PartyGeneral Secretary and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong madethe remark while receiving a delegation of key ICAPP officials inHanoi on April 19.
He spoke highly of ICAPP’s success over thepast decade, stressing the important role of multilateral forums forpolitical parties in the socio-political life of the region and theworld, promoting cooperation and exchange between political parties andcooperation between countries.
Amid the current fluctuations inthe world, Trong said, political parties needed to enhance cooperation,creating common awareness and consensus in order to find effectivemeasures to cope with regional and global challenges.
Trongexpressed his belief that the ICAPP would further promote its role andinfluence, not only in the region, but also expand cooperation withpolitical parties and multilateral organisations for political partiesin other regions.
The ICAPP officials delegation congratulatedVietnam and the CPV on achievements in 25 years of the renewalprocess, as well as the increasing role and prestige of the country inthe region and the world.
They said they believed that theVietnamese people would successfully implement goals set by the 11 thParty Congress’ Resolution.
The ICAPP leaders informed theGeneral Secretary of key results over the past decade of the ICAPP’soperation. With the participation of nearly 100 political parties inAsia , ICAPP has become the world’s largest multilateral forum forpolitical parties.
The CPV, in the capacity of membership of theICAPP Standing Committee, made positive contributions to the forum’sdevelopment, they said, adding that they believed the CPV will continueto make more contributions to implementing ICAPP goals, contributing tokeeping the environment of peace, cooperation and development in theregion and the world.
Earlier, the ICAPP delegation and HoangBinh Quan, member of the CPV Central Committee and head of the CPVCentral Committee’s Commission for External Relations, held talks,discussing specific measures to boost cooperation between the CPV andICAPP and its Standing Committee.
They agreed that the CPV would host a regular meeting of the ICAPP Standing Committee in Hanoi in the near future.
TheICAPP delegation included Jose De Venecia Jr, Founding Chairman andCo-Chair of the ICAPP Standing Committee, and Chung Eui-yong,Co-Chairman of the ICAPP Standing Committee and Secretary General of theICAPP Secretariat./.