Vietnamese ambassador meets leader of Communist Party of Argentina
Newly-appointed Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Duong Quoc Thanh received General Secretary of the Communist Party of Argentina (PCA) Victor Gorodeki Kot at the embassy’s headquarters in Buenos Aires on February 3.
Vietnamese Ambassador Duong Quoc Thanh (R) meets with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Argentina Victor Gorodeki Kot on February 3 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Newly-appointedVietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Duong Quoc Thanh received General Secretaryof the Communist Party of Argentina (PCA) Victor Gorodeki Kot at the embassy’sheadquarters in Buenos Aires on February 3.
The two sides informed each other about theircountries’ situation, especially the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts onsocio-economic development in Vietnam, Argentina, and the world as a whole.
They also discussed some cooperation issues toenhance relations between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the PCA soas to help strengthen the comprehensive partnership between the two nations.
The PCA leader highlighted the two parties’ faithfuland sustainable relations throughout history, expressing his admiration for theVietnamese people’s will and steadfastness in the struggle for nationalindependence and reunification in the past, as well as the enormousachievements in “Doi moi” (Renewal) and development efforts nowadays,especially the impressive outcomes of the COVID-19 combat, which havecontributed to Vietnam’s growing stature in the international arena.
Congratulating the CPV on its successful 13thNational Congress, he affirmed that the PCA always keeps a close watch on thesituation in Vietnam and stands side by side with the CPV in the nationaldevelopment process.
Gorodeki Kot expressed his wish that under theCPV’s leadership, the Vietnamese people will gain even greater successes in thetime to come, recommending the two countries increase sharing experience innational development and the COVID-19 fight.
He said he hopes that as the VietnameseAmbassador to Argentina, Thanh will exert efforts to help further intensify thetraditional cooperation between the two parties and people of the two countries.
Briefing his guest of the 13th National PartyCongress’s outcomes, Thanh underlined the CPV’s consistent goal ofsocialist-oriented national development and enhancing its relations withprogressive parties around the world, including the PCA.
He also shared some of Vietnam’s experiences inCOVID-19 prevention and control.
Despite difficulties and challenges, relationsbetween the two parties and Vietnamese and Argentine people have still beensustained and developing via the maintenance of meetings within the frameworkof regional forums, along with the exchange of information and congratulatorymessages on the parties’ anniversaries, Thanh affirmed.
The diplomat also reiterated Vietnam’sconsistent viewpoint of unceasingly reinforcing the friendship, solidarity, andcooperation between the two parties and the Vietnamese and Argentine people onthe basis of mutual trust and support and strengths of each party.
He voiced his belief that with the over-100-yeartradition of unyielding struggle, the PCA will definitely continue weatheringall difficulties and challenges to help with Argentina’s development./.
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Vietnamese Ambassador Duong Quoc Thanh (R) meets with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Argentina Victor Gorodeki Kot on February 3 (Photo: VNA) 
