Addressing the conference, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong stressed that corruption prevention and fighting is a very important task as it is connected to the sustainable development of the country and the regime. In addition, corruption relates to the material interests, fame and fortune of organizations and individuals, and touches those in high position. Therefore, the Party and State should work harder with more long-term and drastic measures plus higher determination and patience, according to the Party leader. What is more, it is necessary to be cautious about the schemes of hostile forces whose use the public fight against corruption to smear and sabotage the Party, State and regime.

In order to improve the efficiency of corruption prevention and fighting, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong emphasized five crucial and urgent tasks of corruption prevention and combat in the years to come, as follows:

Firstly, it is very necessary to focus more on the building and completion of Party’s regulations on the prevention and combat of corruption, while continuing adjusting the legal system to better control it.

Secondly, it is crucial to continue strengthening education and awareness campaigns to raise public understanding and responsibility in fighting corruption, creating a joint determination in the whole society to combat wrongdoing.

Thirdly, improving responsibilities of Party’s committees and Party’s leaders in corruption prevention and combat, including specific speeches and actions, is very important.

Fourthly, it is the need to enhance the capacity of and co-ordination between agencies responsible for corruption prevention and fighting, especially in the activities of detecting, investigating and handling of corruption cases.

Finally, the necessity of promoting the role of elected agencies, the Fatherland Front and mass organizations in the anti-corruption fight as well as increasing the participation of the public must be stressed.

The General Secretary also requested the Central Steering Committee on the Prevention and Control of Corruption as well as other authorized agencies to provide information related to anti-corruption to the media in a proactive and timely manner in accordance with the regulations.