Santiago (VNA) – A Vietnamese delegation led by Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of
Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and head of its Commission for Internal Affairs Phan Dinh Trac paid a working trip to Chile
from October 19-22.
During the visit, Trac, who is also permanent
deputy head of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption and permanent
deputy head of the Central Steering Committee for Judicial Reform, met with
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Chile (CPC) Lautaro Carmona.
He also held working
sessions with Minister and Chief of the Cabinet of the Presidency Ana
Lya Uriarte; Minister of National Defence Maya Fernández Allende; Undersecretary of Foreign
Affairs Ximena Fuentes; Undersecretary of Justice Jaime Gajardo; member of the CPC’s Politburo, member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile and
President of the Chile-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group Karol Cariola.
During the meetings, Trac affirmed Vietnam’s
consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship,
cooperation and development; multilateralisation and diversification of
external relations; active and proactive global integration, building a
comprehensive and modern diplomatic sector on the back of the collective strength of three pillars, namely Party diplomacy, State diplomacy and people-to-people diplomacy.
He expressed his belief that
traditional friendship and comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and Chile
will keep growing for the interests of the two countries and for peace,
stability, cooperation and development in the two regions and the world at large.
The Chilean leaders believed that the visit will
further promote the friendship and cooperation between the CPV and political parties in
the ruling left-wing coalition in Chile, between the two States, Governments
and peoples.
Leaders of Chilean political parties
and Government agencies outlined specific measures to further boost bilateral
ties, particularly in economy, trade and investment, as well as relations with the
CPV in the near future.
Both sides pledged to enhance the
exchange of delegations at all levels, maintain bilateral consultation
mechanisms, jointly propose measures to lift two-way trade, promote cultural
and people-to-people exchange to bring bilateral ties to a new development
period.
Following the Chile visit, the Vietnamese
delegation will pay a working trip to Argentina./.