Hanoi (VNA) – Officialsof the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Japanese Communist Party (JCP)convened their 9th theoretical exchange workshopas part of the Vietnamese delegation’s visit to Japan from December 2-5.
The workshop was co-chaired by Secretary ofthe CPV Central Committee and head of the committee's Theory Council Nguyen Xuan Thang, and Standing Member of thePresidium of the JCP Fuwa Tetsuzo.
During the workshop, the two sides compared notes onregional and global issues, focusing on analysing development trends andimpacts to their revolutionary causes and responsibilities in the 21st century.
In the framework of the workshop, Thang met with Chairman of thePresidium of the JCP Central Committee Shii Kazuo.
The two officials expressed pleasure at the fine development of the traditionalfriendship between the CPV and the JCP, and agreed to continue implementing cooperationagreements signed by the two parties’ leaders.
Kazuo affirmed that relations with the CPV are an important part of the JCP’sdiplomatic agenda.
The JCP supports Vietnam’s stance of resolving disputes in the East Sea bypeaceful means in line with international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), to ensure safety and freedom of aviation andnavigation in the region, he said./.