Illustrative image (Source: VNA)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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