Interviewed by Quan Doi Nhan Dan (People's Army), UK Ambassador to Viet Nam Robert Gordon said he was very interested in the Party Congress, taking news on the event from English-language newspapers and news summaries from his assistants everyday. He also watched the live broadcast of the Congress' opening session on TV.

He said that what is happening in the country is very interesting.

He said the campaign to collect people's opinion on the draft political report of the CPC was open and energetic. Many opinions with various point of views were reported to the mass media, showing the Party's readiness to listen to the people's ideas.

The Ambassador held that there may be changes in the leadership, but Viet Nam will not change its current direction as there is always a high consensus in the CPV. The results of the 10th Party Congress will not influence to the UK's policies towards Viet Nam and Viet Nam will continue being a strategic partner of the UK.

First Secretary for Education and Press of the Republic of Korea's Embassy in Viet Nam Ahn Tae-Sung said in an interview with the Ha Noi Moi newspaper that he focused his interest on indicators of democratisation shown at the10th National Party Congress.

He said he believed that Viet Nam, through the Party Congress, would see changes for the better. He expressed his wish that Viet Nam promote economic development in combination with corruption control.

The Project Management Unit 18 (PMU18) scandal did not reduce foreign investors' belief in Viet Nam, he said, adding that they had put even more confidence in Viet Nam's determination to combat corruption.

Member of the European Chamber of Commerce's executive board Priben Hooclan, in an interview with the daily Quan Doi Nhan Dan, said that he had witnessed three Vietnamese Party Congresses during his 15-year stay in Viet Nam. He said that both he and his colleagues are very keen on Viet Nam's coming leadership and hope that the newly-elected leaders will pay more attention to private sector development.(VNA)