Vietnam’s senior military delegation visits China
Vietnam’s senior military political delegation led by Lieutenant General and Director of the People’s Army’s General Political Department Ngo Xuan Lich held talks with the General Political Department of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army on September 15.
During the talks, both sides compared notes on international and regional issues of mutual concern and briefed each other on the socio-economic situation in their respective country.
Mr Lich said military and national defense cooperation have developed fruitfully in recent times through their exchange of visits by leaders from the two Ministries of National Defense and their General Political Departments, enhancing the political trust and solidarity between the two armies.
Lieutenant General Lich reiterated the Vietnamese Party and State’s consistent viewpoints on settling disputes in the East Sea by peaceful measures and abiding by international laws, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) signed between China and ASEAN.
On behalf of the General Political Department of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Senior Lieutenant General Li Ji Nai agreed with the evaluation of Mr Lich on the positive development of solidarity, friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and China over the years.
The Vietnam-China friendship is a valuable asset of both nations and they need to make young generations fully aware of this to bring the relationship to a higher level.
The senior Lieutenant General said he hopes, in the spirit of comradeship and fraternity, China and Vietnam are quite capable of dealing with the East Sea issue successfully.
Earlier the same day, the Vietnamese delegation visited the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s editorial office.