The Party leader made the comment during a meeting in Hanoion February 7 with 150 outstanding scholars, writers and artists along withmembers of the Party Central Committee Secretariat.
Prof. Dang Vu Minh, Chairman of the VietnamUnion of Science and Technology Association (VUSTA), said amid numerouschallenges, the entire Party, people and army made efforts to achieve all 13socio-economic targets last year. Party building work and the corruption fightwere enhanced, thus reinforcing people’s trust.
The patriotism and national pride of eachVietnamese people can be seen in their support for the country’s U23 team atthe recent AFC U23 Championship, he added, expressing his belief that thetarget of turning Vietnam into an economic ‘tiger’ will come true sooner orlater.
Poet Huu Thinh, Chairman of the Vietnam Union ofLiterature and Arts Associations, attributed last year’s achievements to theParty and State’s strong and right policies and the Government’s drasticactions. The successful hosting of APEC Year 2017 also helped promote thecountry’s stature in the world.
Appreciating the participants’ opinions, PartyGeneral Secretary Trong applauded the accomplishments obtained by scholars andartists last year, stressing that the entire Party, people and army will pushahead with reforms in 2018 as there remains much to be done in the path full ofdifficulties ahead.
Grasping opportunities, overcoming challenges,and developing the country in a sustainable manner are the commonresponsibility of the whole political system and the whole society, andscholars and artists should take the lead in this work, he noted.
The leader voiced his belief that with theirsense of responsibility, enthusiasm, capacity, wisdom and experience, scholarsand artists will continue to join the Party, State and people nationwide insuccessfully realising the targets for 2018 and the Resolution of the 12thNational Party Congress.-VNA