General Secretary hosts foreign party delegation chiefs in Hanoi
Party General Secretary To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 1 for a delegation of leaders and representatives from political parties across Asia, Europe, America and Africa, who are in Vietnam to attend a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of August Revolution and National Day (September 2).
Party General Secretary To Lam hosts a delegations of leaders and representatives from foreign political parties (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)♍ – Party General Secretary To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 1 for delegations of leaders and representatives from political parties across Asia, Europe, America and Africa, who are in Vietnam to attend a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of August Revolution and National Day (September 2).
General Secretary Lam expressed appreciation for their warm congratulations to President Ho Chi Minh, the Party, State and people of Vietnam, describing these gestures as a vivid testament to the profound solidarity, brotherhood and enduring international support extended to Vietnam by global political parties, states, governments and international friends.
Reflecting on September 2, 1945 when President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, he called it a historic turning point that ended nearly a century of colonial rule and opened a new era of independence and socialism.
Party General Secretary To Lam and the delegation (Photo: VNA)
For Vietnamese, he said, the date is not just a national holiday but a celebration of peace, freedom, and collective aspirations of the nation.
He spotlighted Vietnam’s eight-decade journey, rooted in its patriotic tradition, to overcome challenges through national unity and global solidarity. This path, he noted, delivered victories from national liberation and reunification to successful economic reforms. Once a war-torn, impoverished nation, Vietnam has emerged as a dynamic economy with extensive global integration, driving progress in living standards and across multiple sectors.
According to him, the Vietnamese Party, State and people are focusing on strategic development goals for 2030 and 2045, aiming to fulfil President Ho Chi Minh’s vision of a peaceful, unified, independent, democratic and prosperous Vietnam that contributes worthily to the global revolutionary cause.
Against a backdrop of global uncertainties, he reaffirmed Vietnam’s commitment to socialism, ongoing reforms; and a consistent foreign policy of independence, peace, friendship, cooperation and development, multilateralism and diversification of external ties, being a friend, a trustworthy partner and an active and responsible member of the international community.
The Vietnamese Party, State and people always expect to broaden and further deepen ties with political parties while increasing understanding, friendship and cooperation between Vietnamese people and those of other nations.
Heads of Belarusian, Japanese, Russian, Dominican Republic and Algerian delegations praised the historic significance of Vietnam’s struggle for national liberation and reunification. They expressed admiration for Vietnam’s comprehensive achievements over the past 80 years and its growing global stature, calling Vietnam a model of peace, development, social progress and international solidarity, and voicing strong support for the Vietnamese Party, State and people in national development.
They expressed confidence that under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and General Secretary To Lam, the Vietnamese people would achieve their goals in the new era.
Commending Vietnam’s foreign policy, they underscored their desire to further reinforce long-standing friendship and cooperation with Vietnamese Party, State and people across various fields.
The delegations are set to meet with other Vietnamese Party and State leaders and visit cultural and historical sites during their stay in Vietnam./.
On the East Sea issue, General Secretary Lam proposed both sides continue to manage and better resolve differences, place themselves in each other’s position, respect each other’s legitimate interests, and work together to maintain a peaceful and stable environment so that the two socialist countries can focus on advancing a new era of national development.
On the morning of September 1, at the Presidential Palace, Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse hosted the official welcome ceremony for Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic of Cuba, and his spouse, who are paying a State visit to Vietnam and attending the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, from August 31 to September 2, 2025. Immediately after the welcome ceremony, the two sides held talks.
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