Mexico City (VNA) – A delegation of theCommunist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by deputy head of the Party CentralCommittee’s Commission for Internal Affairs Nguyen Thai Hoc attended the annual international conference themed “politicalparties and a new society" which opened in MexicoCity on October 5 (local time).

The 27th edition of the conference drewmore than 600 delegates from more than 100 political parties and left-wing movementsof 34 countries in Latin America and other regions of the world.

It provided a forum for global left-wing forces to updateeach other on the situation of their respective parties, countries, and issues of commonconcern. The conference is also a place for parties to exchange measures tocoordinate actions, contributing to promoting the common struggle for peace,national independence, democracy, cooperation, development and social progress.

At the event, General Secretary of the MexicanLabour Party (PT) Alberto Anaya Guitiérrez spent 10 minutes to introduce theCPV and Vietnam’s achievements during the “Doi Moi” (Renewal) cause led by theparty.

Addressing the conference, Hoc affirmed that the CPV’sparticipation at the event shows its constant support to political parties, theleft-wing movement and progress in Latin America and the whole world.

He said that through nearly 40 years of renewal under theleadership of the CPV, Vietnam has gained great achievements of historicalsignificance.

From a poor and war-torn country,Vietnam has risen to become the fourth largest economy among ASEAN members and one of the 40largest economies in the world. The country’s per capita income has increased17 times compared to that in the 1990s, while the rate of poor households hasbeen reduced to 4.03% in 2022 from 58% in 1993, Hoc noted.

He said that the CPV has set up relationship with 253political parties of 115 countries, while the Vietnamese Government has established relations with more than 190 countries around the world.

The official affirmed that Vietnam always treasures the traditional relationswith Latin American countries, especially Cuba and Mexico, which were among thefirst Latin American countries to set up diplomatic relations with Vietnam andhave always given great support to Vietnam to successfully implement the Doi Moi scheme andintegrate into the region and the world.

Hoc lauded the results that left-wing governments in LatinAmerica have achieved in recent years and noted the difficulties they arefacing.

The CPV representative affirmed that the CPV and the peopleof Vietnam always support left-wing parties and progressive movements duringthe development process, while standing ready to share its experience in Partybuilding and rectification, corruption prevention and control and leadingnational renewal cause. The CPV always works hard to promote the cooperationbetween Vietnam and Latin American countries, he added.

He said that the CPV and Vietnam hope to continue to receivepractical and effective support from left-wing parties, progressive movementsand Latin American countries in the coming time.

Earlier, the CPV delegation laid flowers at President Ho ChiMinh’s statue at the Freedom of Ethnic Park in Mexico City./.