The delegation at a meeting with General Secretary of the Dominican Republic’s United Left Movement (MIU) and Minister for Regional Integration Policies Miguel Mejia (L, centre) (Photo: VNA) Havana (VNA) – A delegation of the CommunistParty of Vietnam (CPV) led by Phan Dinh Trac, Secretary of the Party Central Committeeand head of its Commission for Internal Affairs, made a working visit to the DominicanRepublic from May 23-26.
While there, Trac had separate meetings with President ofthe republic Danilo Medina and President of the Chamber of Deputies RadhamesCamacho, during which he briefed them on the situation in Vietnam and affirmed thecountry’s consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, and multilateralisationand diversification of relations for peace, cooperation and development.
The CPV has over the past years attached importance to andbroadened relations with many political parties, the official highlighted.
The Dominican leaders expressed their admiration and specialsentiment to the Vietnamese people and President Ho Chi Minh, and affirmed thatthe erection of the monument dedicated to the late leader in the capital cityof Santo Domingo in 2013 as a vivid manifestation. They spoke highly of thedevelopment achievements reaped by Vietnam after more than 30 years of renewaland proposed concrete measures to further push up bilateral relations,especially in politics, economy and trade aimed at further developing relationsbetween the two countries.
Within the framework of the visit, Trade had talks with General Secretary of the DominicanRepublic’s United Left Movement (MIU) and Minister for Regional IntegrationPolicies Miguel Mejia and vice general secretary of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (DLP),Senator Cristina Lizardo. During the talks, Trac and those officials agreed tocontinue high-level contacts and exchange of delegations as well as theoreticaland practical experiences. They also compared notes on the situation of eachcountry and party, and agreed to support each other in broadening their relationswith other political parties.
Also as partof the visit, the delegation had working sessions with Foreign Minister MiguelVargas, Minister of Interior and Police Jose Ramon Fadul, among others. Theyagreed to intensify cooperation and exchange experiences so as cement andimprove relations between the two countries in the time to come.-VNA