Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc chairs a meeting of the sub-committee on socio-economic affairs in Hà Nội  on Monday to gather former Party, State and Việt Nam Fatherland Front leaders’ opinions on documents to be submitted to the 3th National Party Congress. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất

HÀ NỘI — The sub-committee on socio-economic affairs tasked with preparing for the 13th National Party Congress held a meeting in Hà Nội on Monday.

It was held to gather opinions from the  former Party, State and Việt Nam Fatherland Front leaders’ on documents to be submitted to the congress.

The event was attended by former President Trần Đức Lương, former Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, former Chairmen of the National Assembly Nguyễn Văn An and Nguyễn Sinh Hùng, and other former leaders.

It also saw the presence of Politburo members Trần Quốc Vượng – Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, and Tòng Thị Phóng –Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly.

Chairing the meeting, Politburo member and Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc stressed the importance of the preparations for the 13th National Party Congress, slated for early 2021, noting the documents to be submitted were critical as they would be decisive to the country’s development in the next 5-10 years, until the Party’s centenary in 2030 when Việt Nam marks the 100th founding anniversary.

Briefing participants on the content of the draft strategy for 10-year socio-economic development and the draft guidelines for the five-year socio-economic development, he highlighted the major achievements over more than 30 years of reforms and analysed the domestic situation and global complexities.

The sub-committee thoroughly discussed and proposed strategic targets, development viewpoints, orientations and focal solutions for the next 5-10 years, he said, asking the former leaders to give opinions.

PM Phúc stressed that valuable assessments of the domestic and international situations will help the country grasp opportunities and make use of the strong development of science-technology and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, especially in the sectors Việt Nam has strength in like agriculture, processing-manufacturing, information technology and tourism services. — VNS