President Luong Cuong: Listening to people's aspirations to create consensus

President Luong Cuong attends a meeting with voters in Cu Chi and Hoc Mon districts before the 9th session of the 15th National Assembly. Photo: Lam Khanh/VNA

At the Conference, after listening to the representative of the Ho Chi Minh City National Assembly Delegation report to voters on the results after the 8th Session, announcing the main contents of the 9th Session, the 15th National Assembly, voters expressed their excitement at the new revolutionary policies of the Central Committee; happy to receive the attention of the Party and State leaders, and the National Assembly delegates. Voters highly appreciated the Ho Chi Minh City National Assembly Delegation for having many specific activities, listening to the opinions of the City's voters to prepare the contents before the 9th Session of the National Assembly.

Regarding major national issues, voters expressed their interest in the results of the 11th Central Conference of the 13th tenure, including the issue of streamlining agencies and political systems, arranging administrative units and organizing two-level local governments, as well as preparations for the 14th National Congress and the election of the 16th National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term.

National Assembly delegates also requested that leaders of functional agencies and leaders of Ho Chi Minh City respond to voters' petitions as well as receive voters' opinions for discussion and implementation.

At the conference, President Luong Cuong expressed his honor to meet voters in Ho Chi Minh City for the first time after being assigned to join the city's National Assembly Delegation at the 8th Session of the 15th National Assembly; at the same time, he also recognized the great responsibility before voters and people of the city named after Uncle Ho.

President Luong Cuong meets voters in Cu Chi and Hoc Mon districts before the 9th session of the 15th National Assembly. Photo: Lam Khanh/VNA

The President highly appreciated the profound and constructive opinions, demonstrating responsibility and dedication to the prosperous and everlasting development of the country. The opinions expressed excitement at the new revolutionary policies of the Central Government, showing trust and appreciation for the drastic and effective leadership and direction of local Party committees and authorities; the strong and synchronous participation of the entire political system, the business community and all classes of people, contributing to achieving important results in the fields of economy, society, national defense and security in the area. Voters also proposed many practical problems related to people's lives that need to be removed and resolved.

The President requested that, after the conference, the Ho Chi Minh City National Assembly Delegation fully absorb voters' opinions; review and fully reflect them to competent authorities and relevant agencies for consideration and settlement in accordance with the law.

The President informed and discussed some key issues about the world and national situation in general, the socio-economic development of Ho Chi Minh City in particular and some outstanding issues that voters nationwide are interested in.

The President said that under the comprehensive, consistent and timely leadership of the Party; the close supervision of the National Assembly; the drastic direction and administration of the Government and the Prime Minister; and the active support and participation of the people, in the first quarter of 2025, the country continued to achieve many important and comprehensive results in all fields. The Party and State have put forward many important policies, decisions, new strategies, with long-term vision, in line with the people's wishes from major policies, thereby creating historic opportunities for the country to innovate and develop strongly in the new period.

In the first quarter of 2025, the economy continued to grow with GDP reaching 6.93% (the highest in the first quarter in the past 6 years, among the top 20 fastest growing countries in the world). The fields of culture, society, health, and education continued to receive attention and development. The whole country is implementing many infrastructure projects, especially highways and railways. The fields of national defense, security, and foreign affairs continued to be consolidated and enhanced; political security, order, and social safety were maintained. The implementation of the 3 strategic breakthroughs had many important directions, especially innovating the thinking of law-making, ensuring management requirements and encouraging innovation, eliminating the idea of ​​"if you can't manage, then ban", and removing institutional bottlenecks.

The work of building the Party and the political system continued to achieve outstanding and positive results. The preparation work for Party congresses at all levels and the 14th National Party Congress was carried out seriously, scientifically, and responsibly, in conjunction with innovation in the Party's leadership and governance methods and the State's management.

President Luong Cuong meets voters in Cu Chi and Hoc Mon districts before the 9th session of the 15th National Assembly. Photo: Lam Khanh/VNA

The President emphasized that the country's achievements have been greatly contributed by the Party Committee, government and people of Ho Chi Minh City. The city is a special urban area; the largest economic, cultural, educational, scientific and technological center in the country. The Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee has been very serious, proactive and urgent in thoroughly grasping and implementing the directions of the Central Committee and the Politburo on the implementation of the arrangement of the political system, the arrangement and reorganization of administrative units at all levels and the construction of a two-level local government model. The city is also actively preparing many activities towards the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day.

Regarding the direction for the coming time, the President requested the Party Committees and authorities of the City to focus on thoroughly grasping, grasping and directing the synchronous, drastic and timely implementation of documents of the Central Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat and the Government, and the General Secretary's instructions on streamlining the organization and apparatus; reorganizing administrative units at all levels and building a 2-level local government organization model, ensuring the right roadmap and progress, associated with the successful organization of Party congresses at all levels towards the 14th National Party Congress.

The President emphasized that in the process of implementing and deploying tasks, it is necessary to listen to the thoughts and aspirations of the people, cadres, civil servants, public employees, and Party members to create consensus in implementation. The processes and procedures for collecting public opinions related to amending and supplementing the Constitution, merging provincial levels, and merging communes must be carried out seriously and in accordance with regulations in the spirit of respecting and listening to the opinions of the people. The city needs to closely work with the grassroots level to grasp the situation and direct the timely resolution of arising difficulties and problems. The arrangement and assignment of cadres, civil servants, and public employees must be impartial, objective, public, and transparent to ensure that the cadres, civil servants, and public employees have quality, meet the conditions, standards, and skills to meet the requirements and tasks in the new situation. At the same time, it is necessary to do a good job of political work, ideology, regimes, and policies for cadres who are affected and influenced; Do not let "brain drain" and do not let complicated internal problems arise.

The President noted that it is necessary to arrange and concentrate necessary resources so that the apparatus of Ho Chi Minh City (new) and new commune-level administrative units can soon stabilize their organization and operations immediately after their establishment. At the same time, it is necessary to continue promoting digital transformation, building e-government, digital government, digital society, and digital citizens to quickly adapt to the requirements of organization and operation of local governments at two levels; focus on leadership and direction to mobilize resources to ensure the goals and tasks of socio-economic development in 2025, determined to strive to achieve the set growth target of 10% in 2025 and double digits in the following period.

In particular, the city needs to closely coordinate with central agencies and units, focus on directing the preparation of a series of activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day, especially the April 30th Commemoration Ceremony, Parade, and March; gratitude activities, cultural and sports activities, groundbreaking and inauguration of works to celebrate the anniversary; absolutely ensure security and safety for commemorative events in the city.

The President hopes that Ho Chi Minh City will continue to grasp opportunities, correctly assess the situation and have appropriate solutions to continue promoting its pioneering role in implementing the strategic policies of the Party and State, making an important contribution to the country entering a new era, an era of striving for prosperous development.

On the same morning, at the National Historical Site of Nga Ba Giong (Xuan Thoi Thuong Commune, Hoc Mon District), President Luong Cuong offered flowers, incense and observed a minute of silence to express his deep gratitude, remember the great contributions of President Ho Chi Minh and pay tribute to former leaders of the Party Central Committee, revolutionary predecessors, heroic martyrs and compatriots who fell for the independence and freedom of the nation, for the happiness of the people.

President Luong Cuong commemorates compatriots and soldiers at the Nga Ba Giong National Historical Site. Photo: Lam Khanh/VNA

Nga Ba Giong is the place that witnessed the events of the people of Hoc Mon - 18 villages of Vuon Trau and Cho Lon, Gia Dinh, Saigon rising up on the night of November 22, early morning of November 23, 1940 in the historic Nam Ky Uprising. This is also the place where the French colonialists secretly executed comrades Nguyen Van Cu, Phan Dang Luu and many other compatriots and loyal revolutionary soldiers participating in the Nam Ky Uprising.

The President also visited and presented gifts to Armed Forces Hero To Van Duc, who spent his youth in the Cu Chi tunnels. He was called the "tank destroyer" because he created mines to destroy 5,000 enemy tanks during his 10 years in the place once known as the "steel land" at the northwestern gateway to Saigon.

VNA

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