PANO - The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics on the morning of January 28th held a state-level scientific seminar in Hanoi, themed “85 years of the development and creative application of Marxism-Leninism to Vietnam.” Le Hong Anh, the Politburo member and Standing Member of the Party Secretariat, and scientists and Party historians attended the seminar.

Mr. Le Hong Anh (R) addressing the workshop.

In his speech, the official held that over the past 85 years, choosing the right path, with wisdom and bravery, the sacrifice and tireless efforts of the party members, the unity and close relationship with the people and their support and protection, the Party has led Vietnam’s revolution from victory to victory, contributing to improving the position of Vietnam on the international arena. One of the important factors deciding the Party growth and development is to always develop and creatively apply Marxism-Leninism to the practical situation of Vietnam.

He stressed that to comprehensively develop the nation and promote industrialization, modernization and international integration, deserving to be the vanguard of the working class and people of the whole nation, while enhancing leadership capabilities, the Party is to stay loyal to Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh ideology, and the targets of national independence and socialism. Besides, the Party must continue to creatively perfect its mechanisms and policies to promptly remove difficulties in order to bring the potentials and resources of the country into full play, providing the spring board for development. The Party is also to continue to innovate the contents and methods of ideological education, fight against the ideological and moral degradation among a number of party members, strengthen national unity and the relationship between the Party and the people, and promote the synergy of the whole people in waging the intensive and extensive revolutionary movement of national construction and defence.

At the workshop, the scientists and Party historians discussed and further clarified the theoretical developments of the Party in the people’s national democratic revolution and the theoretical developments of the model of socialism in Vietnam with the creative application of Marxism - Leninism.

Translated by Huu Duong