The event was co-organised by the Institute ofPhilosophy under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) and Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung,Regional Office Southeast Asia, Hanoi.
Participants touched upon such issues as the accessto socialism, the relations between socialism values and national ones,international views on socialism values, and socialism building in Vietnam.
VASS Vice President Dr. Dang Xuan Thanh noted thatsocialism has made important contributions to the development history andprogress of humankind, saying its values form a foundation and an impulse forthe development of each nation on the path towards socialism.
On the basis of Marxism – Leninism and Ho Chi Minh’sideology, Vietnam has consistently pursued the path and made efforts toconsolidate, materialise and protect socialism values, he affirmed.