Buenos Aires (VNA) – A Hanoi delegation led by Ngo ThiThanh Hang, member of the Party Central Committee and Standing Vice Secretaryof the municipal Party Committee, visited Argentina and Peru from October 19-30to enhance friendship and expanding cooperation with the two countries.

While in Argentina, the officials met with General Secretary of the CommunistParty of Argentina (CPA) Victor Gorodeki Kot.

At the meeting, Hang highlighted the close ties between the Communist Party ofVietnam (CPV) and the CPA, as well as the fruitful development of relationsbetween the two countries.

She reiterated the Vietnamese Party, State and people’s consistent stance of continuouslyconsolidating and enhancing the friendship and solidarity between the CPV andthe CPA and Argentinian people.

For his part, Gorodeki Kot highly valued great achievements the Party, Stateand people of Vietnam have recorded over the recent past, and Vietnam’s roleand position in the international area.

He also briefed his guests on the operation of the CPA, and role andcontributions of Argentinian communists to the political life in the SouthAmerican nation.

The two sides agreed to step up the communication work and the exchange oftheoretical and practical experience regarding the communist party’s role ineach nation amidst regional and global uncertainties.

They also affirmed support of the two Parties for progressive movements atregional and international forums.

At another working session with leaders of Buenos Aires, Hang said Vietnam andArgentina are establishing many bilateral cooperation mechanisms to boost partnershipsin investment, trade, tourism, agriculture and culture-art.


This creates a favourable condition for Hanoi to beef up collaboration withBuenos Aires in particular and Argentina in general, she said, adding that theHanoi authorities have coordinated with the Argentinian Embassy in Vietnam toorganise various cultural and artistic activities in order to help localsunderstand more about Argentinian culture.

The official called on Buenos Aires authorities to back activities aiming toconnect local businesses with Hanoi, thus improving the efficiency ofinvestment, trade and tourism links between the two sides.

Host and guest also consented to maintain information sharing to make plans ontourism promotion in the time ahead, and discussed measures to forge investmentand tourism ties between Hanoi and partners in Argentina.

On this occasion, the Vietnamese delegation had a working session with representativesof the Argentina ministry of agriculture, and made field trips to somesustainable culture and tourism development models in Buenos Aires.

During their stay in Peru, they met with Vice Secretary General of theCommunist Party of Peru – Red Fatherland Marco Medina.


The two sides reviewed cooperation between the CPV and the Communist Party ofPeru, and the Communist Party of Peru – Red Fatherland, and exchanged experiencein Party building.

The Hanoi officials also had a meeting with Ambassador Elard AlbertoEscala Sanchez-Barreto, head of the Asia-Pacific department under thePeruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Hang said Hanoi always attaches importance to cooperation and friendship with capitalsand cities of countries worldwide, including Peru’s.

The two sides called for greater efforts to implement cooperation programmes insuch areas as economy, trade, investment and other areas of shared concern.

During their stay in Peru, the Hanoi delegation visited the staff of theViettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group in the country./.