Party leader attends Great National Solidarity Festival in Hanoi
Party General Secretary To Lam joined residents in Quan Thanh ward of Hanoi's Ba Dinh district in the Great National Solidarity Festival on November 12.
Party General Secretary To Lam (L) presents flowers to congratulate the Party Committee, People's Committee and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Quan Thanh ward in Ba Dinh district of Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary To Lam joined residents in Quan Thanh ward of Hanoi's Ba Dinh district in the Great National Solidarity Festival on November 12.
The event, held in celebration of the 94th anniversary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF)’s Traditional Day (November 18, 1930 - 2024), also saw the presence of Politburo member and Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man; Politburo member, Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission Tran Cam Tu; Politburo member and Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh; and Vice President of the VFF Central Committee To Thi Bich Chau. Speaking at the event, Lam appreciated the achievements and efforts of the Party Committee, authorities, army and people of Hanoi in general, and Ba Dinh district and Quan Thanh ward in particular, over the past time.
He emphasised that the strength of the great national unity bloc is always one of the most important and powerful resources for the entire Party, people and army to overcome all difficulties and challenges, successfully carry out the cause of national development and innovation, as well as to build a peaceful, civilised, and modern capital with a long-standing culture.
The leader said Vietnam has gathered all the necessary conditions and is facing a historic opportunity to enter a new development era, the one of the nation's rise.
To that end, he urged all-level Party Committees and authorities of Hanoi to further thoroughly grasp the viewpoint of "taking the people as the centre and the subject of all policies and strategies", "taking their happiness and prosperity as the goal to strive for", improving their material and spiritual life, ensuring that benefit from innovation and development.
On this occasion, 💞the Party leader presented gifts to 17 Party officials with at least 70 years of Party membership in Quan Thanh. Meanwhile, other participating leaders presented gifts to outstanding individuals and families in the ward./.
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