Hanoi (VNA) - The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) on May 3 co-organised the fifth Theoretical Symposium under the theme of "Some theoretical and practical issues on building socialism in Vietnam and Cuba".

The event was co-chaired by Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central Theory Council, and Roberto Morales Ojeda, Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee.

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In his opening remarks, Thang emphasised that sharing experience, theoretical and practical issues in the process of building socialism in Vietnam and Cuba is an important content of cooperation between the two Parties with an aim to enhance mutual understanding, tighten and promote the special relationship between the two Parties and peoples.
The organisation of such kind of symposium is vivid evidence of the exemplary, faithful and pure solidarity between Vietnam and Cuba, he stressed.

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Within the framework of the event, delegates, theorists and ideologists of the two Parties presented speeches and exchanged opinions on building and developing Party organisations in economic sectors; developing a contingent of cadres, especially strategic ones; the work of political and ideological education among youths; strengthening communication governance, and ensuring security and safety in cyberspace; and building Vietnam's socialist-oriented market economy and updating Cuba's socio-economic model.
Roberto Morales Ojeda affirmed that the two Parties highly agree on the urgent need to continue strengthening political and ideological consensus and selectively absorb international experience in combination with fundamental ideology of each country.
On May 3 afternoon, Thang received Rosario Penton Diaz, member of the PCC Central Committee, and director of the Nico Lopez Senior Party School.

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They shared experience in personnel planning and strategic cadre training of each Party.
On this occasion, the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and the Nico Lopez Senior Party School renewed the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation for the 2023 – 2028 period.

A high-ranking delegation of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) led by Roberto Morales, Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the PCC Central Committee, is paying a working visit to Vietnam from April 30 to May 4.

On this occasion, Morales will co-chair the fifth Theoretical Symposium between the PCC and the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).
The four previous editions of the symposium were held in 2012, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
At the fourth edition held in November 2018 in Cuba, the two sides discussed practical issues and experiences in socio-economic development, and political and ideological work drawn from Vietnam's Doi Moi (Renewal) and Cuba's socio-economic model update. This symposium focused on clarifying decisive factors in socio-economic development and political and ideological work of each Party; and analysing the situation and solutions of each party, thus clarifying some urgent theoretical issues of mutual concern.

The Cuban delegation’s working visit this time aims to not only implement the agreement on exchange and cooperation between the two Parties for the 2018-2023 period, but also maintain high-level contacts as well as the momentum of development of the special relationship between the two Parties, the two States and the people of Vietnam and Cuba.
The two sides continue to have in-depth exchanges on several theoretical and practical issues of building socialism in Vietnam and Cuba, mainly on socio-economic development, political and ideological work, promoting the role and leadership capacity of the two Parties in Vietnam's renovation cause and the process of updating Cuba's socio-economic development model, and exchanging views on regional and international issues.

This visit also aims to promote key cooperation areas with great potential between the two Parties and countries, especially in the implementation of agreements reached by senior leaders of the two Parties and the two States.
Through this working visit, the two sides continue to affirm the importance and desire to continuously develop the special friendship and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba in the new situation./.