At the meeting, Ri Yong-chol congratulated Vietnamon the success of its 11 th National Party Congress and expressed hispleasure at the change to visit Vietnam on the occasion of the 80 thfounding anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union(HCMCYU).
He spoke highly of the role Vietnameseyouth and the HCMCYU have played in the country’s construction anddefence, adding that the DPRK Youth League hopes to boost cooperationwith the HCMCYU with a view to exchanging information and experiences onyouth movements, thus contributing to traditional friendship relationsbetween the two Parties and countries.
SecretaryNguyen Thi Kim Ngan hailed the visit of Ri Yong-chol and his entourageas new development in cooperative relations between the two youthunions. She also echoed his hope that the two countries’ youth willcontinue to maintain and develop traditional cooperative relations aswell as implement various exchange activities in order to enhancebilateral friendship and mutual understanding./.