HANOI, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) is scheduled to take place from Jan. 19 to Jan. 25 in capital Hanoi with the participation of over 1,500 delegates, local media reported on Wednesday.
The press center for the congress was officially opened on Wednesday at the National Convention Center, marking the start of a series of key activities.
Speaking at a press conference the same day, Tran Cam Tu, member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC), said the organizational preparations for the congress have been basically completed, with all components carefully prepared to ensure absolute security and safety.
According to Tu, the congress will discuss and adopt a number of important documents, including the political report and a report reviewing and summarizing key theoretical and practical issues arising from the socialist-oriented renewal process in Vietnam over the past 40 years.
For the first time, the documents are accompanied by an action program, clearly defining specific projects and implementation responsibilities, enabling resolutions to be implemented immediately after the congress, he said.
In an interview with Xinhua, Ta Ngoc Tan, permanent chairman of the Theoretical Council of the CPVCC, said that for the first time, environmental protection is identified as a crucial component in the draft documents.
"Together with socio-economic development, environmental protection is identified as a central task," he told Xinhua.
Also for the first time, strengthening international integration is placed on par with national defense and security as a key, regular and long-term task, said Tan, who also serves as permanent deputy head of the sub-committee in charge of documents of the congress.
Vietnam's general goal is to become a developing country with modern industry and upper-middle income by 2030, and a developed, high-income country by 2045, advancing along the socialist path, he said. ■
