Addressing the sector’s 65^th national conference in Hanoi on December 17, Mr Trong noted that 2010 is very important to Vietnam as it is the last year the country will implement the resolutions adopted at the 10^th National Party Congress and its 10-year socio-economic development strategy.

He said in 2010 Vietnam will hold grassroots-level Party congresses in the lead up to the 11^th National Party Congress, and the celebration of many other national anniversaries. It will also assume the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the ASEAN Inter-parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) in 2010.

Meeting all the goals for 2010 requires a greater effort from the Party and people, including the public security force, to promote Vietnam as a safe and attractive destination for investors, said Mr Trong.

He asked the sector to increase its management capacity, make progress in urban management, and combat crime and non-traditional threats such as environmental degradation, natural disasters, epidemics, trans-national crime, drugs and high-tech crime.

He asked the sector to work closely with other ministries and localities to ensure security for major political and cultural events at grassroots level, facilitating national development.

He reminded the sector to pay due attention to forecasting work and make recommendations to the Party and State to finalise laws on national security and build the sector into a healthy and regular force.   

Another task of the sector is to proactively discover and foil subversive schemes by hostile and reactionary forces to maintain peace for national development, said Mr Trong.

The conference will close on December 18.