Commission to ensure 13th National Party Congress’s press centre runs smoothly
Ensuring smooth operations of the 13th National Party Congress’s press centre and the information provision for foreign media are among the tasks the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education has been told to fulfil between now and the time the congress takes place, in late January.
Vo Van Thuong, Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, addresses the meeting on January 4 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Ensuring smooth operations of the13th National Party Congress’s press centre and the information provisionfor foreign media are among the tasks the Party Central Committee’s Commissionfor Information and Education has been told to fulfil between now and the time thecongress takes place, in late January.
The request was made by Commission Chairman Vo Van Thuong, whois also a Politburo member and Secretary of the Party Central Committee, at the January 4 meeting that reviewed the commission’s performance in 2020 and launchedtasks for this year.
Applauding the commission’s efforts and achievements, he notedit needs to ensure that the resolution of the 13th National PartyCongress will be disseminated more quickly.
Besides, it has to fruitfully carry out its 2021 work planright from beginning months of the year while continuing to reform itspersonnel work and creating a favourable environment for its staff to bringinto play their capability and strengths, Thuong said.
The commission reported that in 2020, it worked hard toserve all-level Party congresses in the run up to the 13th nationalevent.
Leaders of the commission took part in working delegations of thePolitburo and the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat to examine and promotethe implementation of the Politburo’s Directive 35-CT/TW on all-level Partycongresses ahead of the 13th National Party Congress. They gaveopinions on draft documents submitted to and attended the congresses of the 63provincial-level Party organisations and four others directly subordinate tothe Party Central Committee.
For 2021, it added, the commission will keep closelyfollowing directions issued by the Politburo and the Secretariat; proactivelycoordinate with ministries, central agencies, and localities; and makeproposals, promote, and guide the implementation of the Politburo’s directiveon the popularisation and realisation of the 13th National PartyCongress’s resolution.
It is also set to push ahead with carrying out importanttasks related to political theory, defending the Party’s ideologicalfoundation, and giving orientations on communications, press, publication, culture,and public opinion-related affairs./.
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Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
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Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
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Vo Van Thuong, Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, addresses the meeting on January 4 (Photo: VNA) 
