Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (R) and KPRF Vice Chairman Leonid Kalashnikov at the Lenin Prize presentation ceremony in Hanoi on December 15 (Photo: VNA) On behalf of the KPRF Central Committee, Vice Chairman Leonid Kalashnikov presented the Vietnamese leader with the noblestprize of the KPRF and the former Communist Party of the SovietUnion.
He affirmed that the prizedemonstrates the respect for and recognition of the prominent contributions byGeneral Secretary Trong, a brilliant politician highly valued in Russia and theworld, as well as his unceasing efforts to solidify the Vietnam - Russia relations.
Vietnam’s success is avivid illustration of the fact that socialism has been materialised, Kalashnikov said, stressing that the KPRF always attaches importance tothe traditional friendship with the CPV and wishes that bilateral ties will beenhanced further, helping to promote the Vietnam - Russia comprehensive strategicpartnership, for the sake of the two peoples and for regional and internationalpeace and stability.
For his part, General Secretary Trongdescribed the Lenin Prize as not only a recognition for himself but also the KPRF and Russian people’s respect for and sentiment towardsthe Vietnamese Party, State, and people. It is also a demonstration of thespecial long-standing ties between the CPV, the Vietnamese people and theCommunist Party and people of the Soviet Union in the past and the RussianFederation at present.
He also highly valued Russia’s achievementsin promoting national development and raising its stature in the internationalarena, along with the growth of the KPRF.
Trong thanked the enormous,wholehearted, and effective assistance that the former Soviet Union and today’sRussia have given to Vietnam. He pledged to join the KPRF and Russian partners to keep strengthening the comprehensivestrategic partnership between the two countries and the friendship between thetwo peoples./.
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