>National emulation congress to be held > >The sixth National Emulation Congress will be held in Hanoi from November >21-24 to promote national unity and to boost socio-economic development in the >first years of the 21st century. >This was reported at a press briefing held in Hanoi yesterday. The congress >will review the national patriotic emulation movement during the renovation >period, commend achievements recorded in the national emulation campaign and >multiply good experiences and examplary units in the whole country. It will >also help bring into full play solidarity of all ethnic groups, economic >sectors, religions and all forces for national economic development. > >As many as 1,200 heroes and emulation fighters from all sectors will take part >in the congress which will see the attendance of foreigners and Overseas >Vietnamese who have rendered great contributions to national construction. >(VNA) > >**** > >NA deputy chairwoman meets Nicaragua's Party leader > >National Assembly Deputy Chairwoman Truong My Hoa met with Daniel Ortega, >general secretary of the Sandinista National Liberation Front Party in >Havana, Cuba, on November 13. >Deputy Chairwoman Hoa has been in Cuba for the second 'World Solidarity with >Cuba' meeting, leading the Vietnamese Party and State delegation. > >She expressed her delight to witness the victories gained by the Sandinista >National Liberation Front Party and her belief that the Front would obtain >greater successes in its revolutionary cause. > >General Secretary Daniel Ortega asked the NA Deputy Chairwoman to convey his >best wishes to Communist Party of Vietnam General Secretary Le Kha Phieu and >other Vietnamese Party and State leaders. He expressed his profound sympathy >to Vietnamese people in flood-stricken areas. > >He briefed Ms Hoa of the revolutionary fruits of his Party and its successes >in the recent local elections in Nicaragua. (VNA) > **** > >Vietnam attends APEC summit > >Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Manh Cam arrived in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, >on November 13 to attend the eighth summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic >Co-operation (APEC) forum. > >The Deputy PM, who leads a government delegation of Vietnam to the APEC >summit, was received by Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on November 14. > >He conveyed best regards from Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu, President >Tran Duc Luong and Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and the invitation to visit >Vietnam to Sultan H Bolkiah. > >Deputy PM Cam expressed the Vietnamese government and people's fine sentiments >to the Brunei Sultan and his pleasure at fine development of the friendship >and co-operation between Vietnam and Brunei since the two countries >established diplomatic relations in 1992. He highlighted Vietnam's >determination to expand co-operation in aviation, agriculture, commerce and >investment with Brunei. > >The Deputy PM expressed Vietnam's appreciation of Brunei's preparations and >organisation of the summit. He said that Vietnam would do its utmost and >co-ordinate with the host country, other ASEAN countries and APEC members to >make the summit successful. > >Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah highly valued Vietnam's positive contributions to >strengthening the solidarity and co-operation among countries of the >Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), particularly in its capacity >as president of the ASEAN Standing Committee and the ASEAN Regional Forum. > >He agreed with the Vietnamese Deputy PM on the need to promote exchange of >visits and to take measures to boost co-operation between the two countries. > >Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah accepted the invitation to visit Vietnam with pleasure >and said that he would arrange the visit at a convenient time. (VNA) _______________________________________________________ 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] _______________________________________________________
