Embassy updates South African Communist Party on 13th National Party Congress results
The Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa informed the South African Communist Party (SACP) about major outcomes of the recent 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) during an online meeting on February 9.
The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
Pretoria (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy inSouth Africa informed the South African Communist Party (SACP) about majoroutcomes of the recent 13th National Congress of the Communist Partyof Vietnam (CPV) during an online meeting on February 9.
The meeting aims to enhance mutual understanding,solidarity and cooperation between the two Parties, and further contribute topromoting left-wing, worker and progressive movements in the world.
It was co-chaired by Vietnamese Ambassador Hoang VanLoi, and Politburo member and head of the SACP Central Committee’s commissionfor foreign relations Frans Baleni.
Ambassador Loi thanked the SACP Central Committee for extendingcongratulations to the 13th National Congress of the CPV, sayingnearly 370 congratulatory messages and letters sent by parties, agencies,organisations and individuals from 93 countries to the congress are a great source of encouragement and reflect the confidence of comrades,friends and partners in the Vietnamese Party.
The SACP showed interest in the preparations for the congress, including the collection of feedback on draft documents. It also wanted to know more about the roleof the CPV Central Committee’s Organisation Commission, personnel training andplanning in the Party, the enhancement of female Party members’ role at alllevels, and Vietnam’s experience in COVID-19 prevention and control, amongothers.
The South African officials said Vietnam’s valuable experience will be useful for the SACP in organising its 15th congress slated for 2022.
Over the past time, the two Parties have regularly exchangedhigh-ranking delegations, cooperated in bilateral and multilateral forums, andshared information about their operation.
In July 2019, Politburo member Pham Minh Chinh, Secretaryof the CPV Central Committee and head of the Committee’s OrganisationCommission, paid a visit to South Africa, during which he held talks with SACPGeneral Secretary Blade Nzimande to seek ways to boost the bilateral cooperation,friendship and traditional ties./.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Cairo held an event on September 1 to introduce the culture and image of Vietnamese people to local friends on the occasion of the 75th National Day of Vietnam.
Vietnam is willing to share with South Africa its research and production of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 test kit so that the two nations could together overcome the pandemic that are plaguing 213 countries around the globe, said a Vietnamese official at a virtual discussion which gathered leaders and experts of the two nations’ military medical corps.
A delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa, led by Ambassador Hoang Van Loi, paid a working visit to Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces from November 22-29 to seek opportunities for further strengthening investment, trade and tourism cooperation between the two countries.
Vietnam is deeply concerned about the escalating and complex conflict in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to the lives and safety of civilians, as well as to regional and global peace and stability.
The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (Photo: VNA) 
