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Hanoi.
The Communist Party of Vietnam strongly rejects
all forms of "political hegemonism" and believes "the
world community should be a democratic community," Party
General Secretary Leâ Khaû Phieâu said here on Wednesday.
In a hard-hitting speech at a meeting organised to celebrate the
70th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, he
said Vietnam rejects all attempts at foreign imposition and
outside interference into internal affairs.
Such "political hegemonism" was totally unacceptable,
he said.
The Party leader called for a new world order where democracy
reigned supreme, in which all nations, regardless of their size and
economic status, were respected on an equal footing; where no
inferior or superior status affected international relations.
Each nation has its own sacred sovereignty, central to which is
its right to establishing and persistently following its own path of
national development, he said.
"Respect should be given to our national independence,
territorial integrity, socialist system and our already chosen
orientations of national independence and self- determination."
He said that in the coming 21st century a universal will should
reign supreme with all nations responsible for jointly resolving
issues relating to the destiny of humankind.
All international issues should be solved through negotiations
for peaceful co-existence and the danger of wars and aggressions
should be eliminated, he said.
He said the Party should adapt itself to the new requirements in
international relations to retain its leading role in making Vietnam
a stronger socialist State.
He said that from the time the CPV was founded in February 3,
1930, the world has undergone many upheavals.
The imperialists had basically completed their conquest of other
countries and colonised them, but the world at the end of the 20th
century had witnessed the complete dissolution of the colonial
system. However imperialism still exists, Phieâu cautioned.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union and other socialist
countries in Eastern Europe in the early 1990s, the imperialists
still tried to abolish the remaining socialist states, he noted.
Whereas the outgoing 20th century was the period of
Vietnam’s glorious struggle against imperialists and of resounding
victories, the coming 21st century would be that of firm defense and
building of Vietnam into a strong socialist country, Phieâu
said.
By 2020,
Vietnam expects to be free of poverty and
backwardness and basically become an industrialized country, the
Party leader said.
Top
priority for self and collective criticism
The party leader reiterated
that in order to meet this end the Party itself has to adapt to the
new requirements and firmly maintain its leading role.
Self criticism and collective criticism should be given top
priority, he said, adding that without looking back to review its
failures and successes, the Party could not have overcome paramount
difficulties in its 70 years of existence.
His referred to strict criticism drives launched among the party
members when several communist groups began to merge into one in
early 1930, as well as Party organisational consolidation following
failures of two historic insurrections, one in the provinces of Nghe
An and Ha Tónh; and the other in southern Vietnam.
Other long self criticism drives were conducted when the
Vietnamese communists faced a new democratic movement in the country
after a new democratic government came to power in France; and when
Vietnam was engaged in its struggles against both the French and
the American imperialists.
"Without sincere self criticism... our Party could not have
overcome extreme difficulties and gained victories at strategic
turning points," Phieâu said.
He said the Party deeply regretted its shortcomings and mistakes
committed over the past 70 years and it was thanks to the people
that it had redeemed itself.
The only way to
fulfill the Party’s leading role at present is
get rid of all degenerate members; constantly correcting biased
political viewpoints and strictly focus on making the Party purified
and strong.
The Party leader deplored the die-hard attitude - which he dubbed
as being that of the "revolutionary mandarin"– to abuse
power and misappropriate public property- among many Party members,
saying such thinking was unacceptable.
He said the Party and the whole nation had spent three decades in
defeating the domination of the feudal and imperialist states to
regain freedom.
Such an administration should be for the people and those who
served it should not be officials with a "bureaucratic and
arrogant" attitude who misuse their position in receiving
bribes and engaging in other anti-public actions.
Brainwashing of such attitudes and strictly observing of
democratic rights at the grassroots level was the only way to make
the Party stronger and better serve the people, he said.
Wealthy
people, strong country
The ultimate goal of the
Party was to encourage people to work harder to make themselves
wealthy and the country strong, Phieâu said.
"Let’s put aside prejudices and unreasonable restrictions
and obligations that hinder production," he said.
The State encourages people and organisations of all sectors to
invest available financial and human resources to make themselves
prosperous and contribute to making Vietnam stronger, he said.
Attending yesterday’s meeting were advisors to the CPV Central
Committee Ñoã Möôøi, Leâ Ñöùc Anh, and Voõ Vaên Kieät;
President Traàn Ñöùc Löông, Prime Minister Phan Vaên Khaûi.
National Assembly Chairman Noâng Ñöùc Maïnh and Vieät Nam
Fatherland Front Presidium President Phaïm Theá Duyeät.
Also present were representatives of various mass
organisations,
business sectors, foreign ambassadors and representatives of
international organisations.
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