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A grand meeting took place in Hanoi on February 2 to mark the 79 th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (Feb. 3).
Among those present at the event were Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, State President Nguyen Minh Triet, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong and Fatherland Front Central Committee President Huynh Dam.
Addressing the ceremony, Hanoi Party Committee Secretary Pham Quang Nghi reviewed the development of the CPV over the past 79 years.
“We are proud of the great victories that our Party and nation have won in the struggle for independence as well as in national construction,” he said.
Nghi said that, with Hanoi’s role as the heart of the nation, the city’s Party Committee and residents have always tried their utmost to successfully complete political tasks and achieve socio-economic targets, as well as working to ensure high levels of security and defence.
Despite facing a number of difficulties, the capital city posted an economic growth rate of 10.58 percent and recorded a 35.5 percent increase in export turnover during 2008.
The Hanoi party leader said that 2009 will be a significant year for the city in successfully implementing the resolutions of the 10 th Party Congress and the 14 th Municipal Party Congress.
This will also be the year that Hanoi focuses on completing key tasks in preparation for the celebration of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi in 2010, he added.
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