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Prime Minister meets Chinese counterpart in Jakarta
VGP - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on the sidelines of the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 5.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) Jakarta, Indonesia, Jakarta, September 6, 2023 - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
The two Prime Ministers expressed their pleasure to witness the positive developments in the bilateral ties.
They agreed to strengthen regular contacts at all levels to cement and deepen the relationship in a more practical and efficient manner.
Viet Nam always regards its relationship with China a strategic choice and a top priority, said Pham.
He added that Vietnamese ministries and agencies have closely worked with Chinese relevant partners to concretize important common perceptions of the two countries' top Party and State leaders, including promoting bilateral high-level exchanges and contacts in the coming time.
In reply, Chinese Premier Li Qiang welcomed his Vietnamese counterpart to partake in the 20th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) slated for September 16-19 in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Li said that he stands ready to maintain regular high-level contacts to discuss in-depth issues of mutual concern./.