Standing Vice Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai has a working session with representatives of the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Photo: VNA) Mexico City (VNA) –A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City led by Standing Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai paida working visit to Venezuela to strengthen and tighten the traditional friendshipbetween the two countries in many fields.
As part of a trip toLatin America from March 23 – 26, the visit marked the start of a seriesof activities in celebration of the 35th anniversary of thediplomatic relations between Vietnam and Venezuela (1989 - 2024), and aimed to concretise cooperation agreements between the two parties and thetwo 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 sessionswith PSUV Vice President in charge of foreign affairs Rander Peña, ForeignMinister Yvan Gil Pinto, Minister of AgriculturalProduction and Lands CastroSoteldo, and representatives of some ministries, sectors, and localities of Venezuelato promote cooperation in some areas.
During the meetings with Venezuelan officials, Hai highlighted thesound development of the Vietnam – Venezuela relations, saying that therelationship has been promoted in many fields, especially in politics anddiplomacy through the exchange of all-level delegations, and experience sharingon 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 betweenthe two ruling parties but also contributes to nurturing the good traditional relationsbetween the two parties, the two governments, and their people.
He affirmed that the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) not only demonstratedskillful leadership through the struggle for national independence but alsoled the country to achieve many admirable achievements in socio-economicdevelopment, 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, promotingeconomic, cultural, and tourism cooperation between HCM City and Venezuelan localitiesin general, and Caracas capital city in particular.
Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto said after the visit, thecontents proposed by the two sides will be implemented immediately withspecific actions./.
