The Party chief said that the success of the 11th Party Congress was thanks to the contributions of the Party, entire people and armed forces, especially the great contributions of former Politburo members, Secretariat and PCC members.
On behalf of the 11th Politburo and PCC members, Party leader Trong expressed his thanks to former senior officials , especially former General Secretary Nong Duc Manh for their significant contributions to the nation's socio-economic development.
General Secretary Trong said he hoped that the former senior leaders will continue contributing their knowledge and experience to the Party and State and assist the incumbent leaders to accomplish their tasks.
Party leader Trong also affirmed that the members of the 11th Politburo and PCC Central Committee would try their best to serve the nation and people in order to turn Vietnam into a modern industrialised country by 2020.