Prague (VNA) – Chairwoman of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) of the Czech Republic Katerina Konecna has asserted her support for further strengthening the bilateral relations with Vietnam, as the two countries are looking forward to the 75th founding anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic relations (February 2, 1950 - 2025).

In a recent interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency, the official highlighted the long-lasting and good relationship between the two countries, saying that the Czech Republic was one of the first countries in the world to establish diplomatic relations with Vietnam, and even before that, it supported Vietnam's struggle for national liberation.

Throughout the history, the relationship between the two countries has always developed dynamically and comprehensively, she said.

According to Konecna, one of the foundations for strengthening bilateral relations is the mutual respect of sovereignty and choice of social models, including differences in history and culture, thus paving the way for enhancing the win-win cooperation based on the demands and capabilities of the two nations.

She stated that as a member of the European Parliament (EP), she personally always supports strengthening the relationship between the European Union (EU) and Vietnam.

In the overall bilateral relationship, she valued the long-standing tradition of the relationship between the KSCM and the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), saying that the two parties share a common belief in building a socialist society with the unique identities of each nation.

She affirmed the CPV’s role in the struggle for national liberation and reunification, and as well as the ongoing national construction and defence efforts.

Konecna spoke highly of the Vietnamese community’s integration into Czech society, and the fact that hundreds of thousands of people in Vietnam still maintain ties with the Czech Republic. She emphasised that the KSCM supports the recognition of the Vietnamese community as an ethnic minority group in the country more than 10 years ago.

In mid-April, during a meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Duong Hoai Nam, Konecna evaluated the political and diplomatic relations between the two countries, stressing that the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation have been maintained and developed by leaders of both nations over nearly 75 years.

She affirmed KSCM’s consistent policy of promoting traditional relations with communist parties around the world, of which the CPV is one of the priority partners in the foreign policy ♈of the KSCM./.