The image of Karl Marx featured at an exhibition on his life (Photo: VNA)Kathmandu (VNA) – The ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) hosted an internationalseminar themed “Karl Marx and today socialism” in the capital city of Kathmanduon May 30 and 31 on the occasion of the great philosopher’s 200th birth anniversary.
A Vietnamesedelegation led by Permanent Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of VietnamCentral Committee’s Commission for External Relations Tran Dac Loi attended theevent.
Also present atthe event were NCP Chairman and Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli,Nepalese ministers and parliamentarians, 300 domestic politicians, researchersand scientists, over 40 foreign delegates from 22 communist and workers’parties worldwide.
Participantshailed Marx as a great thinker and philosopher who made significantcontributions to society, towards building a better life for human kinds.
Marx’s thoughtscurrently remain a lodestar for communist, workers’ and left-wing parties and labourersin many countries in the struggle for freedom, fairness, equality, peace andprosperity.
Almost opinionsshared the view that communist and workers’ parties need to fully grasp andcreatively apply basic principles of Marxism to build a path toward socialismthat suits each country’s conditions.
Sharingexperience in building socialism in Nepal, China, Vietnam and Cuba, delegates affirmedthat socialism is the most effective and scientific solution for human kinds toovercome the crisis of capitalism.
They underscoredthe importance of strengthening international solidarity among communist andworkers’ parties at present as appealed by eminent thinker Karl Marx.-VNA
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