Vietnam News Agency (VNA) respectfully introduces the full text of the speech by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong:
“Dear key leaders of the Party and State,
Dear Secretary and comrades in the Central Public Security Party Committee,
Dear comrades,
Today, I am very pleased to attend the Conference of the Central Public Security Party Committee, a conference of great significance aimed at summarizing and evaluating the results achieved in 2023 and discussing the key directions and tasks for 2024. First of all, on behalf of the Party and State leaders and with my personal feelings, I would like to warmly welcome and send to the distinguished delegates, comrades in the Central Public Security Party Committee and all comrades attending the Conference my warmest greetings, sincere greetings and best wishes. I wish our Conference a great success.
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong delivers a speech at the conference. Photo: Tri Dun/VNA
Through monitoring and studying the report, I see that you are currently very busy, focusing on completing many tasks at the end of the year but still arranging to organize the Conference in accordance with the Working Regulations, this is very welcome. According to the Working Program, today's Conference we will discuss and give opinions on many important contents, including: (1) Giving opinions on the draft Party Work Report of the Central Public Security Party Committee in 2023; directions and tasks for 2024. (2) Comments on the draft Report on the assessment of the implementation results of Resolution No. 12-NQ/TW, dated March 16, 2022 of the Politburo on promoting the building of a truly clean, strong, disciplined, elite, and modern People's Public Security force, meeting the requirements and tasks in the new situation. (3) Report on the 5-year review of the implementation of Resolution No. 35, dated October 22, 2018 of the Politburo on strengthening the protection of the Party's ideological foundation, fighting against erroneous and hostile views in the new situation. (4) Comments on the main contents of the 79th National Public Security Conference; and a number of other important tasks.
Studying some documents sent in advance, I see that you have prepared very carefully, methodically, with good quality, in the direction of making each year better than the previous year, the leadership role of the Party Committee and the Standing Committee of the Central Public Security Party Committee since the beginning of the term has been increasingly evident and effective. I basically agree and appreciate the opinions expressed, especially the opinions of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Time is limited, I would like to emphasize a few more issues for you to study, refer to, and implement.
First of all, let's talk about the work results of the Central Public Security Party Committee in 2023.
Looking back at 2023 - the pivotal year of the 13th National Party Congress, it can be seen that our country has gone through many difficulties and challenges; in the context of new and complicated developments in the world, region and domestic situation, causing many difficulties and challenges greater than forecast, but under the wise, close and timely leadership of the Party; the effective accompaniment and supervision of the National Assembly; the drastic and flexible direction and administration of the Government and the Prime Minister; the solidarity and close coordination of all levels and sectors; the drastic and responsible participation of the political system and the efforts of the entire Party, people and army, we have successfully and quite comprehensively achieved the goals and tasks set out in 2023 in the spirit of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress.
As for our Public Security sector, I think that it was also a time when you worked very hard, but also very honored and proud, having achieved many important and comprehensive results with many outstanding marks. The Central Public Security Party Committee, the Ministry of Public Security, Party committees and commanders at all levels have always been united and unified; proactive, creative, closely following political tasks and practical situations; promoting responsibility, leading and directing the entire People's Public Security force to strive to successfully complete all aspects of work, including many tasks that were completed excellently, exceeding the set schedule. I would like to review some outstanding results as follows:
Firstly, the Central Party Committee of the Public Security has performed well its advisory role in the fields of socio-economic development, ensuring national defense, security and expanding the country's foreign relations, and is the core force in ensuring security and order.
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong with delegates attending the conference. Photo: Tri Dung/VNA
In the context that we must urgently restore the economy after the pandemic to maintain growth momentum, many difficulties and challenges in socio-economics and political security still pose complex problems; Hostile and reactionary forces, opportunistic subjects increased their activities to sabotage the Party and State, and divide the great national unity bloc... In that context and situation, in 2023, the Central Party Committee of the Public Security proactively collected, analyzed, and evaluated information, firmly grasped "outside - inside", "partners - subjects", had over 1,900 reports sent to the Central Party, the National Assembly, and the Government, promptly advised on policies and solutions in the fields of politics, socio-economy, national defense, and security, including strategic advisory reports by comrades that provided arguments, contributed to shaping new thinking, opened up new steps of a turning point in foreign affairs (in behavior, upgrading diplomatic relations), and were highly appreciated by the Central Party, the Politburo, and the Secretariat; contributing to maintaining political and social stability, creating a peaceful, stable, secure and safe environment, effectively serving the task of socio-economic development and expanding the country's foreign relations - This is the most comprehensive and important result in 2023 that you have achieved!
Second, the Central Party Committee of the Public Security has focused on leading and directing the effective implementation of the tasks of protecting national security, ensuring social order and safety, fighting and preventing crimes, and managing the state in terms of security and order.
Comrades have proactively identified, grasped, closely and accurately forecasted the situation, and synchronously and comprehensively deployed public security measures; contributed to firmly protecting the Party's ideological foundation; prevented the formation of opposition political organizations in the country; absolutely protected the security and safety of the activities of Party and State leaders, international delegations, international conferences held in Vietnam, important political, cultural, social and foreign affairs events, national key targets and projects. The fight against crime has achieved positive results, exceeding many targets set by the National Assembly; the goal of reducing crime has been resolutely and sustainably implemented by comrades; most very serious and especially serious crimes have decreased; social order and safety have changed positively; traffic accidents have decreased in all three criteria, creating a secure, safe and healthy environment, gaining the people's consensus and support.
Third, the Public Security sector has continued to promote and do well the work of mobilizing the masses and building a movement for the entire people to protect national security.
The Public Security force has promoted its core role, mobilized the combined strength of the entire political system to participate in the work of ensuring security, order, and fighting against crime; the people's security and people's security posture have continued to be consolidated, linked with the national defense, the national defense posture and the solid people's hearts. The comrades have also promoted their responsibility, proactively coordinated with departments, ministries, branches and localities to participate in implementing social security policies, implementing the movement "The whole country joins hands for the poor. No one is left behind"; directly contributed, supported, built and repaired tens of thousands of houses for poor households, boarding houses for students in remote areas, strategic areas in terms of national defense and security, with many difficulties; especially in areas and localities heavily affected by natural disasters, storms, floods, and epidemics, with socialized capital (in the past 5 years, 14,281 houses have been built, with a total cost of more than 578.89 billion VND), which has been recognized and highly appreciated by Party committees, authorities, and people in many places.
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the conference. Photo: Tri Dung/VNA
Fourth, the police force has played a good role in the fight against corruption and negativity, contributing to building and rectifying the Party and a truly clean and strong political system; preventing and strictly handling manifestations of "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" within the Party.
The Central Public Security Party Committee and the Ministry of Public Security have coordinated closely, systematically, systematically and effectively with internal affairs agencies in the fight against corruption and negativity; made many new steps in investigating and solving many major cases; initiated new prosecutions and investigated many corruption and negativity cases that were particularly serious and complicated, of great concern to public opinion, occurring in specialized fields, operating in closed areas, with interweaving between the state and non-state sectors that have not been handled before (commonly known as major cases), such as: Continuing to investigate and expand phase 2 of the case related to Viet A Company; the case that occurred at the Consular Department (Ministry of Foreign Affairs); the cases that occurred at FLC Group; Tan Hoang Minh; AIC Company Ecosystem; the cases that occurred at SCB Bank, Van Thinh Phat Group, An Dong Company, etc.; handling many defendants who are high-ranking officials, both incumbent and retired, in the spirit of "No forbidden zones, no exceptions, no matter who they are"; contributing to strengthening the trust of officials, party members and people in the Party and State - as I often say "This is an inevitable trend, irreversible".
“Fifth, the work of Party building and building the People's Public Security force continued to receive focused leadership and direction and achieved positive results.
The Central Public Security Party Committee, the leaders of the Ministry of Public Security and the heads of the Public Security units and localities have proactively deployed the tasks of Party building and building the People's Public Security force, considering this a key task, of primary decisive significance for the successful implementation of the task of protecting national security and ensuring social order and safety. The Central Public Security Party Committee has persistently directed and effectively implemented the Project to perfect the internal organization of the Public Security units and localities to be streamlined, compact and strong in accordance with the spirit of Resolution No. 12-NQ/TW of the Politburo. Through the report, I learned that you have reduced 300 department-level units and 1,300 team-level units. At the same time, the Central Public Security Party Committee has always been one of the "exemplary, leading" Party Committees in developing action plans and programs to implement the Resolutions, Directives and Conclusions of the Central Committee, ensuring high unity in will, awareness and action in implementation. In particular, I highly appreciate the Central Public Security Party Committee for its determination and responsibility in advising and implementing Resolution No. 12-NQ/TW of the Politburo on promoting the building of a truly clean, strong, disciplined, elite and modern People's Public Security force, meeting the requirements and tasks in the new situation. Proactively organizing the mid-term Conference to evaluate the implementation results of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, the Resolution of the 7th Central Public Security Party Congress; setting out directions and tasks until the end of the term.
Thus, up to now, it can be affirmed that the Central Public Security Party Committee and the People's Public Security force have excellently completed the assigned political tasks, continuing to affirm their role and position.
On this occasion, on behalf of the Party and State leaders and with my personal feelings, I would like to sincerely thank, congratulate and commend the achievements and feats of the Central Public Security Party Committee, the Ministry of Public Security and the Public Security sector in the past year.
Dear comrades,
In addition to the above-mentioned remarkable results, in the summary and evaluation reports of the Central Party Committee of the Public Security, they have also frankly pointed out the shortcomings and shortcomings, drawn lessons and analyzed the causes that need to be overcome. I suggest that comrades need to analyze more deeply, more completely, and with a higher fighting spirit the shortcomings and weaknesses, especially those in the work of grasping the situation from the grassroots and building the image of "a truly clean, strong People's Public Security, selfless for the country, serving the people".
On the direction and tasks of the Central Public Security Party Committee in 2024.
As stated in the report, it is forecasted that in 2024 and the coming years, we will have to face many greater difficulties and challenges; the world situation will continue to have rapid and complex developments, with many unprecedented and unpredictable problems arising. Domestically, there are still many potential complex problems; hostile forces will continue to take advantage of this opportunity to sabotage us with more insidious and dangerous tricks; the work of ensuring security and order will have to face many greater challenges.
I basically agree with the directions and tasks that you have mentioned and the opinions that have been expressed; I would just like to note and emphasize the following points:
Firstly, the Central Party Committee of the Public Security needs to proactively conduct fundamental, systematic and proactive research, actively advise the Party, State, Party committees and local authorities to propose policies and build and perfect laws on socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security, expanding the country's foreign relations in conjunction with projects, plans and schemes to ensure security and order.
I request that comrades proactively grasp, assess, and accurately forecast the changing situation, the world and regional situations, and the East Sea situation early and from afar, especially the strategic and policy adjustments of major countries and neighboring countries related to Vietnam's national interests and security, in order to promptly advise the Party and State on timely response policies, harmonizing relations with other countries according to the motto "With the unchanging, responding to all changes", "Warm inside, peaceful outside"; avoid confrontation and conflict, establish a defense line, create a security belt from outside the territory and national administrative borders to protect the Fatherland early and from afar. Mobilize the participation and strength of the entire political system, resolutely and effectively implement the resolutions of the Central Committee, the National Assembly, and the Government on ensuring and strengthening national defense and security potential, economic recovery, and taking care of people's lives to ensure that they are suitable to the socio-economic development conditions of the country.
On this occasion, I request the Central Public Security Party Committee to closely coordinate with the Central Military Commission to thoroughly grasp and seriously, fully and effectively implement the recent Resolution of the 13th Central Committee (Resolution No. 44-NQ/TW, dated November 24, 2023 of the Party Central Committee) on the Strategy for National Defense in the new situation.
Second, continue to synchronously and effectively implement policies and solutions to ensure national security and territorial sovereignty.
Proactively develop specific plans and solutions to prevent, combat, and defeat all plots and sabotage activities of hostile, reactionary, and opposing forces; especially intelligence, espionage, infiltration, internal transformation, spies, sabotage activities, especially at a time when we are preparing for congresses at all levels leading up to the 14th National Party Congress. Effectively implement plans and projects to prevent and combat protests, riots, terrorism, hostage-taking, "color revolutions", "street revolutions" and handle complicated situations related to the East Sea issue. Absolutely protect the security and safety of key targets, projects, political, cultural, and foreign affairs events of the country, and activities of Party and State leaders, delegations, and international conferences in Vietnam.
Firmly ensure internal political security, cultural security, ideological security, economic security, information security, cyber security, social security, religion, ethnicity and security and order in strategic areas and major cities; the focus is on proactively detecting, advising on prevention and handling early, right at the grassroots level, not allowing "hot spots" of security and order to arise. Absolutely do not allow sudden, unexpected incidents to occur, leading to strategic passivity.
Third, we need to be more determined, synchronous and effective in implementing solutions to prevent and combat crime, for the peaceful and happy life of the people.
It is necessary to better implement the motto: Taking prevention as the most important, closely combining prevention with the determination to attack, hit, and hit all types of crimes in a positive, urgent, and effective spirit. Implement well the slogan of action of the People's Public Security force that comrades have just emphasized in 2023 and expected in 2024 "Building a truly clean, strong, disciplined, elite, and modern People's Public Security force". To do so, the entire People's Public Security force must continue to innovate, improve the quality and effectiveness of working measures; at the same time, improve leadership and command work in a deep, grassroots direction, in order to successfully organize the implementation of policies and work plans that have been set out. Ensure progress, improve the quality of investigation and handling of crimes, especially cases and incidents under the supervision and direction of the Central Steering Committee on anti-corruption and negativity.
Fourth, the Central Public Security Party Committee needs to continue to strive, be exemplary, and take the lead in implementing the Resolution of the 4th Central Committee of the 11th and 12th tenures and Conclusion No. 21-KL/TW of the 4th Conference of the 13th Party Central Committee on promoting Party building and rectification and the political system; resolutely prevent, repel, and strictly handle cadres and Party members who have degraded in political ideology, ethics, and lifestyle, and who show signs of "self-evolution" and "self-transformation".
Specifically, the Central Party Committee of the Public Security needs to continue to focus on effectively implementing Resolution No. 12-NQ/TW of the Politburo on promoting the building of a truly clean, strong, disciplined, elite, modern People's Public Security force to meet the requirements and tasks in the new situation. Identify this as the main goal and requirement to "examine" the entire program, plan, and tasks of Party committees, Party organizations, and units in the People's Public Security. Attach importance to the work of Party building and rectification, and building a truly clean and strong People's Public Security force, which is the central and key task of the entire term and the following years.
I earnestly hope that you comrades will continue to promote your exemplary role, "The sword of the Party - the law enforcement agency cannot fail to be exemplary"; with the spirit of "As long as the Party exists, we exist", "Honor is the most sacred and noble thing". At the same time, starting from the position and role of the People's Public Security force in the work of protecting the Party, protecting the people, protecting the socialist regime, you comrades need to focus on effectively leading and directing the work of protecting internal political security; fighting against "self-evolution", "self-transformation"; fighting against ideological, political, moral and lifestyle degradation within the People's Public Security force. We must truly be the core force, taking the lead in protecting Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh's thought, the Party's viewpoints, guidelines and policies, and the State's policies and laws. Internal political protection for departments, ministries, branches and organizations in the political system, contributes significantly to Party building and rectification of the entire Party and political system.
On this occasion, I would also like to remind you that 2024 is the year in which the entire Party, the entire people, and the entire army review, make efforts, and strive to fulfill the goals and tasks set forth by the 13th National Party Congress and congresses at all levels; at the same time, it is also the year to begin implementing many activities to prepare for the Party congresses at all levels towards the 14th National Party Congress, such as: Drafting documents, reviewing personnel, evaluating socio-economic development results, summarizing the implementation of the Party Charter, preparing conditions for the Congress... Therefore, I propose that the Central Public Security Party Committee proactively grasp the situation "inside and outside", fight to neutralize all activities against the Party and State, distort and divide the great national unity bloc early and from afar, creating the most secure, safe, and favorable environment for the important work of the Party and State. At the same time, it is necessary to prepare well the training, fostering and testing tasks for comrades who are personnel in the People's Public Security planned for the 14th Party Central Committee and comrades planned to participate in Party committees and standing committees of Party committees at all levels; contributing to creating a source of strategic-level cadres, leaders and commanders with sufficient qualities, capacity, prestige and equal to the tasks.
Dear comrades,
From now until the end of the term, we have a lot of work to do. Time is running out, there are only nearly 2 years left to successfully complete the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, the Resolution of the 7th Central Party Congress of the Public Security, the results of this term are an important premise for successfully implementing the country's strategic goals in the next period. I suggest that comrades focus on preparing well for the 2023 National Public Security Conference; through the Conference, it is necessary to thoroughly grasp the leadership and direction of the entire People's Public Security force to unify awareness, determination, efforts, and strive to complete the set goals and tasks with the spirit of "In 2023, we have made great efforts, it was good, so in 2024 and the following years, we must make even greater efforts and achieve even better results".
Once again, I wish you health, happiness and success.
Thank you, comrades.”
According to VNA/Newspaper
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