Greetings extended to Communist Party of China on founding anniversary

Hanoi (VNA) – The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s Central Committee has sent a message of greetings to the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on the occasion of the CPC’s 100th founding anniversary (July 1, 1921-2021).

In the message, the CPV Central Committee noted that the formation of the CPC is a historical milestone of important significance in the revolutionary cause of Chinese people.

Over the past century, the CPC has constantly grown stronger, and its role and position in the world arena unceasingly enhanced, wrote the message.

Right since the first days of their establishment, under the nurturing of President Ho Chi Minh and Chairman Mao Zedong as well as generations of leaders of both countries, the CPV and CPC have stood shoulder by shoulder, giving each other assistance and support during the revolutionary struggle for national liberation in each country, it said.

The Party, State and people of Vietnam always highly value and are grateful for the precious support and assistance given by the Party, State and people of China to Vietnam’s revolution in the past as well as the current national construction and development, said the message.

The message underlined that the Party, State and people of Vietnam are willing to work with the Party, State and people of China to persistently follow the “16-word motto” and “four-good spirit”, deepening the bilateral practical and effective cooperation in all fields, controlling and properly settling differences through peaceful measures on the basis of respect for each other’s legitimate interests in line with international law, and promoting the healthy and stable development of the friendly neighbourliness and the bilateral comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, thus meeting the fundamental and long-term interests of both countries and peoples, contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and prosperous development in the region and the world.

Also on the occasion, General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong extended greetings to General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping. In the message, the CPV leader congratulated China on the great achievements that the country has gained under the leadership of the CPC over the past 100 years, especially since the CPC’s 18th National Congress with Xi playing the core role.

General Secretary Trong underscored that in the current context, reinforcing and strengthening the healthy and stable development of the friendship and the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between Vietnam and China are suitable to the interests of both peoples, benefitting peace, stability and development in the region and the world.

He expressed hope that the two sides will well implement high-level agreements and shared perceptions, thus further lifting the Vietnam-China ties to a new height to match the fundamental and long-term interests of the two Parties, states and people.

Also on July 1, at a virtual commemoration event held by the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam, Politburo member and standing member of the CPV Central Committee’s Secretariat Vo Van Thuong delivered a recorded video speech to congratulate the CPC on its 100th founding anniversary./.