Venezuela and Vietnam are opening new paths in strategic bilateral relations, in the face of a world that requires the integration of the peoples to move forward, said the first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, Diosdado Cabello, on Tuesday.
«I am sure that from this moment paths are opened in our relationship, we are in a month that we call Rebel February, it is inspiring for us. We are very happy that February is also important in Vietnam,” Cabello said during the act on Bolívar Avenue in Caracas, where the Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) together with the delegation of the Communist Party of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam made an offering. flower in honor of the leader Ho Chi Minh.
In the act led by the First Vice President of the PSUV, the commitment to strengthen relations between the political organizations of both countries was ratified.
“We have proclaimed with Commander Hugo Chávez and brother President Nicolás Maduro, socialism as our proposal before the country and the world, that is why your experiences have to help us to get ahead, “he said.
victims of imperialism
He recalled that, like Vietnam, Venezuela has been a victim of imperialist attacks, which is why we always carry the flag of sovereignty and self-determination high.
Cabello recounted that imperialism wanted the world to see “that the bad guys in the movie were the Vietnamese, while the aggressor empire was the ‘savior.’ That history has been repeated throughout the entire world, they are trying to repeat it with us today.
In this sense, he affirmed that today Venezuela is also a victim of that oppressive imperialism that “talks to us about democracy, but does not practice it, those who oppress their peoples talk to us about freedom.”
He added that “the only thing we have asked is that they let us live in peace, have respectful relations with other countries, we do not interfere in anyone’s internal affairs, but we cannot allow them to interfere in our affairs either.”
“They could not with Vietnam, they have not been able and will not be able to with Venezuela. Imperialism is destined to fail every time it underestimates the peoples”, he emphasized.
Thank you for honoring Ho Chi Minh
For his part, the head of the delegation of the Asian country, Vu Trong Lam, highlighted the relations of brotherhood and peace that they maintain with the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).
“Thanks to the legacy of Ho Chi Minh and Commander Hugo Chávez, we continue to contribute to that beautiful relationship between Vietnam and Venezuela,” he said.
He thanked “the Venezuelan men and women for honoring our beloved Ho Chi Minh with such dignified spaces.”
He also ratified that Vietnam maintains a policy of peaceful relations with all countries and progressive political parties in the world.
Finally, he stressed that the success of the Vietnamese Revolution led by Ho Cho Minh has been “the union, strength and resistance of all the people against imperialism, which culminated in the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, currently the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.” ».
Work meeting
Hours before the wreath laying ceremony, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela held a working meeting with the delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam that is visiting the country, with the aim of strengthening ties of friendship and exchanging experiences between both organizations. policies.
The information was released by the PSUV through its account on the social network Twitter, in which it explained that the meeting, led by the first vice president of the PSUV, Diosdado Cabello, strengthened the bonds of friendship between both nations.
Visit to Venezuela
The delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam, headed by Vu Trong Lam, deputy editor-in-chief of the political magazine, arrived in Venezuela on Monday to strengthen political relations between the two nations, said a note from the Chancellery.
The Vietnamese delegation was received at the Simón Bolívar International Airport, in La Guaira, by the Vice Minister for Asia, the Middle East and Oceania, Tatiana Pugh Moreno, accompanied by members of the national leadership of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela.
The members of the Communist Party of Vietnam will be in Caracas until February 9, during which time they will strengthen the close relationship between the Communist Party of Vietnam and the PSUV, of great importance in the development of the strategic alliance that both nations maintain. whose representatives will exchange opinions on issues of common interest, with the aim of intensifying the training of cadres.
