Party chief wraps up State visit to China
VGP - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam and his entourage arrived in Ha Noi on August 20, successfully wrapping up a three-day State visit to China at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping.
During the State visit, the top Vietnamese leader held talks with his Chinese counterpart, witnessed the signing of cooperation documents between the two nations, attended a tea party.
He also 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.
On the occasion, To had a meeting with representatives of friendship organizations, 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.
The two sides agreed to spur cooperation in security and defense, boosting economic, trade and investment cooperation, including the promotion of connectivity under the “two corridors, one belt,” “belt and road” initiatives, developing rail 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.
The Chinese top leader reaffirmed that China stands ready to increase imports of Vietnamese agricultural products, expand Vietnamese trade promotion offices in China, and provide favorable conditions for high-quality farm produce of Viet Nam to reach its market.
The top Vietnamese and Chinese leaders agreed on the necessity of further enhance people-to-people exchanges, promoting mutual understanding and friendship 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 discussed on international and regional issues of shared concern, pledging to support each other at multilateral forums and international mechanisms for the legitimate interests of the two countries, making positive contributions to the common interests of the international community./.