This morning (October 17), in Hanoi, the 10th National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front opened with the theme "Solidarity - Democracy - Innovation - Creativity - Development".
In his speech at the Congress, General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized that over the past 94 years, under the leadership of the Party, the Vietnamese revolutionary boat has achieved many miracles, winning one victory after another.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front has continuously grown, affirming its role and mission in promoting the tradition and strength of national unity. It has encouraged and motivated our people to enthusiastically participate in patriotic emulation movements.
According to General Secretary and President To Lam, with the position and strength accumulated after 40 years of national renovation, with new opportunities and fortunes, we are facing a historic opportunity to bring the country into a new era, an era of national growth.
That is the era under the leadership of the Party, successfully building Vietnam into a rich, strong, democratic, fair, and civilized country, and by the middle of the 21st century our country will become a developed country with high income.
General Secretary and President To Lam raised a number of issues for the Congress to consider and decide.Firstly, it is necessary to unify awareness of the position and special importance of the great national unity bloc and the urgent requirement, more than ever, to give top priority to consolidating and promoting the great national unity bloc under the leadership of the Party.
"This is one of the key solutions to bring the country into a new era," the General Secretary and President emphasized.
Historical practice shows that the great national unity bloc creates great strength and is the source of all successes of the Vietnamese revolution; the more difficulties and challenges we face, the greater the revolutionary requirements and tasks, the more we need to unite closely, broadly, and firmly, and only unity can bring victory.
General Secretary and President To Lam noted that the Fatherland Front needs to play a core role and unleash the great potential of the peasant class, intellectuals and workers.
In particular, the Fatherland Front must be the nucleus in protecting the Party's ideological foundation and fighting against erroneous and hostile viewpoints.
Second, the General Secretary and President noted that the Fatherland Front needs to care for and protect the practical, legitimate and legal interests of the people; the highest goal is to serve the people and make their lives better.
The Fatherland Front needs to detect, make recommendations to Party committees and authorities, and mobilize philanthropists to promptly support people in especially difficult circumstances and the disadvantaged, leaving no one behind; proactively coordinate with authorities at all levels to effectively resolve pressing social issues right at the grassroots level.
In addition to listening to people's opinions and becoming a reliable support for the people, the Fatherland Front needs to play a good role in presiding over consultations and coordinating among member organizations in implementing social supervision and criticism, especially on issues of national security and people's livelihood.
Third, the General Secretary and President proposed to continue to strongly innovate the content and methods of operation of the Fatherland Front in a practical direction, close to the people, accompanying the people, "when the people need the Front, it is there, when the people are in difficulty, the Front is ready to participate".
Besides, it is necessary to build a team of dedicated, responsible, wholehearted and devoted cadres of the Fatherland Front and mass organizations to serve the people for a prosperous and happy life for the people.
