Distinguished leaders and former leaders of the Party, State, and Vietnam Fatherland Front,
Distinguished leaders of central ministries, departments, and agencies; provincial and city Party committees; Party committees directly under the Party Central Committee; local authorities; and Party organizations throughout the entire political system,
Dear comrades, Party members, and fellow citizens throughout the country,
Today, the Politburo and the Secretariat are holding a national conference to study, understand, and implement the Resolutions, Conclusions, and Regulations of the 3rd Plenum of the 14th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Through the thematic discussions, we have clarified the core content, new points, and requirements for implementation. I highly appreciate the serious and responsible spirit of all comrades.
The 3rd Plenum reached a high level of consensus on many issues and decided on many major policies regarding Party building, the political system, and national development and protection. This is an important step in concretizing the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress, linking the tasks for 2026 with the goals for the entire term, up to 2030 and 2045. These decisions all aim to enhance the Party's leadership and governing capacity, its ability to manage, develop, and protect the country; to make the political system's machinery operate more efficiently, to unlock resources, to improve the people's lives, and to promote national development.
We have reached a consensus: implementation must be clear about tasks, responsibilities, deadlines, expected results, and accountability. The quality of implementation is a measure of leadership capacity, governance, and the operational efficiency of the system; we must translate awareness into action and determination into results.
In that spirit, I propose that the entire Party and the entire political system focus on thoroughly understanding and effectively implementing the five issues.
Firstly, it is essential to unify understanding, grasp the guiding principles, new points, and the organic relationship between the Party Central Committee's decisions and strategic shifts; to understand correctly in order to act in a unified manner.
It is crucial to recognize that the Party Central Committee's decisions constitute an interconnected system, working towards the synchronized renewal of leadership, governance, development, and national defense.
Party building, organizational structure, and the development of the cadre must enhance leadership capacity, governance, and operational quality; national development space and resources must be managed uniformly and utilized effectively; the development model must be based on productivity, knowledge, technology, innovation, and human resources, closely aligned with Vietnam's realities; and national defense, security, foreign relations, and the environment must proactively address issues, enhance resilience, adaptability, and ensure the country's robust protection. These tasks are an organic entity; any slow or weak link will negatively impact the overall outcome.
In Party building, we must combine "construction" and "combat," strict discipline with encouragement of innovation. The implementation of the Party Charter must be strictly adhered to, within the proper authority; new issues requiring pilot programs must have clearly defined scope, timeframe, responsibilities, and be subject to evaluation. Regulations on what Party members are prohibited from doing help identify and prevent violations, enabling cadres and Party members to self-reflect and correct their actions; at the same time, they protect the spirit of daring to think, daring to act, and daring to take responsibility for the common good.
In managing spatial and resource development, it is necessary to overcome fragmentation based on geographical boundaries, sectors, fields, and terms of office; placing each locality and each resource within the overall framework of regional linkages and national interests. Improving land law must uphold the principle of public ownership; land is a special national resource, a space for survival and development. Land management and use must ensure the common good of all citizens, contributing to improving people's lives and strengthening their trust in the Party and the State. The State will not reconsider the legal right to use land according to land policies and laws from previous periods. The State guarantees the improvement of housing and livelihoods for those whose land is reclaimed.
The development of the marine economy must be linked to protecting ecosystems, improving people's lives, maintaining sovereignty, and developing the country. The marine economy is only one component in the goal of building a strong maritime nation. We must actively prepare the conditions so that by 2045, Vietnam will become a nation rich from the sea, developing sustainably from the sea, with modern marine governance and advanced marine technology.
Reforming the development model is not just about adjusting growth, but about reforming how development's achievements are created, distributed, and enjoyed; placing the people and human beings at the center, as the subject, goal, and driving force. Science, technology, data, innovation, and high-quality human resources must become the main driving forces. Growth must be generated from each sector, locality, enterprise, household, and worker; so that all stakeholders have more opportunities to contribute and benefit.
In national defense and sustainable development, the unified relationship between security and development must be thoroughly understood. Development must create more potential and resilience; ensuring security must maintain a stable environment for development. We must shift from a state of focused response and mitigation to a proactive approach of identifying, forecasting, preventing, and adapting; firmly protecting the Party, the State, the People, the regime, independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; while simultaneously ensuring the security of people, data, energy, water resources, and critical infrastructure. We must not sacrifice the environment for short-term growth.
Secondly, it is urgent to concretize and synchronize policy decisions into practical action programs and plans that are focused, prioritized, and interconnected across tasks.
Resolutions must be accompanied by action programs. These action programs must reflect the spirit, rhythm, and specific characteristics of each Ministry, Sector, Locality, and organization to ensure effective implementation. Each program must clearly define its objectives, tasks, lead agency, coordinating agencies, authority, resources, timeline, deliverables, evaluation data, and responsible persons. Implementation should not be overly bureaucratic; the number of plans and conferences should not replace the achievement of results.
Immediately following today's conference, Party committees, agencies, and localities must review the implementation program of the Party's 14th National Congress Resolution, other Party resolutions, and the documents of the 3rd Central Committee Conference. Tasks, objectives, target groups, and geographical areas must be integrated; overlapping content must be addressed; and resources must be coordinated according to the common goal. There should not be multiple agencies working together without a single agency taking full responsibility.
Tasks need to be clearly categorized. Tasks with clear policies, sufficient grounds, and favorable conditions should be implemented immediately. Tasks requiring institutionalization must have specific agencies, deadlines, and deliverables identified. New, difficult tasks without precedent require clarification of principles, authority, scope of pilot projects, resources, and control mechanisms. The lack of precedent should not be used as an excuse for delay; nor should haste or willfulness be tolerated.
Institutionalization must be timely and synchronized, transforming the Party's guidelines into clear and feasible regulations. Each level with authority must proactively address issues; matters exceeding their authority must be reported immediately, along with proposed solutions. It's not simply a matter of forwarding documents to higher levels and then waiting; legal gaps and inconsistent guidance should be avoided to prevent delays, additional procedures, and increased costs for citizens and businesses.
Regarding the two-tiered local government system, the Central Government does not consider rearranging or adjusting the administrative boundaries at the commune level, as the entire system is fundamentally operating stably and effectively. Provinces and cities that deem it truly necessary to make adjustments, based on the Party's guidelines, State laws, planning, governance practices, and the legitimate aspirations of the people, should propose it to the competent authority for decision. The proposed adjustments to administrative boundaries must be scientific, cautious, feasible, and create consensus; they must serve the socio-economic development goals of the locality and better serve the people. The mindset of "favoring officials while causing hardship for the people" must be resolutely eliminated. The Standing Board and Executive Board of the Provincial/City Party Committee must take responsibility for such proposals.
The implementation schedule of the Resolution must be designed for each task. In the last six months of 2026, it is necessary to ensure the smooth operation of the system, address urgent bottlenecks, and strive to achieve the highest possible results in socio-economic goals. During the 14th term, it is necessary to fundamentally institutionalize policy decisions, perfect decentralization and delegation of power, and create a foundation for a new development model. Looking towards 2030 and 2045, it is necessary to enhance the country's self-reliance, competitiveness, adaptability, and resilience.
Thirdly, enhance the capacity for implementation and ensure all necessary conditions are met so that the political system can operate smoothly and interact effectively.
After a year of operating the overall organizational model of the two-tiered political and local government system, the apparatus has been stable, smooth, and efficient, but the quality is uneven, especially at the grassroots level. The current goal is to continue improving leadership, governance, and service to the people. We must continue to refine functions, authority, and implementation capacity. We must shift more strongly and quickly from management to service and creation; from decentralized processing to integrated data management; and from waiting for guidance to proactively resolving issues and taking responsibility.
Implementation must be under the unified leadership of the Party, properly utilizing the functions and authority of each agency. The Politburo and the Secretariat will lead, direct, and inspect; the National Assembly and People's Councils at all levels will institutionalize, decide, and supervise; the Government, ministries, sectors, and localities will allocate resources and organize implementation; and the Fatherland Front and mass organizations will conduct communication, mobilization, supervision, and social criticism. There must be interconnectedness between leadership, institutionalization, implementation, and supervision; no one should replace the other's functions.
The central government focuses on strategy, institutions, shared platforms, significant resources, and oversight. Provincial-level authorities concretize policies, organize development spaces, coordinate resources, and ensure the smooth operation of commune-level organizations. Commune-level organizations are the frontline of public administration, directly addressing the needs and concerns of citizens and businesses; they must possess the capacity to manage development. They must mature through the organization and implementation of their work.
The central government delegates authority to local governments. Provincial-level authorities delegate tasks that communes can handle. Communes must strive to fulfill their assigned tasks and not pass on responsibilities to higher levels. When communes lack the resources to implement tasks, the provincial level must proactively address the issue; if the work exceeds their authority, they must report to the central government for consideration. Each task must have a single point of contact responsible, a clear coordination mechanism, a shared data source, and measurable results.
Decentralization and delegation of authority must be synchronized with human resources, finance, data, technology, and power control. Data must be accurate, complete, clean, active, consistent, and shared according to authority; ending the need for citizens to re-submit information that the State already has in its system. Information systems must serve management, warning, monitoring, and accountability; not create additional procedures, software, or formal reporting.
Fourth, continue to build a team of officials with sufficient qualities, capabilities, and prestige, commensurate with their responsibilities; emphasize the responsibility of setting a good example and the decisive role of the leader.
Cadres are the decisive factor in the quality of organizational implementation. Even with correct resolutions and sufficient resources, if cadres lack competence, responsibility, and courage to act, the work will remain stagnant. Cadre evaluation must be democratic, transparent, fair, and objective; linked to job position, output, progress, effectiveness, prestige within the Party, and trust among the people; and based on the results of implementing the resolution.
Party committees and local authorities must assign cadres according to their capabilities and expertise, especially at the commune level and in positions directly implementing policies; training must be tailored to job positions. Weak, incompetent, and evasive cadres must be promptly replaced or dismissed; honest, creative, and responsible cadres who dare to take responsibility for the common good must be valued and protected. A clear distinction must be made between cadres who dare to innovate and those who exploit pilot programs, special policies, or mechanisms to protect cadres for personal gain, legitimizing wrongdoing, or covering up violations.
Leaders must directly oversee major, difficult, and long-standing bottlenecks; monitor progress; listen to the needs of the grassroots, businesses, and the people; make decisions within their authority; and take full responsibility. They shouldn't just delegate tasks and wait for reports; they shouldn't claim credit for achievements but shift responsibility when delays occur. Leaders must be deeply involved in practical matters, understand their assigned areas and fields, and promptly identify and resolve problems.
Every official and Party member must strictly abide by the Party's regulations and the State's laws; constantly self-reflect and correct their mistakes, setting an example through concrete results. Strict discipline is not meant to make officials afraid of responsibility, but to ensure that each person knows their limits, plays their role correctly, and has the authority to do so, so that they can confidently innovate and contribute.
Fifth, establish strict enforcement discipline; strengthen inspection, supervision, information dissemination, and evaluation using data, products, and actual results; and use the interests and satisfaction of the people as the ultimate measure.
Inspection and supervision must be conducted from the beginning and throughout the implementation process, focusing on areas at risk of delays, stages prone to vested interests, corruption, waste, negative practices, and issues of public concern. Early monitoring, warnings, and timely solutions are essential; inspection and action should not wait until tasks are delayed, resources are wasted, or negative consequences arise.
It is necessary to clarify the extent to which policies have been institutionalized, how the system has improved, which bottlenecks have been removed, which resources have been unlocked, and what benefits have citizens and businesses received. A task is only completed when there are operational products, verifiable data, and actual effectiveness. Results must be the basis for evaluating officials; commending those who do well, protecting those who dare to innovate; and strictly dealing with instances of avoidance, shirking responsibility, formalism, and profiteering.
We must regularly listen to the people, businesses, intellectuals, experts, and grassroots officials; considering practical feedback as a channel for verifying policies. When widespread problems arise, we must simultaneously examine the responsibility for implementation and the inadequacies of the mechanisms; we should not attribute all limitations to the grassroots level, nor should we use policies to excuse weaknesses. Through inspections, we must resolve difficulties, adjust methods, summarize practical experiences, and improve institutions.
Information and communication work must be defined in each action program; ensuring timeliness, accuracy, clarity, and persuasiveness; clarifying objectives, benefits, roadmap, and responsibilities so that the people understand correctly, trust, and participate. We must proactively combat false and distorted information; at the same time, we must listen to well-founded criticism. Social consensus is first and foremost created by correct policies, implemented fairly and transparently, and with results that the people can feel.
In all action programs, people must be placed at the center, as the subject, goal, and driving force. Economic efficiency must be consistent with social efficiency; growth must go hand in hand with progress, equity, culture, environment, national defense, and security. Long-term benefits must not be sacrificed for short-term achievements; vulnerable groups must not bear unreasonable costs. The value of the resolution must be reflected in the quality of life, development opportunities, safety, trust, and happiness of the people.
Comrades,
Today's conference opens a new phase of implementation with higher demands for responsibility, discipline, and efficiency. The issues decided by the Party Central Committee must be immediately translated into specific programs, tasks, products, and results. Therefore, I propose that Party committees, Party organizations, agencies, localities, and leaders immediately begin their work; correctly identify priorities, clearly define responsibilities, clearly define timelines, and ensure all necessary conditions for implementation are met. The results of the work must be verified by actual changes, effective service delivery, and the satisfaction of the people.
Every level, every sector, every cadre and Party member must transform awareness into action, and determination into tangible results. With the unified leadership of the Party, the synchronized actions of the entire political system, and the solidarity of the people, we will certainly put the documents of the 3rd Plenum of the Party Central Committee into practice, contributing to the successful implementation of the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress.
Thank you very much, comrades.
