Vietnam prioritises deepening cooperative partnership with China
VOV.VN - Vietnam attaches importance to strengthening relations with China, considering this a strategic choice and top priority, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chinh told Premier Li Qiang in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 6.
Meeting the Chinese Premier on the sidelines of the 43rd ASEAN Summit, Chinh said Vietnamese ministries and agencies are working closely with their relevant Chinese counterparts to take effective measures towards realising common perceptions reached by top leaders of the two countries, including stepping up bilateral high-level exchanges and contacts in the near future.
On this occasion, he conveyed regards from senior Vietnamese leaders, including Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, State President Vo Van Thuong, and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, to Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and other high-ranking leaders.
Li, for his part, conveyed warm regards from Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi and other Chinese high-ranking leaders to Party leader Trọng and other Vietnamese leaders.
He welcomed Chinh’s attendance at the opening of the earlier 20th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) in Nanning, Guangxi, and affirmed readiness to maintain regular high-level exchanges to deepen discussions on issues of mutual concerns.
Both sides expressed their satisfaction at the positive development of the bilateral comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and agreed to enhance regular all-level contacts to contribute to more effective, substantive and deeper cooperation between the two countries.
