Welcoming Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese Party and State on a state visit to China, Xi congratulated his guest on being elected as General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and President of Viet Nam.
He once again offered deep condolences over the passing of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, appreciating the deceased’s enormous and significant contributions to the revolutionary cause of Viet Nam, the China-Viet Nam relations, as well as the development of socialism around the world.
Xi expressed his belief that the Vietnamese Party and State will continue upholding Party General Secretary Trong’s legacy to obtain even greater achievements on the path of Doi moi (Renewal) and socialism building.
The Chinese leader emphasised that the first state visit to China and also the first overseas trip by Lam as the top leader of the Vietnamese Party and State holds extreme significance as it reflects the great importance and top priority that both Parties and countries give to the Viet Nam- China ties.
At the talks (Photo: VNA)
It is now an important point of time for the two countries to elevate the bilateral relations to a new height that is more intensive and practical in all aspects, he remarked, stressing that Viet Nam is a priority in China’s foreign policy and that China supports Viet Nam’s perseverance in the CPV’s leadership and promotion of the socialism building.
On behalf of the Vietnamese Party, State, and people, Party General Secretary and President Lam thanked the CPC Central Committee for sending condolences and holding many special acts over the passing of General Secretary Trong. He considered the moves a strong demonstration of the height of the two Parties and two countries’ relations, along with Xi’s special sentiments towards the late leader.
Party General Secretary and President Lam noted that he hopes to join hands with General Secretary and President Xi along with other high-ranking leaders of the Chinese Party and State to continue nurturing the traditional friendship and promoting the Viet Nam- China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and a community of shared future that carries strategic significance.
He underlined that Viet Nam always attaches importance to and give the top priority to the friendly neighbourliness, the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, and the community of shared future that carries strategic significance with China.
The Vietnamese leader also affirmed the wish to work with his counterpart and other high-ranking leaders of China to inherit and well bring into play the long-standing friendship between the two Parties and the two countries, and bring the bilateral ties to a new stage of increasingly stable, sustainable, and long-term development. At the talks, the two leaders discussed the situation of each Party, each country, as well as the ties between the two Parties and the two countries.
They noted with satisfaction that the relations between the two Parties and the two countries, especially since the historic mutual visits by their top Party leaders in 2022 and 2023, have sustained the development trend with many bright spots recorded as in line with the six major orientations, namely higher political trust, more practical and deeper defence - security cooperation, more solid social foundation, closer multilateral coordination, and better control and settlement of differences.
Lam stated that amidst complicated and unpredictable developments in the world and the region, Viet Nam stays steadfast in its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation and development, and diversification and multilateralisation of external relations, and persists with the “four no’s” defence policy.
Xi strongly affirmed that China persists with its policy of friendship with Viet Nam and always considers Viet Nam a priority direction and strategic choice in its neighbourhood diplomacy policy.
Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping treats his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam to a tea party (Photo: VNA)
The leaders had an in-depth discussion on major orientations to strengthen trust, reinforce friendship and enhance substantive cooperation between the two sides across all fields, maintain peace and stability at sea, and ensure the healthy, stable and sustainable development of the Viet Nam-China relations following the “16-word” motto and the “four-good” spirit.
They reached high consensus on promoting political trust, maintaining regular exchanges and meetings among high-level leaders of the two Parties and countries, attaching importance to the strategically guiding role of the Party channel for the overall bilateral relations, and continuing to deepen theory cooperation through mechanisms such as theory conference between the two Parties, sharing with each other the latest theoretical and practical achievements recorded by each Party and country in a timely manner, contributing to the cause of each Party and country.
The leaders underlined the significance of strengthening and promoting practical cooperation areas. Accordingly, they concurred to continue bolstering collaboration in security and defence, boosting economic, trade and investment cooperation, including the promotion of connectivity under the “two corridors, one belt,” “belt and road” initiatives, fostering railway and road infrastructure connections, strengthening cooperation in supply chain as well as economic cooperation among border localities, and increasing exchanges in the reform of State-owned enterprises.
Lam suggested that the two sides strengthen cooperation in constructing major and symbolic works to match their political trust, demonstrating the advanced science-technology development of China. He asked for China’s support in soft loans, technology transfer, human resources training, and high-quality investment in key transport infrastructure projects of Viet Nam, as well as China’s increase of investment cooperation in areas where China has many advantages such as green economy and digital economy.
Xi pledged that China is ready to increase imports of Vietnamese agricultural products, expand Vietnamese trade promotion offices in China, and provide favourable conditions for high-quality farm produce of Viet Nam to reach its market.
Underlining that the two sides are heading to the celebration of the 75th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations in 2025, the top Vietnamese and Chinese leaders agreed on the necessity of further enhancing people-to-people exchanges, promoting mutual understanding and friendship sentiments between the two countries' people, especially the youth. They agreed to designate 2025 as the “Year for Viet Nam-China Humanistic Exchange”.
The leaders also touched upon international and regional issues of shared concern, stressing the coordination and mutual support at multilateral forums and international mechanisms on the foundation of the legitimate interest of the two countries, making positive contributions to the common interests of the international community.
Regarding issues at sea, the two sides had a sincere and straightforward discussion and agreed to effectively implement reached high-level perceptions, working hard to better control and settle differences.
Lam proposed that the two sides respect each other’s legitimate interests, settling disagreements through peaceful measures in line with the UN Charter and international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), seriously and fully realising the Declaration on Code of Conducts of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and working for a substantive and effective Code of Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (COC) in accordance with international law and the 1982 UNCLOS.
Lam took the occasion to invite Xi to soon visit Viet Nam. The latter accepted the invitation with pleasure.
Concluding the talks, Lam and Xi witnessed the signing of 14 cooperation documents between ministries, agencies and localities of the two countries on August 19 as part of the Vietnamese top leader’s state visit to China.
The documents include a memorandum of cooperation (MoU) between the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and the Party School of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee (National Academy of Governance); an MoU on industrial cooperation between the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) of Viet Nam and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China; an MoU on healthcare cooperation between the Vietnamese Ministry of Health (MoH) and the National Health Commission of China; an MoU between the State Bank of Viet Nam and the People's Bank of China on enhancing cooperation and information exchange in banking operations; an MoU between the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Viet Nam and the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) on promoting development cooperation projects in the social and livelihood fields; and a certificate of the handover of the results of the aid project for Viet Nam in the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong standard gauge railway planning between the two governments.
There are also three protocols on plant quarantine and food safety for frozen durian, plant quarantine requirements for fresh coconuts, and quarantine and health requirements for farmed crocodiles exported from Viet Nam to China between the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) of Viet Nam and the General Administration of Customs China (GACC); an official letter between the Ministry of Transport of Viet Nam and the CIDCA on the feasibility study of the technical aid project for planning two standard gauge railway routes of Lang Son - Hanoi and Mong Cai - Ha Long – Hanoi; an agreement on professional cooperation between the Viet Nam News Agency and China's Xinhua News Agency; an MoU on strengthening cooperation between the Viet Nam Television and the China Central Radio and Television; an MoU between the MoH and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine on cooperation in traditional medicine; and an MoU on press and media exchange programme for 2024-2029 between the Viet Nam Journalists' Association and the All-China Journalists Association (ACJA).
The MoUs on enhancing economic and trade cooperation between the MoIT and the authorities of Hainan and Shandong provinces of China were also announced at the signing ceremony.
* Within the framework of the visit to China, Party General Secretary and State President To Lam met with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China Zhao Leji, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Wang Huning, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, and Secretary of the Party Committee of Guangdong province Huang Kunming. He also had a meeting with representatives of friendship organisations, paid tribute to Chairman Mao Zedong at the memorial house dedicated to the late Chinese leader, visited and had a working session with the Central Party School of the CPC, and visited MEGVII technology company...
At the talks and meetings, the top leaders reached high consensus on strengthening political trust, maintaining regular exchanges and contact between high-level leaders of the two Parties and countries, attaching importance to the strategically guiding role of the Party channel to the overall bilateral relations, and continuing to deepen theory cooperation through mechanisms such as theory conference between the two Parties, sharing with each other the latest theoretical and practical achievements recorded by each Party and country in a timely manner, contributing to the cause of each Party and country.
They concurred to continue bolstering collaboration in security and defence, boosting economic, trade and investment cooperation, including the promotion of connectivity under the “two corridors, one belt,” “belt and road” initiatives, fostering rail and road infrastructure connections, strengthening cooperation in supply chain as well as economic cooperation among border localities, increasing exchanges in the reform of State-owned enterprises, enhancing people-to-people exchanges, promoting mutual understanding and friendship between the two countries' people, especially the youth.
Zhao Leji, member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China affirmed that China views Viet Nam as a priority in its policy of neighbourhood diplomacy. The Chinese Party, State and people wish to continuously strengthen, maintain and foster the friendly neighborliness and fraternal ties with Viet Nam, actively build a community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, contributing to the modernisation of socialism in both countries, he said.
At the meeting with Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, Party General Secretary and State President To Lam expressed a desire for the enhanced sharing of information, experience, theories and practices between the two Parties through high-level visits and various exchange and cooperation mechanisms. He suggested improving the effectiveness of cooperation mechanisms among key ministries and sectors such as public security, national defence, and foreign affairs; bolstering the friendly ties between the Viet Nam Fatherland Front and the CPPCC, and encouraging sectors and localities to advance cooperation in the areas of mutual interest, such as increasing the import of Vietnamese agricultural products, developing rail connections, attracting Chinese large-scale and quality investment projects in Viet Nam, and boosting tourism to the pre-COVID-19 levels.
Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam and Chinese Premier Li Qiang expressed pleasure that the relationship between the two Parties and countries has reached a historic development to the most intensive, comprehensive and substantive level ever seen, with significant results such as reinforced political trust, elevated relationship, regularly maintained exchanges and contact at all levels, thriving trade collaboration, strongly growing Chinese investments in Viet Nam, strong tourism recovery, and enhanced locality-to-locality cooperation and people-to-people exchange. Holding that the two countries boast huge potential for cooperation, the two leaders agreed to make joint efforts to bolster political and economic confidence, effectively build the Viet Nam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, taking the bilateral ties to a new development period in the direction of the “six major orientations”, maintain regular contact at all levels, and promote exchanges and cooperation via Party, Government, National Assembly/National People’s Congress, and Fatherland Front/People's Political Consultative Conference channels.
Source: VNA
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