CPV strengthens ties with old friends Senior officials of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) have reiterated the policy of promoting friendly ties during their separate meetings in Laos with their counterparts from Cuba, Russia, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mongolia and delegations of Cambodia's ruling party CPP and its coalition party FUNCINPEC. The meetings took place in the sidelines of the Seventh Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party from March 12-14. In the talk with the delegation of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) led by its honourary President Heng Samrin, CPV Politburo member Nguyen Manh Cam and his party reached an agreement with the Cambodian delegation that they should further promote their co-operative ties in all fields, especially economic and commercial, to match their fruitful political relations. Mr Cam, who is also a Deputy Prime Minister, expressed his hope to welcome a high-level delegation of the CPP to the forthcoming ninth CPV Congress in Hanoi. The meeting with the delegation of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) was described as taking place in an atmosphere of friendship and solidarity. Mr Cam briefed the Cuban friends of the political and economic developments in Vietnam, especially the on-going preparations for the forthcoming ninth CPV Congress. The Cuban head delegate expressed his belief that the Vietnamese people, under the leadership of the CPV, would obtain greater achievements in their national construction and defence. He also wished the upcoming ninth CPV Congress great success. The meeting between Mr Cam and the delegation of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) showed both sides' strong determination to develop their co-operative ties in a wide range of fields to meet the interests of the two nations and demand of the new development stage. Mr Cam expressed support to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's policy for peace, self-determination and national reunification. He said the DPRK, under the leadership of the Workers' Party, would gain still more achievements in the cause of socialist construction. In turn, the WPK head delegate thanked the Vietnamese people for their support and also wished the forthcoming ninth CPV Congress success. In the meeting with the delegation of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), Mr Cam said he followed with keen interest the CPRF's increasing role and position in the Russian political life. "The recent visit to Vietnam by Russian President V Putin was a great success," Mr Cam said. He expressed gratitude to the Russian people for their support of Vietnam's past struggle for national salvation and current national construction. The Russian head delegate, in turn, emphasised that the communists and all people in Russia have been and would be forever best friends and comrades of the Vietnamese people and communists. In the meeting with the delegation of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP), Mr Cam congratulated the MPRP's success in the recent National Assembly election. He said the success showed that the Mongolian people have not forgotten the Party's great contributions to the national development over the past decades. "Mongolia, under the leadership of the MPRP, would certainly overcome the current crisis to build a prosperous country and a happy life for the Mongolian people," Mr Cam said. The Mongolian head delegate thanked Vietnam for its support and time-honoured friendship, especially during Mongolia's natural disasters. In the meeting with Cambodia's FUNCINPEC, the National United Front for Construction and Defence of the Kampuchean Fatherland, Mr Cam said that Vietnam and Cambodia are bound by good neighbourliness. The Communist Party of Vietnam had always tried to develop friendly and co-operative ties with both the Cambodian People's Party and the FUNCINPEC on the principles of equality, mutual respect and understanding, in the interests of both countries and for peace, stability, co-operation and development in the region. In response, the FUNCINPEC head delegate thanked the CPV and the Vietnamese people for their help to the Cambodian people in overthrowing the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime and in overcoming recent natural calamities. (VNA) _______________________________________________ Marxist-Leninist-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.wwpublish.com/mailman/listinfo/marxist-leninist-list
