Central organizations pledge closer coordination in anti-corruption
VGP - The Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption and the Việt Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFFCC) jointly organized a conference in Hà Nội on Monday to review their joint efforts in preventing and combating corruption in 2009.
Acknowledging
achievements in preventing and combating corruption in 2009, Deputy PM Trương
Vĩnh Trọng encouraged VFFCC, with its position in building and strengthening
the national solidarity, “to play a stronger role in the anti-corruption work.”
Deputy
PM Trương Vĩnh Trọng (R), Deputy chief of the Central Steering Committee for
Anti-Corruption and Mr. Huỳnh Đảm, Chairman of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front
Central Committee (L) preside over the meeting on joining efforts in preventing
and combating corruption, Hà Nội, December 28, 2009 – Photo: VGP/Đình Hải
He also urged the
Steering Committee and VFFCC to closely work with mass media in making public corruption
cases.
The Deputy PM shared his
view with VFFCC Chairman Huỳnh Đảm that the fight against corruption in the
past was not tough enough as the scourge has continued to occur in a serious
and complicated manner, arousing the concern of the people and society.
Deputy PM Trọng raised
the fact that anti-corruption work is a long, complicated process challenged by
numerous obstacles and requires the dedication of the entire society.
For his part, VFFCC
Chairman Huỳnh Đảm showed his high agreement with proposals of the Steering
Committee in the fight against corruption, especially sharing their quarterly
reports and other documents on anti-corruption.
Mr. Huỳnh Đảm stressed
that VFFCC will consider close coordination with the Steering Committee as its
regular task.
