Vietnam, Cuba hold third theoretical workshop

In his speech,Nguyen Van Nen, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) and chief of the CPVCC Office said the workshop gives a chance two both sides to exchange experience and discuss issues facing each country’s development.

Vietnam backs developing the socialist-oriented market economy as summarised by the CPV after 30 years of reform, Nien said, and cited the conclusion of the 12th Congress of the CPV.

The socialist-oriented market economy is an economy operating fully and synchronously in line with the rules of the market economy while ensuring socialist orientations suitable to each development stage of the country, he said.

Nen said the political and ideological work forms an important part in the Party’s operation, aiming to help Party officials and members and people thoroughly grasp Marxism-Leninism, Ho Chi Minh Thought as well as persistently purse of the goals of national independence, socialism, and reform. 

Jose Ramon Balaguer, Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee (CPCCC) and head of the CPCCC’s International Relations Department underlined the significance of the seventh Congress of the CPC in April 2016, which identified the national vision towards independence, sovereignty, socialism, democracy, prosperity and sustainability. 

The CPC will continue with the Party building and the political and ideological work in particular with priorities to be given to improving the combat capacity and discipline observance among Party officials and members so as to meet requirements for accelerating the updated socio-economic development model. 

Earlier, Hoang Binh Quan, member of the CPVCC and head of the CPVCC’s Commission for External Relations, held talks with Jose Ramon Balaguer, during which they discussed specific measures to step up future cooperation between the two Parties.