Political parties commend Vietnam’s COVID-19 fight

Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan has sent letters to political parties around the world to share information and situation in Vietnam as well as its COVID-19 prevention measures and propose ways to enhance ties in the fight.
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Hanoi (VNA)
– Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’sCommission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan has sent letters to politicalparties around the world to share information and situation in Vietnam as well as its COVID-19 prevention measuresand propose ways to enhance ties in the fight.

Political parties also sent letters to the CPV, in which they lauded drastic and effective measuresundertaken by the Vietnamese Party and Government in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, and expressed their admiration for achievements made by the country over the pasttime.

Theysaid such successes proved the power of the process of national construction under theleadership of the CPV. They also thanked the CPV, Government and people ofVietnam for providing countries with support in COVID-19 prevention andcontrol.

Thehead of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee’sCommission for External Relations hailed invaluable, timely and effectivesupport that Vietnam offered to countries, including Laos, to curb theepidemic at present.

Thehead of the Communist Party of China Central Committee’s International Liaison Department, for his part, expressed the willingness to join hands withpolitical parties of nations worldwide, including Vietnam, to enhance experience sharingand coordinate measures to put an end to the pandemic.

TheInternational Department under the Workers’ Party of Korea attributed the effectivecontrol of COVID-19 to active and drastic efforts by the CPV, expressing theirbelief that the Vietnamese people will surely win in the fight.

Thehead of the left-wing Dominica Liberation Movement Alliance’s foreigndepartment affirmed that the collective power in terms of humans and organisation together with the socio-political vision of the CPV and the Vietnamese Government,as well as scientific, medical and technical preparations have enabled Vietnam tocontrol the impacts of the epidemic.

TheGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of Switzerland spoke highly of effortsby the political and medical systems, as well as the capacity of the Vietnamese people and theCPV, affirming that with the supremacy of the socialism system, Vietnam has wellcontrolled the epidemic and become a model in COVID-19 prevention and control.

Sharingthe same view, the Communist Party of Mexico also highlighted the supremacy ofthe power of workers in the socialism-building process and in dealingwith issues like COVID-19.

The political parties hailed Vietnam as a “bright and hopeful example” and a “source of encouragement”for countries worldwide in the fight against COVID-19, saying that Vietnam’s experiences andlessons will serve as effective reference for other nations.

They also expressed their beliefthat Vietnam will exert more efforts and soon overcome the epidemic under the CPV's leadership, and wished to continue fostering cooperation and solidarity withVietnam in the fight against COVID-19 as well as in bilateral friendship relations./.

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