Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s article “Several theoretical and practical issues on socialism and the path towards socialism in Vietnam” has shed light on the path to socialism in the Southeast Asian country, said Stefan Kühner, President of the Marx-Engels Foundation and member of the German Communist Party (DKP)’s commission for international affairs.
Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (Photo: VNA) - Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s
article “Several theoretical and practical issues on socialism and the path
towards socialism in Vietnam” has shed light on the path to socialism in the
Southeast Asian country, said Stefan Kühner, President of the Marx-Engels Foundation and member of the German Communist Party (DKP)’s commission for international
affairs.
According to him, with this article, the General Secretary of
the Communist Party of Vietnam presented in detail the pathway towards
socialism under specific conditions and characteristics of Vietnam.
The German official said that during discussions about the
questions of what socialism is and what is the path to socialism in Vietnam, General Secretary Trong’s
article has received great attention.
Firstly, the Party chief spotlighted difficulties
facing Vietnam after the war and its efforts to rise up in the context of the
country’s destruction and embargo, as well as its development situation at
present.
Secondly, in his article, he pointed out that the building
of socialism cannot be carried out dogmatically, and a socialist democracy does not
only mean the building of a government through elections, but also requires the
strength of the people, by the people and for the people.
Stefan Kühner, President of the Marx-Engels Foundation and member of the German Communist Party (Photo: VNA)
Thirdly, the leader clearly explained the connotation of the
concept of a “socialist-oriented market economy” in Vietnam, which was
discussed many times by the German Communist Party during discussions about Vietnam,
Kühner said, adding that the article has contributed to clarifying the issue
and is very helpful for assessing the path toward socialism in the
Southeast Asian country.
Fourthly, the article sets forward a clear view that the
development of production forces plays an important role in building a fair and
equal economy, the DKP member stated.
Regarding the role of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Kühner emphasised that this is the factor that determines all victories of
the Vietnamese revolution.
He added that at its 23rd Congress in February
2020, the DKP affirmed that increasing cooperation between international
communist and workers’ parties was a decisive factor in strengthening the revolutionary
movement on a global scale./.