Personnel work must be well prepared from all-level Party congresses: top leader
The personnel work must be well prepared from all-level Party congresses in order to facilitate the 13th National Party Congress, said Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on March 19.
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The personnel work must be well preparedfrom all-level Party congresses in order to facilitate the 13th National PartyCongress, said Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong onMarch 19.
The top leader made the request while addressinga meeting of the sub-committee in charge of the personnel affairs for theupcoming National Party Congress in Hanoi.
The meeting also saw the participation of PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan,permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong,head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh,and head of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission Tran Cam Tu.
The delegates heard a report reviewing personnelmatters of the 12th Party Central Committee and orientations for the work forthe next tenure.
Trong, who is also head of the sub-committee,lauded joint efforts in preparing reports and proposals presented at themeeting, describing them as the foundation for the building of personnelorientations for the 13th National Party Congress.
The 12th plenum of the 12th Party CentralCommittee, slated for May, will debate personnel orientations for the upcomingcongress, he said, stressing that this is one of the two most crucial mattersof each congress.
According to the leader, relevant draftdocuments have been sent to grassroots Party organisations for feedback.
“The personnel work must be considered a task ofspecial significance and a key one as it relates to the survival of the Partyand the regime,” he emphasised, ordering each agency, locality and officialengaging in preparations to be fully aware of their responsibility.
The personnel affairs of the Party CentralCommittee, the Politburo and the Secretariat require a strict, scientific andconsistent process in order to ensure democracy, fairness, purity and objectivity,Trong said.
The leader asked members of the sub-committeeand its supporting group to seriously observe working principles, saying thegroup needs to closely coordinate with the Organisation Commission to collectfeedback of the sub-committee and complete the report to submit it to thePolitburo./.
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Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA) 
