A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Hoang Binh Quan, Chairman of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, visited Brazil from September 15-16.
The Vietnamese delegation holds talks with a high-level delegation of the Communist Party of Brazil (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi(VNA) – A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Hoang BinhQuan, member of the CPV Central Committee and Chairman of the CPV CentralCommittee’s Commission for External Relations, visited Brazil from September15-16.
During their stay inBrazil, the Vietnamese delegation held talks with a high-level delegation ofthe Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB); held working sessions with ActingBrazilian Foreign Minister Marcos Garvao; Secretary of the PCdoB Organisation ofRio de Janeiro Joao Batista Lemos; and Paulo Paim, member of the Workers’ Party(PT) Central Committee and member of the Board of the Federal Senate. Quan alsoattended and delivered a speech at a live broadcast session of the BrazilianSenate.
At these meetings, Quancongratulated the BT on the success of its sixth National Congress and conveyedNational Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan’s invitation to the BrazilianSenate President to visit Vietnam in 2018.
He also briefed thehosts on the Vietnamese situation and discussed measures to further promotecooperative relations between the two countries through the Party, parliamentand Government channels in the time ahead.
The leaders of theBrazilian Foreign Ministry, Senate, PCdoB and PT spoke highly of the VietnameseParty delegation’s visit to Brazil, hailing it as a motivation to boost thepartnership between the CPV and Brazil’s political parties, between the twoparliaments as well as between Vietnam and Brazil, as the two countries arecelebrating 10 years of the signing of the Comprehensive Partnership Agreement.
The leaders of PCdoBand BT briefed the Vietnamese guests on the situation of Brazil, the Brazilian partiesand the region, and highly evaluated the socio-economic achievements Vietnamhas attained after over 30 years of Doi Moi (reform).
They voiced their wishto boost ties with the CPV in the coming time by exchanging delegations,sharing information and experience and training officials, and invited the CPVto send a delegation to attend the 14th National Congress of PCdoB slated forNovember.
Expressing his delightat the fine development of Vietnam-Brazil relations over the past years, Garvaoand Quan discussed specific measures to further bolster bilateral relations.
The Brazilian officialalso agreed on Vietnam’s recommendations to enhance political ties between thetwo countries via cooperation mechanisms, especially the Joint Committee andthe exchange of high-level delegations.
Both sides agreed tocontinue coordinating and supporting each other at multilateral forums,accelerating bilateral economic-trade-investment relations, especially in thekey fields which are complimentary to each other, such as wind energy,agriculture, fishery, aviation, tourism, sports and culture, and striving tolift the two-way trade value to 10 billion USD in 2020.-VNA
Two-way trade between Vietnam and Brazil hit about 1.73 billion USD in the last two quarters, representing a year-on-year increase of 16 percent, according to the Vietnam Commercial Affairs Office in Brazil.
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Vietnam highly evaluated Brazil’s growing position in the international arena and wants to enhance its comprehensive cooperation with the South American country.
Both Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Brazilian Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes Ferreira have expressed their hope that more and more Vietnamese and Brazilian would invest in each other’s countries.
General Secretary of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations Don Tuan Phong hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 11 for Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Aloysio Nunes Ferreira.
Addressing the meeting, Party General Secretary To Lam expressed his pleasure at meeting a large number of Vietnamese living and working in the RoK, acknowledging and appreciating their efforts in contributing to the growing Vietnam–RoK partnership.
He also welcomed the “Vietnam Private Sector Panorama” as a platform for dialogue, awareness-raising, and inspiring a wealth-creation movement, emphasising that it must deliver tangible results.
During a meeting on August 10 in Seoul with 100 representatives from the RoK’s intellectuals, associations, people’s organisations, businesses, and non-governmental organisations operating in Vietnam, Party General Secretary To Lam expressed his gratitude to Korean friendship, economic, cultural associations, universities, research institutes, individuals, and NGOs for their significant contributions to nurturing the Vietnam–RoK relationship.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also a Politburo member and Secretary of the Government Party Committee, attended the 4th Party Congress of the EVN Party Organisation for the 2025–2030 tenure on August 10, directing EVN to ensure power supply to meet the country’s development demands with double-digit growth set for the coming years.
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State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
Across print, broadcast, and online platforms, Angolan media portrayed State President Luong Cuong's visit as a warm and historic occasion, strengthening bilateral ties and boosting Vietnam’s presence in Africa through the AU.
The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.