Party General Secretary and State President To Lam chaired the 30th meeting of the Central Steering Committee on Prevention and Control of Corruption, Wastefulness and Negative Phenomena at the Party Central Committee Headquarters in Ha Noi on June 18.

In the new phase of the Vietnamese revolution, particularly following the strategic orientations outlined at the 14th National Party Congress, the fight against corruption, wastefulness and negative phenomena has become an urgent requirement and a key task to safeguard national stability and development.

Party General Secretary To Lam said on March 2 that a new resolution on enhancing the Party's leadership over the prevention and control of corruption, wastefulness and negative phenomena will affirm the Party’s special attention to and serve as a “declaration” to continue adamantly intensifying the fight against the “internal enemy” in the new era with renewed thinking and innovative approaches.

The fight against corruption, wastefulness and negative phenomena must continue to renew its mindset, awareness and methods in order to meet the goals set by the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV), said Le Minh Tri, member of the Party Central Committee and Standing Vice Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs.

Party General Secretary To Lam, who is also head of the Central Steering Committee for Prevention and Control of Corruption, Wastefulness and Negative Phenomena, chaired a conference in Ha Noi on December 11 to evaluate the country’s anti-corruption combat throughout the 13th National Party Congress’s term.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has described corruption, wastefulness, and negative phenomena as “internal enemies”, against which the fight is long term, difficult and complex, with prevention as the priority.