Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the ceremony (Photo: VOV) |
Mr. Trong expressed his hope that Vietnamese intellectuals will continue advising the Party and State on science and technology and making Vietnam a more powerful country. Mr. Trong said:
“Talented and moral people are the key resource of the nation. In the Ho Chi Minh era, the intellectuals actively promoted national solidarity, and contributed a lot to the success of Vietnam’s revolution in different periods. President Ho Chi Minh stressed the importance of intellectuals and knowledge.”
Mr. Trong stressed the importance of policies and mechanisms to attract and develop a strong contingent of Vietnamese intellectuals to meet the needs of socio-economic development in the integration period.