Hanoi (VNA) – A Vietnamese delegation led by Politburo member andpermanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’sSecretariat Vo Van Thuong attended the international inter-party videoconference hosted by the ruling United Russia Party (URP) on December 1,on the occasion of its 20th founding anniversary.
Themed “Global Challenges of the XXI century:Interparty Dimension”, the event draw over 30 delegations from politicalparties worldwide, including heads of State, leaders of governments andparties.
Speaking at the event, Thuong affirmed thatpeace, cooperation and development remain a major trend of the world. Despitedifficulties, globalisation, world economic connectivity together with thefourth Industrial Revolution will create a driving force for development.
He suggested parties give priority to raisingcommon awareness of strengthening peace and security, promote effectiveresponse to non-traditional security challenges, and develop ties amongthemselves on common issues.
Mentioning Vietnam’s development orientations,external policy and important achievements, he stressed that Party diplomacy isone of the pillars of Vietnam’s foreign policy. He also affirmed appreciationfor Vietnam – Russia comprehensive strategic partnership and ties between the CPVand the URP.
In his speech, URP President Dmitry Medvedev emphasisedthat Russia is ready for cooperation to strengthen ASEAN’s existing mechanismsand calls on countries globally to share experience in coping with globalchallenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the occasion, head of the CPV Central Committee’sCommission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung and Deputy Secretary of the URP’s General Council Andrey Klimov signed a bilateral cooperation agreement for the 2022-2024period in order to deepen comprehensive cooperative ties between the two Parties andcountries./.