On the morning of August 3, 2024, in Hanoi, the 13th Party Central Committee met to introduce personnel and elect General Secretary of the 13th Party Central Committee. Comrade Pham Minh Chinh, Member of the Politburo, Prime Minister on behalf of the Politburo moderated the Conference.
At the Conference, based on the Party's regulations and the Politburo's personnel introduction orientation, the Central Committee upheld the spirit of responsibility, intellectual concentration, democratic discussion, respect and unity. with a very high vote with an absolute 100% vote, comrade To Lam , Politburo member, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, held the position of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, term XIII. .
The following is the full text of the Inauguration Speech of the General Secretary of the Party Central Committee :
“Dear Central Comrades!
Dear comrades attending the Conference!
First of all, I would like to sincerely thank the Politburo for trusting the introduction, and the Central comrades for trusting me in electing and entrusting me with the position of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, term XIII. This is a great honor and at the same time a great responsibility before the Party, before the People, before the nation's heroic history of thousands of years of civilization and the cause of building and protecting the socialist Fatherland during the period. new era.
I promise before the Central Committee, before the entire Party, the entire people and the entire army, that we will constantly strive to, together with the Central Comrades, inherit and strongly promote the glorious tradition and valuable experience of the Party. us and the achievements that Congresses, including the 13th Congress, have achieved; maximize the spirit of "autonomy, self-confidence, self-reliance, self-reliance, and national pride"; constantly strengthen unity within the Party and great unity of the entire nation; continue to promote Party building and rectification, preventing corruption and negativity; linking ideology and action, the party's will and the people's hearts; dedicated, devoted, dedicated, striving to sacrifice for the strong Communist Party of Vietnam; because Vietnam is rich, strong, democratic, fair, and civilized; Vietnamese people have a prosperous and happy life.
Focus on directing the good organization of summarizing 40 years of national innovation and work to successfully organize the 14th Party Congress, inheriting important theoretical achievements on socialism and the path forward. Socialism in Vietnam has been summarized by generations of Party leaders, including General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, and set out the right guidelines to help the country continue to develop comprehensively in the coming time. next.
I firmly believe that the 13th Party Central Committee will be a strong collective, the nucleus gathering strength, leading the entire Party, people, and army to successfully implement policies and guidelines. of the Party, first of all the Resolution of the 13th National Congress, creating a solid foundation to complete the country's goal of 100 years under the Party's leadership, 100 years of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now As the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, by the middle of the 21st century, our country has become a developed country with socialist orientation. Recent changes in the Party have contributed to strengthening the Party's strength, consolidating solidarity and unity, and improving effectiveness, efficiency, and people's trust in the Party.
I hope to continue to receive close coordination from Central comrades so that I can successfully complete my assigned tasks. The road ahead still has many difficulties and challenges, but with the Party's solidarity, unanimity, wisdom, bravery, and strong, correct, and wise decisions, we firmly believe that Our country will develop more and more prosperously, our people will become more and more prosperous and happy, our nation will become more and more prosperous, steadily moving towards socialism.
Once again, I would like to sincerely and deeply thank the Central Committee and the entire Party for entrusting me with this great responsibility.
Wishing all comrades health, happiness and success. Thank you very much!"
