State President: 14th National Congress is a historic turning point

On behalf of the Presidium of the 14th National Party Congress, Politburo member and State President Luong Cuong delivered the opening remarks of the Congress on January 20 morning, affirming that it is a major political event for the country and a historic turning point. 

According to the remarks, the 14th National Party Congress is a momentous event for the country and a historic turning point toward the 100th founding anniversary of the Party (February 3, 1930-2030), concentrating the will, aspirations, and determination of our entire Party, people, and armed forces with the spirit of strategic self-reliance, self-strengthening, and confidence to advance strongly into a new era, for a peaceful, independent, democratic, prosperous, civilized, and happy Viet Nam steadily progressing towards socialism.

The State President clarified that the 14th National Party Congress takes place against a backdrop of rapid, complex, and unpredictable developments in the world and the region; growing strategic competition among major powers; and increasingly serious non-traditional security challenges, especially climate change and epidemics. The Fourth Industrial Revolution, particularly the explosive development of artificial intelligence, digital technology, quantum technology, and new technologies, is bringing about many epochal changes that are profoundly changing all socio-economic aspects. This sets an urgent requirement for the establishment of new growth and development models, improved labor productivity, production quality, and national competitiveness; as well as new requirements in social development management, national defense and security safeguarding, and foreign relations promotion.

After 40 years of implementing the Doi moi (Renewal) policy, our country has achieved tremendous, comprehensive, and historically significant accomplishments, continuously improving the People's life quality and happiness, and enhancing the country's prestige and stature on the international stage. However, the country still faces many challenges and limitations: Growth remains below its potential and not truly sustainable; labor productivity is not high, the competitiveness of the economy is still limited; the lives of a segment of the population remain difficult; climate change, natural disasters, epidemics, cybersecurity, etc., continue to have complex impacts and bring many risks. In this context, the People nationwide are placing high expectations on the Party's right, strong, groundbreaking, and effective policies at the 14th National Congress.

The 14th National Party Congress shoulders an enormous historical mission: not only to set goals and directions for the 2026–2030 term, but also to make decisions on strategic issues concerning the future and destiny of our nation in many decades to come, aiming to continue to strongly inspire the aspiration for development, foster national pride and self-resilience, unlock all resources and driving forces for development, bring into play the strength of the People and the great national solidarity combined with the strength of the era, comprehensively and synchronously promote national renewal, construction, and defense, successfully achieving the goal of building a powerful nation standing shoulder to shoulder with the great powers across the five continents as envisioned by President Ho Chi Minh and the aspirations of our entire Vietnamese nation.

The Congress performs the following tasks: Reviewing the implementation of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress in conjunction with reviewing 40 years of Doi moi, affirming outstanding important achievements, pointing out limitations, weaknesses and their causes, drawing major lessons with long-term theoretical and practical value for national construction, development and defense; discussing and approving the strategic breakthrough directions, objectives, and key tasks for the 2026-2030 period, with a vision to 2045, with emphasis on revolutionary and breakthrough solutions for achieving the goal of fast and sustainable national development and firm protection of the Fatherland in the new context; conducting a thorough and comprehensive review of the rectification and building of a clean and comprehensively strong Party and political system; and electing the 14th Party Central Committee whose members must be truly exemplary comrades in terms of revolutionary ethics, intellect, mettle, and leadership capacity, capable of organizing the successful implementation of the heavy tasks entrusted by the Party, the State, and the People in the new term.

The 14th National Party Congress marks the beginning of a new era of national development, with the motto "Solidarity - Democracy - Discipline - Breakthrough - Development", demonstrating the unwavering resolve, determination, and the spirit of great national solidarity for the goal of building a peaceful, independent, democratic, prosperous, affluent, civilized, and happy Vietnam steadily advancing towards socialism.

State President Luong Cuong proposed that all delegates demonstrate a high sense of responsibility, intellect, and dedication, uphold the spirit of solidarity and democracy, and engage in in-depth discussions to make significant contributions to the success of the Congress.