The 10^th conference of the Party Central Committee, held in Hanoi in July, decided to hold the 11^th National Party Congress in the first half of January 2011.

Ho Duc Viet, a Party Secretary and head of the Party’s Organisation Commission asked delegates to give opinions on draft documents regarding personnel, inspection and voting regulations for local Party congresses. He stressed the need to make thorough preparations for local Party congresses, with priority given to renewing the leadership role, promoting democracy, wisdom and unity, and maintaining principles.

Mr Viet said in their political reports local Party Committees should point out immediate and long-term tasks, draw lessons from the previous term and work out development plans for the next five years.   

He asked the committees to resolve pending issues concerning Party members and the public and intensify publicity campaigns to ensure the success of the event.

He recommended that from now until the National Party Congress, Party organisations conduct exemplary role model campaigns which are closely linked to big national anniversaries and the current Party campaign “Studying and following late president Ho Chi Minh’s moral examples”.

The conference will close on August 26.