Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (Photo: VNA) Havana (VNA) – Dr. Ruvislei GonzálezSáez, head of the Asian team at the Cuban Center for International Policy Research, hasaffirmed theoretical and practical values in Party General Secretary Nguyen PhuTrong’s article “Several theoretical and practical issues on socialism and thepath toward socialism in Vietnam”.
In an interview recently granted to the Vietnam News Agency inHavana, Sáez, who is also Vice Chairman of the Cuba – Vietnam FriendshipAssociation, hailed the article as a helpful reference for countries on the waytoward socialism as well as for theory research. It is also instrumental forVietnam’s future leaders to continue with the socialism path and goals set till2045.
He said the article took practical approach with a mindset of the era that is close to realities, combining the most reasonableand progressive factors in the current socialism thought.
According to him, Trong mentioned methods andachievements made by Vietnam after adopting socialism-oriented market economymodel and conducting the renewal process. He added that Vietnam is reachingindustrialisation to achieve socialism aspiration.
After 35years of renovation, Vietnam has dealt with food security issue, becoming oneof the world’s biggest rice and farm produce exporters. Industry and serviceshave so far accounted for 85 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP).
The most important is that theabove changes have been made under the leadership of the Communist Party ofVietnam (CPV), a decisive factor for the success of the renewal process, thescholar said.
Sáez alsoadded that one of the most outstanding achievements by the CPV is the fightagainst corruption in recent years, contributing to consolidating public truston the Party.
Dr. Ruvislei González Sáez (Photo: VNA)
In the article, Trong alsooutlined jobs that need to be done to look toward strategic social goals by2045, including narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor; improving the quality of education,health care and other public services; developing culture and spiritual values;combating corruption, wastefulness and moral degradation among officials andParty members; and coping with “peaceful evolution” plots that sabotage socialism.
Sáez said thearticle also held international values when Trong pointed out that a nationcould not grow unilaterally, but should stay active and proactive in globalintegration, carry out a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, ensuringterritorial integrity and not interfering in other countries’ internal affairs,equality and mutual benefits./.
