Hanoi (VNA) – The leader of the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ), Günther Hopfgartner, on March 11 congratulated the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) on the successful organisation of its 14th National Congress, and voiced his support for the country’s major guidelines, policies and strategic goals adopted at the congress.
Receiving Vietnamese Ambassador to Austria Vu Le Thai Hoang who came to deliver a letter of appreciation from the CPV Central Committee for the congratulatory message sent on the occasion of the CPV’s 14th National Congress, Günther Hopfgartner expressed admiration for Vietnam’s remarkable and comprehensive achievements over the past four decades of Doi moi (Renewal) under the leadership of the CPV.
He also proposed strengthening discussions and exchanges between the two parties, particularly in sharing Vietnam’s experience in Party building, governance and the successful implementation of the Doi moi process. He highlighted the importance of learning from Vietnam’s creative application of Marxism–Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought in the current context.
Hoang, for his part, noted that the documents of the 14th National Congress set out major development milestones, including the centenary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the 100th anniversary of the founding of the country. The overarching goal is to maintain a peaceful and stable environment, promote rapid and sustainable development, improve people’s living standards and strengthen strategic autonomy and national resilience, strongly advancing to the new era of development, with the aim of making Vietnam a developed, high-income country by 2045.
Regarding foreign policy, the congress reaffirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification of external relations, as well as proactive, comprehensive, intensive and effective international integration. The approach also emphasises the close coordination of Party diplomacy, State diplomacy and people-to-people diplomacy, alongside cooperation in the fields of security and defence, contributing responsibly to peace, stability, cooperation and sustainable development in the region and the world, he shared.
At the meeting, the two sides agreed to coordinate in organising activities to honour late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh - national liberation hero and great man of culture - among the Austrian public, while promoting exchanges between the younger generations of the two countries./.
