Vientiane (VNA) - Major newspapers in Laos have published articles highlightingthe opening ceremony of the 13th National Congress of the CommunistParty of Vietnam (CPV).

The Pasaxon(People’s) Newspaper wrote on January 27 that the opening ceremony of the 13th National Congress of the CPV was held solemnly on January 26 with theattendance of 1,587 delegates representing over 5.1 million Party membersnationwide, under the chair of 17 members of the Presidium.

It stressedthat the congress has the theme “Strengthening the building and rectificationof the Party and the political system into purity and strength; rousing thewill and determination for national development and promoting the strength ofthe great national unity bloc in combination with the power of the era;continuing to comprehensively and synchronously accelerate the cause of reform;constructing and firmly safeguarding the Fatherland and maintaining a peacefuland stable environment; and striving to turn Vietnam into a developed,socialist-oriented nation by the middle of the 21st century.”

The papersaid the congress will review the implementation of the Resolution of the 12th National Party Congress, 35 years of implementing the “Doi Moi” (Renewal)process, 30 years of implementing the 1991 Political Platform, 10 years ofimplementing the amended Political Platform (supplemented and developed in2011) and the National Socio-economic Development Strategy 2011-2020; settingout socio-economic development orientations and tasks for 2021-2025 (the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification), anddetermining goals and orientations to 2030 (the 100th foundinganniversary of the Party) and a vision for national development to 2045 (the100th founding anniversary of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam,now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam).

Meanwhile,the Lao Phathana News quoted Party General Secretary and State President NguyenPhu Trong as saying that the 13th National Party Congress is apolitical event of extreme importance in the process of carrying forwardcomprehensive and synchronous reforms for global integration and nationaldevelopment. The Vietnamese people believe in and look forward to soundpolicies being adopted at the congress.
The PathetLao Newspaper of the Lao News Agency (KPL), said that, in his opening speech, PartyGeneral Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong highlighted Vietnam’sachievements last year, with economic growth of 2.91 percent - one of thehighest worldwide.

The articlesaid Vietnam has outlined major orientations for the country’s key issues for thenext decade, adding that the 13th tenure will mark a new developmentstep in the cause of renewal.

It quoted the top leader as saying that past lessons will lay an importantfoundation for the Party to firmly overcome new challenges and complete hardertasks during the new tenure.

The VientianeTimes, the only English-language newspaper in Laos, also covered the opening ofthe congress in its January 27 issue./.