China considers Vietnam a priority partner in foreign policy
VOV.VN - China considers Vietnam a priority partner in its overall periphery diplomacy, Chinese President and Party General Secretary Xi Jinping told Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh in Beijing on June 27.
This is China’s strategic choice for the long-term development of the Sino-Vietnamese relations, he said, adding China is willing to promote the relations between the two Parties and States to develop more deeply and substantively.
Chinh, who is in China for an official visit, affirmed that developing a stable, healthy, sustainable and long-term relationship with China is always a strategic choice and a top priority in Vietnam’s foreign policy.
Vietnam supports the ‘one China’ policy, and is willing to discuss China’s global initiatives, he assured his host.
The PM underlined the need to strengthen visit exchanges at all levels, to improve the quality of bilateral cooperation in all fields, especially in economy, trade and investment.
He suggested that China continue to accelerate the opening of its market for Vietnamese agricultural products, support the opening of Vietnamese trade promotion offices in China, and grant additional quotas for Vietnamese goods transiting Chinese railways to a third country.
He also proposed that China examine the possibility of developing a high-speed railway connecting the two countries, and encourage its businesses to expand high-quality investment in Vietnam.
In reply, Xi stressed that China would help developing countries hasten development and realize national industrialization and modernization goals.
China is willing to work closely with Vietnam to maintain strategic exchanges and promote high-level contacts at all levels, while expanding the import of Vietnamese goods and strengthening railway, road and border gate infrastructure connections, as well as other connections on development strategies between the two countries, he said.
The Chinese leader expressed hope that the two sides would enhance communication on the China-Vietnam friendship, and soon organize a youth friendship meeting to increase mutual understanding, especially between the two countries’ young generations.
He welcomed Vietnam’s willingness to join China’s global initiatives for the sake of peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world at large.
The two leaders also exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual concern. They agreed to jointly control and properly handle disagreements, maintain peace and stability at sea, and consolidate a favorable environment for the development of each country.
