The class consisted of 44 students, lasting 7 days, at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.

Professor, Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang spoke.

At the opening ceremony, Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Xuan Thang, Head of the Organizing Committee of the Training Course emphasized: Deputy Secretaries of Provincial Party Committees, City Party Committees, Chairmen of People's Councils, Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities are those who play a key role in leading and directing the implementation of the Party and State's policies in localities. Therefore, in order to train and update knowledge for these key officials, best meet the requirements set by the rapidly changing new reality, promote the successful implementation of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress and the Resolutions of Party Congresses at all levels, the Politburo and the Central Party Secretariat assigned the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics to preside over the program development, coordinate with the Central Organizing Committee to organize the Training Course.

The class organizing committee presented flowers to Professor, Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang.

According to comrade Nguyen Xuan Thang, the Training Course Program includes 13 topics selected by the Secretariat, covering many important issues of the country in the current period. The topics are presented by a team of reporters with rich knowledge, theoretical understanding and rich practical experience.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Thang believes that the trainees will gain many useful and practical lessons for applying direction and organization to implement important tasks and fields of work in the locality; he hopes that the Training Course will truly become a forum for trainees to exchange and discuss in order to gain a clearer and deeper understanding of the theoretical and practical issues currently arising in leadership, direction, and management in the localities.

Opening ceremony scene.

Informing that this is the second Training and Knowledge Update Course (the first course took place from July 26 to August 1) for Deputy Secretaries of Provincial and Municipal Party Committees, Chairmen of People's Councils, Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities, Politburo member Nguyen Xuan Thang requested the Academy's staff, lecturers and students to promote a sense of responsibility, proactively implement the teaching and learning program, ensuring that the Training Course is organized in accordance with the requirements and objectives set out.

Representing the trainees of the Knowledge Updating and Training Class, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An Province Nguyen Duc Chung, Class Leader, thanked the Party and State leaders for their attention and creating conditions for key officials of the province and centrally-run cities to update theoretical and practical knowledge to serve the successful implementation of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress and the Resolutions of Party Congresses at all levels.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Chung affirmed to promote the highest awareness and sense of responsibility in studying; proactively and creatively participate in completing the objectives of the Training Class; strictly follow the class rules, regulations and requirements of the Training Class Organizing Committee and the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.

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