HCM City boost multifaceted cooperation with Venezuela
Mexico City (VNA) –
A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City led by Standing Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai paid
a working visit to Venezuela to strengthen and tighten the traditional friendship
between the two countries in many fields.
As part of a trip to
Latin America from March 23 – 26, the visit marked the start of a series
of activities in celebration of the 35th anniversary of the
diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Venezuela (1989 - 2024), and aimed to concretise cooperation agreements between the two parties and the
two countries reached during the visit to Venezuela by Politburo member Phan Dinh Trac in November last year.
During their stay, the delegation met with Diosdado Cabello, First Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV);
and had working sessions
with PSUV Vice President in charge of foreign affairs Rander Peña, Foreign
Minister Yvan Gil Pinto, Minister of Agricultural
Production and Lands Castro
Soteldo, and representatives of some ministries, sectors, and localities of Venezuela
to promote cooperation in some areas.
During the meetings with Venezuelan officials, Hai highlighted the
sound development of the Vietnam – Venezuela relations, saying that the
relationship has been promoted in many fields, especially in politics and
diplomacy through the exchange of all-level delegations, and experience sharing
on party-building work.
He said that there is ample room for HCM City and Venezuela to develop their relations, suggesting experience sharing in areas of mutual interest, such as agriculture, urban management, party-building, and personnel training.
Regarding trade cooperation, the HCM City official proposed to further connect and boost trade cooperation between businesses of the two sides, hoping that Venezuela will continue to create favourable conditions for Vietnamese goods, including HCM City’s goods, to access the Venezuelan market.
HCM City looks forward to seeing more and more investors and products of Venezuela in the southern economic hub, Hai said.
Cabello emphasised that the visit of the HCM City delegation not only demonstrates mutual respect between
the two ruling parties but also contributes to nurturing the good traditional relations
between the two parties, the two governments, and their people.
He affirmed that the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) not only demonstrated
skillful leadership through the struggle for national independence but also
led the country to achieve many admirable achievements in socio-economic
development, deserving to be an example to follow.
The two sides agreed on cooperative contents to gradually concretise agreements between the two countries,
including enhancing experience sharing in party-building, promoting
economic, cultural, and tourism cooperation between HCM City and Venezuelan localities
in general, and Caracas capital city in particular.
Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto said after the visit, the
contents proposed by the two sides will be implemented immediately with
specific actions./.