Hanoi (VNA) – Head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) CentralCommittee’s Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan on September 4held virtual talks with Vice Chairman of the Presidium of the JapaneseCommunist Party (JCP) and Head of its International Department Ogata Yasuo.
Quaninformed the Japanese official on the results of COVID-19 prevention andcontrol in Vietnam, along with the country’s socio-economic situation,preparations for the organisation of the 13th National Party Congress andmeasures to strengthen cooperation between the two Parties in the context ofthe ravaging pandemic.
Ogata,for his part, expressed his gratitude to the CPV and Vietnamese people fortheir prompt sympathy and support to their Japanese counterparts over theconsequences of recent natural disasters and flooding.
Healso spoke highly of Vietnam’s measures in battling COVID-19 and carrying outthe dual targets of containing the spread of the pandemic and protectingpeople’s lives and at the same time maintaining socio-economic stability.
TheJCP official affirmed that Vietnam’s success demonstrates the preeminence ofsocialism in fighting the pandemic.
Atthe event, the two officials discussed regional and international issues ofmutual concern. They held that the regional and world situation is developing complicatedlyand the COVID-19 pandemic is badly affecting all aspects of the world.
Theyalso consented to further foster the traditional cooperation between the two Parties,thereby promoting Vietnam-Japan relations, as well as peace, cooperation andstability in the region and the world./.