Party chief commends important role of internal affairs agencies
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has hailed the important role of internal affairs agencies in the country's political system, describing them as a key, faithful force and a sharp precious sword and a solid shield in safeguarding the Fatherland, maintaining social order and discipline, and protecting the people, Party, State and regime.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong addresses the conference. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary NguyenPhu Trong has hailed the important role of internalaffairs agencies in the country's political system, describing them as a key, faithful force and a sharp precious sword and a solid shield in safeguarding the Fatherland, maintaining social order and discipline, and protecting the people, Party, State and regime.
The Party leader made the comment while delivering a speech at a nationalconference of agencies in charge of internal affairs across the country toimplement the 13th National Party Congress’ Resolution, which was held onSeptember 15 in both in-person and online forms with the participation of morethan 4,600 delegates across the country.
He held that the agencies have actively given useful adviceto the Party and State in directing the settlementof corruption and negative phenomena in a timely and strict manner, thus affirming theParty and State’s determination and efforts to combat corruption with the spiritof not allowing any “restricted areas and exceptions”.
An overview of the conference. (Photo: VNA)
Regarding future tasks and orientations, theParty chief asked these agencies to make early forecasts and right evaluations of thesituation, clearly identify risks and put forth recommendations to the Party and State in order to safeguard the interests of the nation, and ensure security andorder.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trongunderlined the need for the agencies to keep close contact with the people and place thepeople’s interests to the highest and first position, protect brave officialswho dare to think, work, speak out problems, take the responsibility, make innovations, confront difficulties and challenges and act for the common benefits.
Officers, soldiers and public servants from theagencies should keep vigilant, sustain mettle and stay brave to defendthe right without being affected by any impure pressure, temptation and bribery,he stressed.
The Party leader expressed his belief that withthe tradition of solidarity and high sense of responsibility, internal affairsagencies will effectively implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, thus continuing to strongly reform their organisational apparatus and operations, gaining more achievements and making greater contributionsto the cause of national construction and defence./.
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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on September 15 attended a national conference of agencies in charge of internal affairs across the country to implement the 13th National Party Congress’ Resolution.
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Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong addresses the conference. (Photo: VNA) 
An overview of the conference. (Photo: VNA) 
