The 10th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) wrapped up in Hanoi on Tuesday morning after reaching consensus on a political report, major socio-economic issues, and the party construction.

"The congress has agreed to enhance the Party's leadership capacity and combat power, bring the strength of the whole nation into play, comprehensively accelerate the renewal process, and quickly bring the country out of the underdeveloped status ...The congress has made important decisions in all walks of life for national development, defense and construction," newly re-elected CPV Central Committee (CPVCC) General Secretary Nong Duc Manh said after the 8-day event's conclusion.

The party attaches great importance to party construction, promotion of democracy, and intensification of fight against corruption and wastefulness, he said.

The fact that a number of members of the previous CPVCC (9th tenure), including members of the committee's Political Bureau, did not run for membership at the CPVCC, the 10th tenure, proved that the party's leadership organizations are changing in terms of have more and more young cadres, he said, noting that the congress highly appreciated contributions of the members.

"The congress has approved important documents, including the political report, the report on orientations and tasks for socio- economic development (in the 2006-2010 period), the report on party construction, and the amended party's statute, and elected the CPVCC," Manh said.

At the last working day of the congress on Tuesday morning, CPVCC member Dinh The Huynh, on behalf of the congress secretariat, presented results of delegates' voting for major issues.

Huynh said 88.46 percent of the voters agreed with the party's theme "Enhancing the Party's leadership capacity and combat power, bringing the strength of the whole nation into play, comprehensively accelerating the renewal process, and quickly bringing the country out of the underdeveloped status," and 51.02 percent agreed with the annual economic growth target of 7.5-8.0 percent with further aim of more than 8 percent if possible in the 2006-2010 period.

Huynh said up to 87.69 percent of the voters agreed with the party's new regulation, which is mentioned in the amended statute, which says "party members, who engage in running private business, must typically obey the law, polices of the state, and strictly obey the party's statute, and regulations of the CPVCC".

The congress on Tuesday morning announced that Nong Duc Manh was re-elected CPVCC General Secretary, and the committee's Political Bureau with 14 members, the committee's Secretariat with eight members, and the committee's Inspection Commission with 14 members.

The congress was attended by 1,176 party members. The CPV currently has 3.1 million members.

Source: Xinhua