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VNA Grand meeting held to mark Party¹s 71st Anniversary Politburo member and secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, Nguyen Phu Trong delivers a speech at the meeting. A grand meeting to celebrate the 71st anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) was held in Hanoi yesterday. Among those attending the meeting were Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu; Party Central Committee advisors Do Muoi, Le Duc Anh and Vo Van Kiet; President Tran Duc Luong; National Assembly Chairman Nong Duc Manh; Politburo permanent member and President of the Fatherland Front Central Committee, Pham The Duyet and Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem. Addressing the meeting, Politburo member and secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, Nguyen Phu Trong highlighted the significance of the founding of the CPV. He affirmed that the founding of the CPV is a great and outstanding event of the 20th century, marking a new turning point and a new period of development of the nation. Over the past 71 years, despite many ups and downs, the Communist Party has overcome many difficulties and challenges and step-by-step marched forward. The Vietnamese people, under the leadership of the Party, have gained many victories and great achievements in the 20th century. He also emphasised that today¹s generation should be responsible for preserving and promoting the glorious tradition created by the Party over the past 71 years. At present, the Party and the whole people are carrying out the process of doi moi (renovation) with a focal task of implementation of industrialisation and modernisation, step-by-step building material and spiritual conditions for socialism. Mr Trong also said that the Party should further strengthen the Party building and consolidating work particularly in the current domestic and international context. This would help make the Party purer and stronger so that it can be able to lead the country to unceasingly develop. Also during the meeting, representative of the capital's people of all social strata expressed their pride in the Party and pledged to pool their efforts to learn and work in order to contribute to building a more prosperous and stronger country. **** Party¹s founding anniversary celebrated nationwide The 71st anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) is being celebrated across the nation. An exhibition named Communist Party of Vietnam - Faith and Mind¹ was opened on February 2 at the Young People¹s Cultural House in Ho Chi Minh City. Through 200 coloured and black and white photographs, about 20 panel posters and tables of figure displayed, the exhibition features the historical role of the CPV in the struggle for national liberation and the national renovation and development process. The same day, talks on Party tradition and exchange between veteran Party members and young people were held in the city. The city¹s cinematography company organised a Vietnamese Film Week¹ at all cinemas in the city. Public meetings were also held in provinces of Tuyen Quang, Ca Mau, Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam, Hoa Binh, Dong Nai and Tay Ninh and Military Zone 1 to mark the CPV¹s 71st founding anniversary. **** Congratulations to the Party on 71st anniversary Fourteen delegations representing for agencies, mass organisations, armed forces and people of all strata congratulated the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee on the occasion of the 71st founding anniversary of the Party in an atmosphere of welcoming the country, the Party and spring at the Party's Headquarters on February 2. General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPV CC) Le Kha Phieu; Politburo member and President Tran Duc Luong; Politburo member and chairman of the National Assembly, Nong Duc Manh; Member of the Standing Board of the CPV CC Politburo and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Pham The Duyet; Politburo member and director of the Party's Personnel Commission Nguyen Van An and Politburo member and director of the Party's Commission for Inspection Nguyen Thi Xuan My and others received the delegations. All the guests expressed their deep gratitude to the Party, belief in the renovation process of the Party and affirmed the achievements of Vietnam's revolution, especially those in the past 15 years of renovation which is closely linked to the contributions of the Party. They said the growth of the political, social and mass organisations is attributed to the leadership and concern of the Party. The delegates promised to enhance the spirit of solidarity to successfully their political tasks, recordidng achievements to welcome the coming Ninth Party National Congress. General Secretary Le Kha Phieu and other Politburo members sincerely thanked the agencies, organisations and people of all strata nationwide for their concerns and good sentiments to the Party. These delegations include the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, the National Assembly, the government, the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Public Security, the Vietnam Labour Federation, the Vietnam Women's Union, the Youth Union Central Committee, the Vietnam Veterans' Association, the Vietnam Farmers' Association, the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations, the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations, Hanoi city and Nhan Dan (the People) newspaper. **** Party leader meets ex-Con Dao prisoners General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Le Kha Phieu met a delegation of former Con Dao prisoners. They came to congratulate the Party on the occasion of the 71st founding anniversary on February 2. Mr Doan Duy Thanh, former member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and vice chairman of Ministers' Council, head of the Hanoi's liaison group , on behalf of others, expressed their deep gratitude to the Party and affirmed great contributions of the Party. They said they wished that the Party would be consolidated with every passing day to lead the entire people to implement the set political tasks. General Secretary Le Kha Phieu thanked the delegates for their congratulations. He also informed the delegation about some contents and results of Party's congresses at all levels and of the Party building and consolidating work. He said he wished that the ex-prisoners would bring into play the traditional nature of the communists, actively taking part in building the Party and deserving the trust of the generations. BACK TO TOP PM visits Di An Carriage Factory Prime Minister Phan Van Khai paid a visit to the Di An Carriage Factory in the southern province of Binh Duong on February 2. The prime minister praised the efforts made by staff of the factory to develop the glorious tradition of the Di An Train Factory, one of the places where there was the staunchest revolutionary struggle since the early establishment of the Communist Party of Vietnam. He spoke highly of the excellent achievements of the factory, together with the railway sector better meeting the requirements of development in the renovation process and the demand of the people. The factory has now been able to manufacture high quality carriages such as those for the S1/2 trains, second generation, which are spoken highly of by the passengers. Earlier, Prime Minister Khai paid floral tribute to the first Communists at the Memorial to commemorate the Di An Train Workers' Movement in January 1930. **** Anniversary of Paris Agreement marked Vice President Nguyen Thi Binh has described the signing of the Paris Agreement in 1973 as an event that set a fully active stage for Vietnam's diplomacy, thus leading the Vietnamese revolution from one victory to another. The Vice President was talking with about 50 officials who took part in the peace talks that led to the signing of the historic Paris Agreement in 1973. The get-together was held in Hanoi on February 2 to mark the 28th anniversary of the accords (January 27). Vice President Binh, who was then Foreign Minister of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam and led its delegation to the Paris Conference, attributed the victory to the clear-sighted leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the great contribution and help from friends in the world. Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien said the signing of the Paris Agreement served as a major lesson for diplomats both now and in the future as it was the result of Ho Chi Minh revolutionary diplomacy. (VNA) **** Vietnam calls for lifting of sanctions against Libya It is time to lift sanctions against Libya and help the ordinary people of the country return to a normal life, said the Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman. Mr Phan Thuy Thanh told the Vietnam News Agency on January 31 that Libya had proved its good-will and co-operation by helping to solve the case of the destruction of a US airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland. She said: "With the judgement by a Scotish court of two Libyan defendants accused of involvement in the bombing, Vietnam holds that it's now time to lift sanctions against Libya to create conditions for the Libyan people to bring their life back to normal." (VNA) **** VWU helps victims of Indian quake The Vietnam Women's Union, VWU, has given US $3,000 as relief aid to women and children victims of the devastating earthquake in India's Gujarat state. VWU Chairman Ha Thi Khiet gave the money to India's Ambassador to Vietnam, Saurabh Kumar, in Hanoi on February 2. She expressed sympathy with the people, especially the women and children of the western state in their heavy losses. In a message of condolence, Chairwoman Khiet said that it was hoped that with the Indian government's effort and help from the international community, the people, including the women and children of Gujarat, would soon overcome the heavy consequencies of the quake and resume normal life. (VNA) _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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