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VIETNAMESE delegate Hoang Binh Quan told a conference of communist parties in Hanoi at the weekend that the United Nations charter should prevail over military force to resolve inter-state disputes.
Opening the 18th international meeting of communist and workers’ parties since 1998, the head of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s commission for external relations emphasised the importance of national independence and sovereignty in an era of capitalist globalisation.
He proclaimed Vietnam’s commitment to building a socialist society on the basis of self-reliance, co-operation and sustainable development.
From summit to summit, imperialist companies and governments cut, delay or water down their commitments, warn the Communist Parties of Britain, France, Portugal and Spain and the Workers Party of Belgium in a joint statement on Cop30
KEVAN NELSON reports back from a delegation to the epic celebrations for the anniversary of Vietnam’s 1945 revolution, where British communists found a thriving, prosperous socialist country, brimming with ambition and well-earned national pride
Deep disillusionment with the Westminster cross-party consensus means rupture with the status quo is on the cards – bringing not only opportunities but also dangers, says NICK WRIGHT
The charter emerged from a profoundly democratic process where people across South Africa answered ‘What kind of country do we want?’ — but imperial backlash and neoliberal compromise deferred its deepest transformations, argues RONNIE KASRILS