Czech politician highlights CPV’s leadership role

The leadership role of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has been confirmed through the country’s socio-economic development achievements as well as its increasing prestige in the international arena, a politician of the Czech Republic has said.
Czech politician highlights CPV’s leadership role ảnh 1Chairman of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) Vojtech Filip (Photo: VNA)

Prague (VNA) - The leadership role ofthe Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has been confirmed through the country’s socio-economicdevelopment achievements as well as its increasing prestige in theinternational arena, a politician of the Czech Republic has said.

In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency’scorrespondent in the Czech Republic on the occasion of the ongoing 13th National Congress of the CPV, Chairman of the CommunistParty of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) Vojtech Filip said the CPV has led theVietnamese revolution from a victory to another in the struggle for nationalindependence and reunification.

Filip, who is also First ViceChairman of the Czech Parliament’s Chamber of Deputies, emphasised the role ofthe CPV in leading the country to achieve fast and stable development and bringa prosperous and happy life to the Vietnamese people, saying that Vietnam hasbecome a model for other countries to learn from.

Via integration efforts, theVietnamese Party and Government have also made successes in improving itsposition in the international arena, he said.

In 2020, Vietnam successfully assumed not only its position as a non-permanentmember of the UN Security Council, but also other roles in other internationaland regional commissions and organizations, he noted.  

Filip also highlighted the traditional friendship and increasingcooperation between the two countries, as well as contributions of theVietnamese community in the Czech Republic to strengthening the bilateral ties.

Through the Vietnamese community, the two countrieshave fostered cooperation programmes in many aspects, especially in education,training and tourism, he said.

Thanks to the community, the Czech people have a better understanding about theVietnamese culture, country and people, while Vietnamese people also know moreabout the European country, he added.

Filip expressed his belief that these foundations will continue to serve as a bridgeto further expand the traditional relationship between the two countries./.
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