The press conference was held under the chair of Party General Secretary To Lam, following the successful conclusion of the Congress on January 23 afternoon.

Party General Secretary To Lam on January 23 chaired an
international press conference to announce the outcomes of the 14th National
Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) immediately after the closing
session of the Congress the same day, according to a report from the Vietnam
News Agency.

Speaking before more than 700 journalists from domestic and
international media outlets, General Secretary Lam expressed his appreciation
for their continuous and timely reporting, which has helped Vietnamese at home
and abroad, and international friends stay informed about the Congress.

The Party chief stressed that the 14th National Congress was
a resounding success, calling it a historic milestone in the Party’s 96-year
journey and the country’s millennia-long history.

According to the leader, the Congress highlighted
“Solidarity – Democracy – Discipline – Breakthrough – Development;”
responsibility, dedication, intellect and science for the people; and strategic
autonomy, resilience, confidence and national pride for a peaceful,
independent, democratic, prosperous, civilised and happy Vietnam advancing
steadily toward socialism.

He affirmed that the Congress was truly one of unity and
consensus, reflecting the will, mettle, aspirations, determination, strength
and cultural identity of the Vietnamese nation and the CPV in a new development
stage. He noted that the Congress documents and related information had been
fully provided to the press by the Organising Committee and the Press Centre.

The General Secretary emphasised that the Congress not only
reached a high level of consensus on its documents and action program,  but also demonstrated strong unity and focus
in the selection of personnel for the 14th Party Central Committee.

The Congress elected a new Party Central Committee
comprising 200 members – 180 official and 20 alternate members. The Party
Central Committee then elected the Politburo, the Secretariat, the General
Secretary, the Inspection Commission and its Chairman, and assigned tasks to
members of the Politburo and the Secretariat. Members of the 14th Party Central
Committee represent approximately 5.6 million Party members nationwide and meet
all required standards of integrity, ethics, credibility, capacity and
qualifications. They were entrusted by the Congress to serve in the Party’s
leading bodies and shoulder major responsibilities before the Party and the
people in a new revolutionary phase.

The Congress set orientations for building a Central
Committee, Politburo and Secretariat – particularly the key Party and State
leadership of the 14th term – into a clean, strong and genuinely united
collective, with a high degree of unity in will and action, embodying
pioneering spirit, exemplary conduct, combat spirit, discipline, and a
readiness to dedicate themselves to the Party’s noble cause and to improving
the well-being and happiness of the people. The Congress also reached consensus
on historic policy decisions aimed at successfully realising the two centennial
strategic goals identified by the 13th National Party Congress.

“We firmly believe that, drawing on the strength of our
nation’s historical roots, nearly a century of leadership by the Communist
Party of Vietnam, the support and unity of the entire people, and the
encouragement, cooperation and solidarity of international friends and
progressive peoples around the world, we will certainly materialise the
Resolution of the 14th National Congress and successfully build a peaceful,
independent, democratic, prosperous, civilised and happy socialist Vietnam,”
General Secretary Lam emphasised.

VNA-Van Nguyen