In recent days, the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party ofVietnam (CPV) has drawn much public attention around the world,including the Russians.
Granting an interview toVietnam News Agency reporters in Moscow on Jan. 11, Vice Chairman ofthe Communist Party of Russian Federation (KPRF) Central Committee andDeputy President of the State Duma Ivan Melnikov said that all KPRFmembers and the majority of Russian people are keeping a close watch onthe 11 th National Party Congress in Vietnam, which opened on Jan. 12,and documents expected to be adopted at the Congress.
The 11 th Congress is an event of historical significance as it takesplace when the CPV, which is consistent with Marxism-Leninism and thesocialism building guideline, has attained great achievements in allfields, he said.
The KPRF Vice Chairman affirmed thatnearly all the world, including Russian people and communists, arepaying a great deal of attention to the Congress because Vietnam is oneof the few countries which has successfully overcome the globalfinancial crisis and maintained its achievements.
Thiswas one of the CPV’s great contributions to developing Vietnam morestrongly on the way of building a socialist society with an advancedmarket economy, he said.
Regarding the role of the 11th Congress in consolidating and strengthening the relationship betweenthe CPV and the KPRF, Melnikov affirmed that the Congress is animportant event that will help further develop the relationship betweenthe two parties and make practical contributions to the interests of thetwo nations.
The Russian news agency ITAR-TASS alsoran an article on Vietnam’s 11 th National Party Congress, highlightingthat the Congress is an important political event in Vietnamese life asit will consider and approve the country’s socio-economic developmentplan and strategy for the next ten years, as well as elect a new PartyCentral Committee and nominate candidates for the nation’s key leaders./.