follow President Ho Chi Minh’s moral example.
A get-together of revolutionaries, soldiers, artists, and journalists was held in Son La province at which delegates reviewed the history of the Communist Party and the province’s achievements, particularly in agriculture and rural development.
Quang Tri leaders paid tribute to the late Party leader Le Duan, President Ho Chi Minh’s most prominent disciple and laid a wreath at Quang Tri ancient citadel.
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A similar event was also organised on February 2 by the Party Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, during which municipal leaders asked local Party organisations and authorities to effectively implement the recently-closed 12th National Party Congress’s Resolution and the 13th municipal Party Congress’s resolution.
Earlier, a delegation from the Steering Committee for the Southwestern Region and the municipal Party Committee paid tribute to the city’s martyr cemetery and laid a wreath at President Ho Chi Minh Monument at Ninh Kieu wharf.
Also the same day, Party members in the northern province of Thai Binh also offered incense at Uncle Ho Memorial to show respect to the late President Ho Chi Minh – the founder of the Party.
Meanwhile, a delegation of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue visited the local Ho Chi Minh Museum and offered incense at Hue city’s martyr cemetery on this occasion.
A commemorative ceremony was also held in Hau Giang and Binh Duong provinces.
To mark this event, major newspapers ran front page headlines hailing the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam on February 3, 1930.
The People’s newspaper ran an editorial entitled “Faith and Love for the Party” which featured the Party’s tireless efforts to improve itself to better serve the nation and the people’s interests, especially in the new, open period and amid Vietnam’s strong international integration.
The People’s Army newspaper ran an editorial highlighting the importance of Party building activities.
The editorial said the Party’s appropriate policies have helped turn Vietnam into a middle-income country with remarkable achievements in poverty reduction. This has greatly improved Vietnam’s image and status in the international arena.