Rome, Jan. 27 -- The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) represented a defining moment of Vietnam as it laid out a clear pathway for the country to achieve the high-income developed status by 2045, according to Francesco Maringio, head of the external relations department of the Italian Communist Party.

In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), Maringio, also Vice President of the Italy - Vietnam Foundation, noted that convened ahead of two landmark anniversaries - 2030, marking 100 years of the CPV, and 2045, the centenary of the nation, the congress introduced the concept of an "era of the nation's rise". He stressed that this is not a political catchphrase, but a reflection of a new stage of ...