Havana (VNA) - A delegation from the Communist Partyof Vietnam (CPV), led by Le Hong Quang, a member of the Party Central Committeeand Secretary of the Party Committee of the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, is paying a working visit to Bolivia from July 3-7.

During the trip, the delegation met with Bolivian VicePresident David Choque Huanca, President of the Chamber of Deputies JergesMercado, Minister of the Presidency María Nela Prada, Minister of ForeignAffairs Rogelio Mayta, and Deputy Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energies FranklinMolina.

Speaking at the meetings, Quang affirmed that the Party,State, and people of Vietnam always remember and appreciate the valuablesupport and solidarity that the progressive left-wing forcesand the people of Latin America in general and of Bolivia in particular have given to Vietnam during its struggle for independence and current nation-building and defence efforts.

The Party official emphasised that Vietnam wants to promote friendly and multifaceted cooperation with LatinAmerican countries, including Bolivia, for the common interests of the nations,contributing to peace, stability, cooperation, and development of the tworegions.

He stated that Vietnam and Bolivia share similarities in development goals and have a strong historicalrelationship. These are favourable conditions to strengthen their bilateralrelations.

Bolivian officials said serving the country’s efforts towardnational unity, political stability, economic development, and better regionalposition, Bolivia wishes to learn from Vietnam's experience in state managementand peaceful and prosperous development.

Stressing Bolivia's appreciation for the traditionalfriendship, solidarity, and close ties with Vietnam, they affirmed the nationhopes to promote the bilateral relations through exchanges at various levels, aswell as establishing and expanding cooperation in potential areas such aseconomy, trade, agriculture, energy, and construction.

Both sides also exchanged viewson international and regional issues of mutual concern.

At his talks with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Bolivia IgnacioMendoza Pizzaro, Quang expressed the wish to develop friendly and unitedrelations between the two parties through maintaining party exchanges,strengthening communications work, promoting relations between mass organisationsand people, and coordinating support for each other's positions inmultilateral party forums.

Quang also delivered a speech at the celebration of the 70thanniversary of the establishment of the communist youth union of Bolivia./.