Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (R) and visiting Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (Photo: VNA) During their meeting in Hanoi, Trong stressed the significanceof the Vietnam visit by Museveni, who is also Chairman of the NationalResistance Movement (NRM) Party, saying it will open up a new developmentperiod for the ties between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the NRM and the twocountries, especially in the context of the two countries working towards the 50th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties next year.
Congratulating Uganda on its achievements in nationalconstruction and development, the host expressed his belief that under theleadership of the NRM and the President, the country will maintain a peaceful and stable environment for further growth.
Trong briefed the guest on Vietnam’s foreign policy ofindependence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation, development,diversification and multilateralisation of relations, and being a friend andreliable, responsible partner of the international community.
Vietnam attaches importance to promoting its relationswith African nations in general and Uganda in particular, he said, noting that hugespace still remains for Vietnam and Uganda to boost their cooperation in allspheres.
The Vietnamese Party leader emphasised majororientations to beef up cooperation in politics, economy and culture betweenthe two countries, and step up their mutual understanding and coordination atinternational forums.
He also stressed the significance of the political willand policies of the two countries’ leaders to enhancing the bilateral ties.
For his part, the Ugandan President spoke highly ofthe CPV’s leadership in Vietnam’s past struggle for national independence andreunification, and the present cause of national construction and development.
The leader expressed his wish for stronger cooperationbetween the two countries./.
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