Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Hanoi on October 12 evening, starting a three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
The trip takes place in the context that the two nations are gearing towards the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic relations (January 18, 1950-2025) as well as following the state visits by General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping to Vietnam in December 2023 and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam to China in August, and a tour of China by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions and working sessions in the country in June.
The visit is a continuation of the tradition of high-level exchanges between the two Parties and two countries, and is of great significance in further strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership, promoting the building of a Vietnam-China community of a shared future that carries strategic significance in the direction of “six major goals”.
During his stay in Vietnam, Li and the Chinese government’s high-level delegation paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi.
Party General Secretary and State President To Lam met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on October 12 during Li's first official visit to Vietnam (Video: VNA)
Li met with Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, and attended an official welcome ceremony hosted by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and held talks with the Vietnamese PM. The two government leaders then witnessed the exchange of cooperation documents between the two countries, and participated in the Vietnam-China business workshop. The Chinese Premier also met with National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.
Vietnamese Prime Minister holds talks with Chinese Premier (Video: VNA)
At the talks and meetings, the Vietnamese leaders warmly welcomed Li on his first official visit to Vietnam in his capacity as the Premier, which was also the first visit by a Chinese premier over the past 11 years. They expressed their belief that the visit would be a success, spreading the positive impact to ministries, agencies, sectors and localities of the two countries about both sides’ determination in realising the high-level perceptions and developing the bilateral relationship in a more effective, practical and comprehensive manner, thus contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world as well.
Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, who is on a three-day official visit to Vietnam, in Hanoi on October 13.
Source: VNA
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