Xu Liping, Director of the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said the newly elected leadership demonstrates continuity, renewal and determination, with sufficient capacity to lead Vietnam towards achieving its two centenary goals.
The first meeting of the 14th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam on January 23 unanimously elected To Lam, General Secretary of the 13th Party Central Committee, to this position for the 14th tenure.
High-ranking leaders of Laos, China and Cambodia sent their messages and letters of congratulations to General Secretary To Lam on his re-election as the Communist Party of Vietnam chief by the 14th Party Central Committee on January 23 afternoon.
The success of the 14th National Party Congress and the consolidation of high-level leadership not only represent a milestone for Vietnam but also reinforce global confidence in a peaceful, dynamic and forward-looking nation which is steadfast on its chosen path of development, international observers.
