President Luong Cuong visits and works with leaders of the Angolan Popular Liberation Movement

According to the special correspondent of VNA, on the morning of August 8 (local time), within the framework of his state visit to Angola, President Luong Cuong visited the headquarters of the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) party, worked with comrade Mara Quiosa, Vice President of the Party and members of the MPLA's leadership.

President Luong Cuong speaks at a working session with Ms. Mara Regina da Silva Baptista Domingos Quiosa, Vice President of the MPLA Party. Photo: Lam Khanh/VNA

President Luong Cuong and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation visited the MPLA party headquarters to the warm welcome of nearly 1,000 MPLA party members in traditional party costumes and chanting welcome phrases for the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation.

Vice President of the MPLA Mara Quiosa and the MPLA leadership expressed their great pleasure and honor to welcome Politburo member of the Communist Party of Vietnam , President Luong Cuong, emphasizing that the visit goes beyond political and diplomatic significance, not only strengthening the cooperative relationship between the two Parties and two countries but also being a visit of comrades and brothers on both sides of the ocean.

President Luong Cuong thanked Comrade Mara Quiosa, the leadership and numerous MPLA party members for the warm and friendly welcome given to the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation.

Congratulating the impressive achievements that Angola has made under the wise leadership of the MPLA and the President, Chairman of the MPLA João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, the President believes that the MPLA will continue to unite to build a strong party, become the nucleus of Angolan society, continue to lead the Angolan people to achieve even greater achievements, thereby enhancing the role and position of the MPLA in Angola's political life.

Expressing admiration for Vietnam’s great achievements in all aspects, Vice President Mara Quiosa affirmed that MPLA always values ​​the friendship, solidarity, and brotherhood with the Communist Party of Vietnam and wishes to develop the relationship between the two Parties more closely and extensively to bring benefits to the people of the two countries.

Ms. Mara Quiosa said that over the past 50 years, the MPLA party has been proud to accompany the Communist Party of Vietnam, and is grateful for the help of the Party and State of Vietnam during Angola's difficult and glorious times.

Regarding the relationship between the two Parties and two countries, the President recalled the historic visit to Vietnam in 1971 by the Chairman of the MPLA Party, the first President of Angola, Mr. Agostinho Neto, emphasizing that the comradely and brotherly relationship built during the period of national liberation struggle between the MPLA Party and the Communist Party of Vietnam is a priceless common asset that the young generations of the two countries today need to continue to preserve and promote.

In order to continue strengthening trust and solidarity between the two ruling parties, creating a premise to further promote friendly cooperation between the two countries, the two leaders agreed that the two parties should increase contacts and exchange delegations at all levels, share experiences in leadership and management of the country, build a strong Party, educate political ideology, train cadres and party members, and encourage friendly relations and cooperation between political and social organizations, contributing to enhancing understanding between the people of the two countries and building a young generation of solidarity and mutual support.

On this occasion, President Luong Cuong conveyed the invitation of the Communist Party of Vietnam leadership to the Vice President of the MPLA to visit Vietnam at an appropriate time. Comrade Mara Quiosa happily accepted.

President Luong Cuong and Vice President of the MPLA Mara Regina da Silva Baptista Domingos Quiosa view a photo exhibition about the MPLA. Photo: Lam Khanh/VNA

On the same morning, President Luong Cuong and his wife, along with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, visited the Angolan Military History Museum located within the grounds of the Sao Miguel Fort (Fortaleza de São Miguel de Luanda).

After Angola gained independence in 1975, the Angolan government renovated the São Miguel Fortress into a Military History Museum under the management of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Culture. It displays a variety of weapons, equipment, and artifacts, including aircraft and tanks, used by the Angolan army during the war of independence. The museum also houses many statues that once adorned the avenues and squares of colonial Luanda and were removed after independence. Notable among them are the statues of Diogo Perro, the first European to set foot on Angolan soil; Paulo Dias de Novais, founder of São Paulo da Asunção de Luanda; and Vasco da Gama, discoverer of the sea route to India.

After being introduced to the outdoor and indoor exhibition areas, as well as the military history of Angola, President Luong Cuong wrote in his guestbook to express his honor to visit the Museum, which preserves memories of the indomitable and resilient struggle of the Angolan army and people for national independence, thereby helping to better understand the heroic history of the Angolan people, recalling the periods when the two countries accompanied and supported each other in the struggle for national independence.

Hoai Nam (Vietnam News Agency)

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