Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education Vo Van Thuong has affirmed that the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) wants to further foster ties with Italy.
Hanoi (VNA) – Politburo member and Head of theParty Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education Vo VanThuong has affirmed that the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) wants to furtherfoster ties with the Communist Party of Italy (CPI).
During a reception in Hanoi on July 19 for CPI GeneralSecretary Mauro Alboresi, Thuong said the CPV is determined to build a strongand transparent Party and consistent with the policy of extending ties withmajor political parties worldwide.
Alboresi, for his part, said Vietnam’s achievements over thepast three decades provide a source of great inspiration for Italian communistsand progressive forces which are fighting for a better world and ideals ofcommunism.
He said the CPI will work to reinforce friendship andcooperation between the two Parties, countries and peoples in the future,adding that the CPI highly values Vietnam’s stance on the settlement ofdisputes in the East Sea by peaceful means in line with international law,including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),contributing to maintaining peace, stability and security in the region.
Earlier, the CPI leader held talks with head of the PartyCentral Committee’s Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan, duringwhich both sides discussed several regional and global issues of sharedconcern, including the East Sea issue and agreed on measures to promote tiesbetween the two Parties for the sake of bilateral strategic partnership.
During their stay, Alboresi and his entourage paid a tributeto President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum, held working sessions with leadersof the Central Ideology Council, the Party Central Committee’s EconomicCommission, the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, the Vietnam Academyof Social Sciences and the Vietnam-Italy Friendship Association, and made afact-finding trip to the northern province of Ha Giang.-VNA
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Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
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The country is willing to participate in collective efforts to promote cooperation and mobilise resources to advance the current priority issues of developing countries, such as trade, investment, infrastructure connectivity, making the most of scientific and technological advances for development, and people-to-people exchanges, Hang said.
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