Vietnam Fatherland Front works for productive operation

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) will work harder to continue performing well its role as a bridge between the Party and the State and people and the common house of the national great unity bloc, said President of the VFF Central Committee Tran Thanh Man.
Vietnam Fatherland Front works for productive operation ảnh 1President of the VFF Central Committee Tran Thanh Man (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi(VNA) –
The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) will work harder to continueperforming well its role as a bridge between the Party and the State and peopleand the common house of the national great unity bloc, said President of theVFF Central Committee Tran Thanh Man.

In 2019, the organization of the 9th National Congress for the2019-2024 tenure will be the prime task of the VFF, Man said in an interviewgranted to the media on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

He said the VFF chapters at all levels will continue reforming communicationsmethods and proactively working with local administrations in providinginformation for the public to miminize the occurrence of pressing andcomplicated issues.

They will focus on carrying out productively the VFF-initiated campaigns,especially the campaign “the entire people unite to build new rural areas andcivilized urban areas”.

The VFF will expand the national great unity bloc by working closely with thewhole political system to translate into deeds the viewpoints, guidance andpolicies of the Party and State on the bloc and harmonizing the commoninterests of all social strata, he noted.

It will continue working to gather synergy of Vietnamese in and outside thecountry towards the goal of building the country of peace, independence, unity,and territorial integrity so the people will be wealthy while the nation isstrong with democracy, justice, and civilization, the official said.

Promoting democracy and maintaining disciplines in society will contribute toconsolidating the national great unity bloc, he said.

The front and its organization members must work as a “firm bridge” between thepeople and the Party and the State so the people can proactively contributetheir opinions and engage in discussing important issues of the country, hesaid.

The VFF chapters at all level will proactively coordinate with localadministrations to tackle legitimate pressing issues lodged by people, alongwith taking part in fine-tuning the legal system to ensure people deliver theiraspirations via mass organizations and the VFF.

They will work topromote the people’s role in building a strong Party and administration, createa consensus in society, and help people believe in the Party’s led reform forthe country’s development.

The VFF chapters will boost their role in supervising and giving socialfeedback to achieve social stability for the country to grow comprehensivelyand sustainably, and in encouraging officials, Party members, and people toactively participate in fighting corruption and wastefulness.-VNA
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