On the morning of August 3, right after the Central Executive Committee meeting, General Secretary and President To Lam chaired a press conference to announce the results of the meeting. At the press conference, the General Secretary answered four questions from the press about his feelings after being elected General Secretary by the 13th Central Executive Committee of the Party; the work of preventing corruption and negativity in the coming time; priorities for action in the new position and Vietnam's diplomatic direction. There is nothing like solidarity and unity. Answering the press about his feelings on this important event, General Secretary and President To Lam expressed his great emotion and sincere gratitude to his comrades, compatriots and international friends for their sentiments. General Secretary and President To Lam shared that being elected by the Central Committee to hold the position of General Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Party is a great responsibility before the Party, the people and the country; it is the trust and expectation of cadres, party members and people in the strong development of the country in the coming time.

General Secretary and President To Lam. Photo: Pham Hai

According to the General Secretary, although we have gone 2/3 of the way to implement the tasks of the 13th Party Congress Resolution, the tasks in the coming time are still very complicated, requiring great efforts, national solidarity, and unity within the entire Party, army, and people to successfully implement the set goals and tasks. “Perhaps there is nothing better than solidarity and unity. Solidarity and unity are our strength. "I am very pleased that the solidarity and unity within the Party, the Politburo, and the Central Executive Committee have been spread, continued to be promoted, and aroused well," the General Secretary emphasized. This is the strength of the Party and our country to overcome many difficulties and challenges, and achieve the victories and goals set by our Party. "Certainly, the future development of our country will be bright following the path our Party has outlined," the General Secretary believed. "Continuous, uninterrupted" anti-corruption In response to questions related to the work of preventing corruption and negativity in the coming time, the General Secretary affirmed that "the work of Party building and rectification, preventing corruption and negativity will continue to be strongly implemented with the same goals, viewpoints, mottos, tasks, and solutions as in the past time." In particular, the General Secretary emphasized the need to promote the prevention of corruption and negativity according to the motto "continuous, uninterrupted, no forbidden zones, no exceptions, regardless of who that person is"; "handling a case of police province, region, and field". In addition, it is necessary to focus on preventing and combating corruption and negativity, first of all in anti-corruption agencies, pushing back petty corruption, expanding anti-corruption in the non-state sector, contributing to cleaning up the Party internally. "It must be said that the recent anti-corruption work has created consensus and support from Party members, people, and international public opinion; creating people's trust in the Party and Party members. I also said that the anti-corruption work here and there has been doubt but clearly there is a very high level of unity", the General Secretary shared. He added that recently the Central Committee trusted and relied on the direction in preventing and combating corruption and negativity and has united to implement it. Since then, the prestige and trust of leaders and agencies have been greatly strengthened. Therefore, the anti-corruption work must continue to be carried out resolutely and thoroughly, in order to defeat the "internal invaders". In addition to preventing and combating corruption, the General Secretary said that it is necessary to continue reforming administrative procedures, promoting the removal of difficulties in institutions and regulations to create a new momentum and space for socio-economic development. The General Secretary expressed that he was personally fortunate that when he was the Minister of Public Security, he was also the Deputy Head of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption, directly participating in directing this work. "Now, with the trust of the Party and the confidence of the people, I have been elected as the General Secretary of the Party, and at the same time assigned the important responsibility of being the Head of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption and Negative Action. I believe that this work will continue to develop," said the General Secretary. He looked forward to receiving the consensus and support of the entire political system, especially the supervision of the people. According to the General Secretary, with the consensus and support of the people for this work, it will be successful. Accelerating the implementation of the targets set by the 13th Party Congress. Responding to questions about priorities after taking office as General Secretary, Mr. To Lam said that in the immediate future, he will review and re-evaluate the targets set by the 13th Congress to find breakthrough solutions, make quick moves, and accelerate the implementation of the goals. "We only have a little over a year left, so the requirement to accelerate the implementation of the targets set by the 13th Party Congress, to reach the finish line early, is an important priority," said the General Secretary. The second priority announced by the General Secretary is the preparation for the 14th Party Congress. There is not much time left, but there is a lot of work to be done, the sub-committees must actively prepare to complete documents, serving the Party Congresses at all levels, leading up to the 14th Party Congress. Emphasizing the need to prepare well for personnel plans, the General Secretary said: "We must have a good apparatus and a good team of cadres to fulfill the goals and expectations of the people. That is also the work that needs to be focused on," the General Secretary replied. Effectively implementing diplomacy in the new era Regarding the question about Vietnam's foreign policy in the future, the General Secretary affirmed that the Party's general policy, especially the 13th Congress resolution, including the foreign policy, has not changed. "We are continuing to organize and implement this policy well. We are very pleased to be highly appreciated by the international community. Recently, as President, I received a number of international delegates. The reason we have a well-implemented foreign policy, enhancing Vietnam's prestige and position in the international arena, is thanks to the experiences drawn from practice," the General Secretary shared. According to the General Secretary, in foreign affairs, we must maintain the viewpoint of independence, self-reliance, national interests above all; Vietnam is friends with countries around the world. The General Secretary affirmed that Vietnam has had a very successful foreign policy, demonstrating international responsibility, being responsible for world politics, global issues and human civilization; participating in world peace, and resolving conflicts with a peace-loving policy. The priority of Vietnam's foreign policy in the coming time, as stated by the General Secretary, will be to continue to promote relations with neighboring countries, comprehensive strategic partners, strategic partners, traditional friends, constantly consolidate political trust, interweave interests, peaceful foreign affairs, and the highest cooperation for development. At the same time, it is necessary to enhance Vietnam's contribution to maintaining peace and stability in the region and the world, continue to elevate multilateral diplomacy, and promote its role as a responsible nation. "Vietnam continues to effectively implement new-age diplomacy based on the character of the Vietnamese people and the nation that has been around for thousands of years: being steadfast in responding to change, being peaceful, and using benevolence to replace violence," the General Secretary shared.

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