The message from the Lao People’s Democratic Party Central Committee underscored the CPV’s leadership in strengthening the national unity to overcome all difficulties and record glorious victories of important significance to the nation and the world in the struggle for national independence and reunification. 

“The CPV, founded and cultivated by the Great President Ho Chi Minh, has successfully led the people to steadily advance towards socialism,” stated the Lao People’s Democratic Party Central Committee. 

The message highlighted special friendship, solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties, States and peoples which is “blossoming and bearing fruit.” The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee conveyed “most sincere and warmest greetings” to the CPV and the Vietnamese people in its message saying, “the Party and Government of China, now as before, always consider the traditional friendship between China and Vietnam a common valuable asset of the two Parties, States and peoples.” 

The CPC leadership described this year’s celebration of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the “Year of China-Vietnam Friendship” as opportunities for China to consolidate traditional friendship, strengthening mutual trust and deepening cooperation with Vietnam for mutual benefit.

The CPC leadership also pledged to broaden and develop the comprehensive strategic partnership with Vietnam and bring bilateral relations to new heights. 

The message from the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) reads, “We highly value and are proud of the fine development of cooperative relations between our two Parties. It is an invaluable common asset, which has been fostered and consolidated by generations of the two Parties’ leadership through different stages of history and has proven to be a decisive factor in the success of the national construction and defence in the two countries”. 

The General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and Chairman of the National Defence Commission, Kim Jong-Il wrote in his message to CPV General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, “Through its long development, the CPV has led the Vietnamese people to overcome difficulties and challenges, win the struggle for national independence, national reunification and socialist construction.” 

“I strongly believe that the friendship and cooperation between the two Parties and peoples will certainly further develop,” added Kim Jong-il. 

He wished the CPV record greater achievements in the socialist cause. 

In his greetings to his CPV counterpart, Nong Duc Manh, the Communist Party of Russian Federation Chairman, Gennady Zyuganov, congratulated the CPV’s “unbelievable great” victories in the struggle against foreign aggressors for national independence. 

“The communists in the two countries are also linked with the honest friendship and solidarity of comrades-in-arms,” he emphasised. 

The message from the Communist Party of India-Marxist stated, “the CPI-M believes that with people’s support, the CPV will advance the country forwards in all fields, turning Vietnam into a prosperous socialist nation. We also believe that the CPV will further strengthen the socialist fruits and achieve the goal of rich people, a strong country and an equal, democratic and civilised society.” 

The Chairman of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party, Boris Gryzlov, said in his message to CPV General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, “we highly value the partnership, respect and mutual confidence between the United Russia and the CPV, which have been strengthened and promoted under the agreement of cooperation between the two Parties signed at the 11^th Congress of the United Russia”. 

He said he believes that on the basis of the agreement, relations between the two parties will constantly develop in the interest of the Russian and Vietnamese people. 

In his message to the CPV Central Committee, the Communist Party of Brazil Chairman, Jose Renato Rabelo, expressed admiration for the Vietnamese people’s glorious victories over imperialism in their struggle for national independence, progress and socialism under the leadership of the CPV and President Ho Chi Minh.

He expressed satisfaction at the traditional friendship and effective cooperation between the two Parties. 

“Vietnam is always an encouragement to the revolutionary struggle for freedom and socialism,” concluded the Brazilian communist leader. 

The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) Secretary General, Myjahidul Islam Selim, said in his greetings to CPV General Secretary Nong Duc Manh that the CPB always respects its traditional relations with the CPV and the Vietnamese people. 

“All achievements recorded by the Vietnamese people in the struggle against imperialism and in the current process of socialist construction under the leadership of the CPV are a great encouragement to the progressive people all over the world,” emphasised the Bangladesh party leader.