14th National Party Congress: Preparatory Session convenes in Hanoi
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| General Secretary To Lam arrives at the National Convention Center for the preparatory session. (Source: VNA) |
On the morning of January 19, the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam held its preparatory session at the National Convention Center, Hanoi.
Before the opening of the preparatory session, delegates attended a ceremony to pay tribute at President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. Subsequently, Politburo members, Secretariat members, and delegation heads from the Party Central organizations laid wreaths and offered incense at the Monument to the Heroes and Martyrs.
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| Overview of the preparatory session of the 14th Party Congress. (Photo: Quang Hòa) |
The entire Congress observed a minute of silence in memory of the late General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other members of the 13th Party Central Committee who passed away during the 13th Congress term.
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| Party and State leaders attend the preparatory session of the 14th National Party Congress. (Source: VNA) |
Politburo member and Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man presided over the preparatory session on behalf of the key leaders of the Party and State.
The Congress unanimously approved the agenda of the preparatory session, the working regulations of the Congress, the working program of the Congress, and the election regulations for the 14th National Congress of the Party.
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| Key leaders of the Party and State preside over the preparatory session of the 14th National Party Congress. (Source: VNA) |
The Congress elected a Presidium consisting of 16 Politburo members. It also elected a Secretariat of 5 members and a Board for Delegate Eligibility Verification comprising 13 members.
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| Delegates approve the agenda and working regulations of the preparatory session. (Source: VNA) |
The Congress unanimously approved the report on delegate eligibility for the 14th National Party Congress presented by the Board for Delegate Eligibility Verification.
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| Delegates approve the agenda and working regulations of the preparatory session. (Photo: Quang Hoa) |
Accordingly, all 1,586 delegates summoned to the Congress are deemed eligible. In the afternoon, delegates will study documents at their respective accommodations.
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| Delegates participate in the preparatory session. (Source: VNA) |






