Mr. Manh made the statement at the 15^th congress of the CPVCC in Hanoi on January 9. In his closing speech, he asked CPVCC members to uphold their responsibility and make greater efforts for the success of the upcoming National Congress.

The 11^th National Congress is a significant political event of the Party and the whole nation in general, in which strategic guidelines and policies will be discussed.  The Party's vitality and the nation’s destiny are dependent on party members and people’s unanimity and their effort to put the Party’s policies into practice.

During the Congress, the delegates will discuss and decide major important issues such as personnel for the next term, party’s political platform and regulations, and the country development strategy. The Congress, therefore, will be a great success if each delegate is imbued with the Ho Chi Minh Thougth which emphasises that the Communist Party of Vietnam represents the interest of the working class, the mass, and the nation.

The Party’s objectives are liberating the country, strengthening socialism and moving toward a new area of development with “rich people, strong country, and equal, democratic, and civilised society.”

By setting the Congress’s theme as “Continuing the Party’s leadership and fighting capacity, upholding national strength, comprehensively spurring the renovation, and laying the foundations for Vietnam to become a modern industrial country by 2020”, the Party focuses much of its attention to Party building and socio-economic development.

The leadership of the Party is dependent on not only the strength and the transparency of each Party committee and the whole political system, but also the spirit of sacrifice of each Party member. Whether the Party is able to uphold the national unity bloc is contingent upon its prestige which is built and strengthened by Party members and committees at all levels.

Each of the National Congresses is a milestone in the country’s history with significant socio-economic development. Preparations for the 11^th Congress have been completed. 1.377 delegates, representing more than 3.6 million Party members and 80 million people, are doing their best for the success of the congress.