Speaking with Lao Dong Newspaper on the eve of the New Year of the Snake 2025, Mr. Do Van Chien - Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front affirmed that the Vietnam Fatherland Front will innovate the content and methods of operation, focus on the grassroots, and arouse the strength of national solidarity to accelerate the country, break through and enter a new era - an era of striving to develop richly, prosperously and happily.
Dear Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Do Van Chien, 2024 has passed with many difficulties and challenges, but our country has overcome and achieved many outstanding achievements in economy and social life. To contribute to that success, how has the role and strength of the great national unity bloc been promoted?
- Great solidarity is an extremely precious tradition of our nation. Under the leadership of the Party, that tradition is increasingly nurtured and strongly promoted.
In 2024, our country overcame all difficulties and challenges, striving to achieve many very proud achievements.
We have completed 15/15 socio-economic targets, people's lives have been improved, and the country's position and prestige in the international arena have been enhanced. These great achievements are the efforts of the entire Party, the entire army, and the entire people, in which the strength of the great national unity bloc has been strongly promoted.
The most vivid evidence that can be cited is when our country resiliently overcame storm No. 3 (Yagi) - the storm that caused severe damage in 26 northern provinces and cities of our country.
Promoting the strength of national solidarity, we have mobilized social forces and resources, the support of people, businesses, philanthropists at home and abroad, and international friends, and we have quickly restored the lives of people in damaged areas.
And we firmly believe that the great national unity bloc will be increasingly consolidated, strengthened and developed. That is also the most precious quintessence of the Vietnamese people, a great strength for the era of national development.
To consolidate, strengthen and promote the role of the strength of the great national unity bloc, in the past time and especially in 2024, what outstanding programs and activities has the Vietnam Fatherland Front had, sir?
- 2024 is the year that the Vietnam Fatherland Front system at all levels has strongly innovated the content and methods of operation with the motto "thinking honestly, speaking honestly, doing honestly, and people enjoying honestly".
The Vietnam Fatherland Front has coordinated with agencies, departments, branches and Dien Bien province to mobilize social resources to complete the construction of 5,500 houses for poor households in Dien Bien province and the Northwestern provinces; organized a meeting to express gratitude to about 14,000 Dien Bien soldiers, youth volunteers and frontline laborers who directly participated in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.
This meaningful activity practically contributes to fostering the tradition of great national unity.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front has coordinated with the Government and ministries, departments, agencies and localities to mobilize resources of over VND 2,573 billion to support people in 26 northern provinces and cities that suffered heavy damage from storm No. 3 to soon restore production and stabilize people's lives.
For the first time, the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front has promptly directed the publicity, transparency, and "accounting" of resources received and distributed to ensure that contributions from businesses, people, philanthropists, and international friends are used for the right purposes, effectively, and under the supervision of the people. This action has been highly appreciated by public opinion.
Notably, by December 31, 2024, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front had completed the review and reorganization of its internal apparatus and reduced it from 16 units to 8 units; it was assessed by the Central Steering Committee as one of the agencies that performed this task well.
Sir, 2025 is the year to celebrate a series of important events, including the organization of Party Congresses at all levels towards the 14th National Party Congress. In that context, what should the Vietnam Fatherland Front do to continue promoting the strength of the entire nation, arousing the spirit of great solidarity to realize the goals and aspirations of the Party and the nation?
- In 2025, the Vietnam Fatherland Front will focus on comprehensively implementing tasks, including the following 4 key tasks:
Firstly, the Vietnam Fatherland Front has stepped up its supervision and social criticism work, working with the entire political system to remove bottlenecks and bottlenecks to unleash all social resources to accelerate and complete the goals and tasks set forth by the 13th National Party Congress.
Second, the Vietnam Fatherland Front will strengthen propaganda, mobilization and encouragement of all classes of people to join hands and strive to comprehensively fulfill the socio-economic targets set by the 13th National Congress of Delegates.
In which, the Vietnam Fatherland Front at all levels strives together with the entire political system to complete the goal of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses for the poor and disadvantaged people nationwide.
Third, the Vietnam Fatherland Front will do a good job of propaganda and mobilization to gain high consensus among the people, cadres, party members, civil servants, public employees, and workers, and support the revolution of streamlining the apparatus to be strong, efficient, effective, and effective, serving the needs of businesses and people well so that we can confidently enter a new era - the era of national growth.
Fourthly, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, through specific actions, closely following its functions and tasks, will continue to strengthen and consolidate the great national unity bloc so that all Vietnamese people can be proud of the extremely precious traditions of the nation; overcome all difficulties, strive to complete all tasks set out in 2025.
On the occasion of the New Year of the Snake 2025, what message do you have to send to the people of the whole country and our compatriots abroad?
- With deep confidence in the leadership of the Party and State, headed by General Secretary To Lam; believing in the bright future of the nation, on the eve of the New Year of At Ty - 2025, on behalf of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, I would like to send my best New Year wishes to all compatriots and soldiers nationwide, and overseas Vietnamese: New Year, new spirit, new faith, new success and victory!
Thank you very much!
