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4th Plenary of the Communist Party
Central Committee
THE
4th Plenary of the Communist Party of Cuba’s Central
Committee took place on July 22, headed by President
Raúl Castro Ruz, its first secretary.
 José
Ramón Machado Ventura, second secretary of the
Central Committee, gave a detailed report on the
work of the Secretariat and the auxiliary structure
of the Central Committee in confirming the
implementation of the Economic and Social Guidelines
of the Party and the Revolution, and the objectives
approved by the 6th Congress and 1st National
Conference of the Party.
Representative visits to workplaces, student centers
and local organizations of the Communist Party, plus
direct exchanges with tens of thousands of people
provided the leadership with ample information on
issues in the economic, productive and services
sectors of places visited, which provided the basis
of the report’s assessments and the plenary
discussion.
Within work priorities, it was possible to confirm
the state of economic plans, contracts, financial
problems, the reorganization of the enterprise
system and inflated workforce rosters, the
investment process, technological and constructive
maintenance, the situation of inventories,
production in the exports sector and the
substitution of imports, confronting crime and
corruption, as well as specific aspects in different
sectors of the economy. The principal difficulties
detected were reported to the meeting, with emphasis
on directions as to the work of the Party, plus
recommendations for their solution.
In
relation to the objectives approved by the 1st
National Party Conference, the plenary was informed
of the updating and redrafting of the organization’s
guiding documents and the immediate implementation
of a group of objectives not requiring other
measures. Details were provided of results of Party
municipal and district assemblies in the first few
months of this year, which evidenced the need to
continue raising the exemplary conduct and
combativity of members, as well as resolving
shortcomings in the work of cadres and local
organizations.
The
Plenary also discussed the report given by Marino
Murillo Jorge, member of the Political Bureau and
head of the Implementation and Development Permanent
Commission, reviewing work undertaken in the fist
six months of the year to fulfill the 6th Congress
agreements. He also reported on the study and
presentation of new proposals of greater magnitude,
given that these constitute the principal core of
updating the model.
Adel
Yzquierdo, member of the Political Bureau and
Minister of Economy and Planning, gave a report on
economic progress in the first half of the year.
President Raúl Castro recalled that the meeting
reflected the 6th Congress and the National
Conference decision that plenary sessions of the
Central Committee should analyze, at least twice a
year, the fulfillment of agreements adopted in both
events, particularly those related to progress in
updating the economic model, fulfilling the economic
plan and the objectives of the Party’s work.
Those present were informed of the results of the
visits made by Raúl to the People’s Republic of
China, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the
Russian Federation, which contributed to further
developing Cuba’s historical links with the three
countries.
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