Hanoi (VNA) - Hoang Binh Quan, member ofthe Party Central Committee (PCC) and head of its Commission for ExternalRelations, held online talks with General Secretary of Mexico’s Labour Party(PT) Alberto Anaya on September 18, seeking ways to maintain and enhance thetraditional and friendly relationship between the two Parties and peoples amidCOVID-19.
Quan praised the cooperation between the two Parties,describing it as typical of collaboration between the Communist Party ofVietnam (CPV) and political parties in Latin America.
He thanked Anaya and PT for their sentiments andsupport to Vietnam, especially the latter’s stance on the East Sea issue.
Quan also suggested measures to bolster bilateralties, activities celebrating the 45th anniversary of diplomaticrelations between the two countries (May 1975-2020), and ways to effectivelyimplement the cooperation agreement reached by the two Parties for 2019-2024.
Anaya, for his part, congratulated Vietnam on the outcomesthe country has posted in the fight against COVID-19 which, he said, have demonstratedthe sound leadership of the Vietnamese Party and Government and the solidarityof the Vietnamese people.
The PT leader expressed his belief that under theleadership of the CPV, Vietnamese people will successfully complete the dualgoals of containing the pandemic and spurring socio-economic development, and thatthe CPV will successfully organise the 13th National Party Congress.
He reiterated PT’s support for Vietnam’s viewpoint andstance on the East Sea issue, the settlement of disputes in the waters throughpeaceful measures in line with international law, and the multilateralsettlement through rulings of the international tribunal.
He voiced a hope for stronger, deeper, andmulti-faceted cooperation between the two Parties which will create animportant political foundation for Vietnam-Mexico relations./.