Extracts. Vietnam sets example for Cuba, says Cuban official Vietnam always sets an example for Cuba, stressed Jose R Balaguer, Politburo member of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee in charge of the Party's external relations and ideology work. He was speaking to a Vietnamese Party and State delegation on November7, headed by Truong My Hoa, member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPV CC) and National Assembly deputy chairwoman, which has been in Cuba for the second "World Solidarity with Cuba" Meeting to be held from November 10-14. Mr Balaguer welcomed the attendance of the Vietnamese delegation to the meeting, considering it a new manifestation of the militant solidarity between the Parties, governments and peoples of Cuba and Vietnam. The Vietnamese head delegate thanked Cuban leaders for their hospitality and said that the Vietnamese delegation would do its best to contribute to the meeting's success. The delegation, also including Tran Thi Thanh Thanh, CPV CC member and minister-chairwoman of the State Committee for Protection and Care of Children; and Vu Xuan Hong, Acting President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations; met with Vilma Espin, president of the Cuban Women's Union; Jaime Crombet, Cuban NA deputy chairman; and Sergio Corrieri, president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples. The Cuban senior officials said they hoped that the Vietnamese delegation, having many experiences in the movement for comprehensive solidarity with Cuba, would make important contributions to the meeting. (VNA) **** Party leader hails police forces' role Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu lauded the General Department of Police (GDP)'s officers and men for their efforts in maintaining political security and social law and order, contributing to national construction and defence. General Secretary Phieu asked delegates to the sixth congress of the GDP's Party Committee, which opened in Hanoi yesterday, to frankly discuss and find the reasons for the inability to sometimes fulfil their tasks. He also asked GDP officers to better maintain public security and social order. He also stressed their most important task of fighting crime and called on them to improve their general knowledge and professional skills, especially their understanding of legal issues. GDP Party Committee secretary and GDP head Truong Huu Quoc presented a report to the congress, reviewing the police forces' past five years of maintaining social order and fighting and preventing crime. He also pointed out weaknesses and shortcomings of the police forces and put forth concrete targets for the next term. On behalf of the GDP, Mr Quoc promised to do his utmost to implement tasks assigned by the Party, the State and the people. _______________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi _______________________________________________________ Kominform list for general information. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anti-Imperialism list for anti-imperialist news. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________
