(VOVWORLD) - The Presidential Office on Tuesday held a ceremony for the transfer of work between Party General Secretary To Lam and State President Luong Cuong. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man attended the event.
 Party General Secretary To Lam (R) and State President Luong Cuong at the ceremony for the transfer of work on October 22, 2024. (Photo: VOV) |
Party chief To Lam said that though he held the Presidency for a short time, he and the Politburo, the Secretariat, and the Party Central Committee undertook a significant amount of urgent work and fully and comprehensively implemented tasks within the authority of the State President as stipulated under the Constitution, accomplishing certain achievements which were acknowledged by the people and foreign friends.
 Party General Secretary To Lam speaks at the ceremony. (Photo: VOV) |
“I strongly believe that President Luong Cuong will quickly adapt to his new role and give timely and effective guidance, working along with the Party Central Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat, the National Assembly, the Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front to lead the people to the successful implementation of the Resolution adopted at the 13th National Party Congress, thus steering the country into a new, brighter era, contributing to national construction and defense,” said Mr. Lam.
 President Luong Cuong addresses the ceremony. (Photo: VOV) |
President Luong Cuong said: “I hope that the leaders and staff of the Presidential Office will continue fostering unity and solidarity; uphold a sense of responsibility, dedication, diligence, and creativity; strengthen emulation; consolidate the Party organization and the Office to fulfill our tasks, living up to its role as a strategic think-tank for the President and Vice President."
Earlier the same day, President Luong Cuong paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at House 67 and visited the Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi.