Multilateral diplomacy and national security issues amidst global headwinds were the focus of discussion at the 9th dialogue between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany recently held in Berlin. Politburo member, Chairman of the Central Theory Council and President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) Nguyen Xuan Thang led a CPV delegation to the event from September 10-11. Source: Vietnam News Agency