Venezuela-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group to promote bilateral trade alliance

Published at: 27/03/2024 10:49 AM

The Venezuela-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group (GAP) agreed to promote the commercial, tourism and agricultural alliances signed by the two countries, with the objective of expanding, developing and signing other binational cooperation agreements.

This was reported this Monday by the president of the group, deputy Saúl Ortega (PSUV/Carabobo), at the end of the working meeting they held with the Vietnam ambassador to Venezuela, Vu Trung My, and a delegation from the Communist Party of the Southeast Asian nation.

Ortega indicated that the great financial and strategic alliance they are pursuing will boost the economic growth of both nations, so they will continue to promote political and social exchanges to promote the participation of young people in the knowledge of the thinking of Ho Chi Minh and Hugo Chávez against imperialism and in favor of the freedom and sovereignty of peoples.

“We have a deep admiration for the heroics and courage of the Vietnamese people, for a memorable struggle in which they defeated the French, Japanese and American empires. That's no small thing,” he stressed during the meeting with the above-mentioned delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam, led by Nguyen Ho Hai, a member of the Central Committee.

He highlighted that the president of the National Parliament, deputy Jorge Rodríguez (PSUV/Dtto. Capital), the first vice-president, deputy Pedro Infante (PSUV/Dtto. Capital) and the second vice-president, Congresswoman América Pérez (PSUV/Nueva Esparta); they showed their support and welcomed the initiative of the Vietnamese people.

For his part, the head of the delegation of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Ho Hai, explained that the purpose of the visit is to invite the Venezuelan delegation to participate, on April 30, in the celebration of Reunification Day and the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Venezuela and Vietnam, in the city of Ho Chi Minh City in the last quarter of the year.

The second secretary of the Provincial Committee of the Communist Party in Ho Chi Minh City, Nguyen Ho Hai, reported that they are also seeking to strengthen relations between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), which establishes 8 articles, signed on November 3, for the formation of youth cadres of both parties.

The members of GAP Venezuela - Vietnam participated in the activity; composed of the vice-president of the AN, deputy Marelis Pérez Marcano (PSUV/National), and the assembly members Francisco Ameliach (PSUV/Lara), Nancy Pérez Sierra (PSUV/Barinas), Emmanuel Delgado Marín, (PSUV/Cojedes), John Carlos Moreno (PSUV/Cojedes) and Ausberto Díaz Samuel (Gppsb/National).

The Vietnam delegation was chaired by parliamentarian Nguyen Ho Hai, secretary of the Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and members of the political bureau, Phan Nguyen Nhu Khue, Tran Kin Yen, Pham Thanh Kien, Ngo Minh Chau, Nguyen Manh Cuong, Pham Dut Diem and Vu Anh Tuan.

The working meeting was attended by the Secretary of GAP, Demetrio Brizuela and for the Ministry of Popular Power for Foreign Affairs, the Deputy Minister for Asia, the Middle East and Oceania, Tatiana Pugh Moreno, who emphasized that the Venezuelan people are courageous, joyful and sovereign thanks to the policies of the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro.

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