A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Communist Review Vu Trong Lam paid a working visit to Cuba from February 9-14.
Working session between Vietnamese Party delegation and Rogelio Polanco Fuentes, Secretary of the PCC Central Committee, head of its Ideological Department (Photo: VNA)
Havana (VNA) – A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam(CPV) led by Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Communist Review Vu Trong Lam paid aworking visit to Cuba from February 9-14.
From February 10-12, the delegation participated in thefirst international meeting of political ideological magazines and newspapersof political parties, left-wing and progressive movements in Havana, togetherwith 40 Cuban scholars and nearly 100 delegates from 34 countries.
The event was held by the Socialist Cuba magazine, atheoretical and political body of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), within theframework of the 31st Havana International Book Fair.
During their stay, the Vietnamese delegation had meetingswith Rogelio Polanco Fuentes, Secretary of the PCC Central Committee, head of itsIdeological Department; Ángel Arzuaga Reyes, permanent deputy head of theCommittee’s Department for External Relations; and Enrique Ubieta Gómez, Editor-in-Chiefof Socialist Cuba magazine. They also had working sessions with leaders of the Ñico LopézParty higher school, Granma daily - the mouthpiece of the Communist Party ofCuba, and the April publishing house.
At the meetings, the two sides exchanged views on issues ofmutual interest, and agreed to promote the traditional and long-termcooperation between press and publishing agencies, thus contributing tostrengthening the friendship and cooperation between the two Parties and twocountries.
The Cuban side proposed increasing the exchange ofdelegations at all levels; opening training courses for reporters and editors.
For his part, Lam affirmed that the CPV always attaches importance to ideological work, especially in thecurrent era of social media. He added that Vietnam is willing to support Cuba tostrengthen the ideological front./.
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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.
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Working session between Vietnamese Party delegation and Rogelio Polanco Fuentes, Secretary of the PCC Central Committee, head of its Ideological Department (Photo: VNA) 
