Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue exchanged congratulatory messages with China's Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang, and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China Li Zhanshu.
On the occasion, Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son also exchanged congratulatory message with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Earlier, on January 13, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh talked over the phone with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on the occasion of the 72nd founding anniversary of the two countries' diplomatic ties./.