The Party, the Government and the people of Vietnam are wholly committedto lifting the country’s comprehensive strategic partnership with Chinato a new high, considering it a top and consistent long-term priority,according to Vietnamese Ambassador to China Nguyen Van Tho.
The diplomat made the remarks during a January 14 pressconference held by the Vietnamese Embassy in China to mark the 65thanniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic ties (January 18, 1950-2015).
He highlighted 2015 as a milestoneto elevate the traditional friendship and current comprehensivestrategic cooperation relations between the two countries.
China, as a big neighbour of Vietnam and a socialist nation, hasalways been considered the most important partner of Vietnam, despitechanges in the regional and international situation and highs and lowsin bilateral ties, Tho affirmed.
He also expressed hope that China sees its own opportunities in Vietnam’s stability and prosperity.
The ambassador called for enhanced high-level contacts and visits, aswell as exchanges between ministries, localities, and the younggenerations of the two sides, to further develop mutual political andstrategic trust.
He urged for more efforts tocontinue boosting bilateral trade while working to reduce Vietnam’s hugesurplus import from China, and the early establishment of workinggroups on infrastructure and monetary issues in line with the agreementof the two countries’ leaders. He also suggested more policies topromote tourism and facilitate travelling between the two countries.
Regarding the Bien Dong (East Sea) issue,Ambassador Tho underlined the need for maintaining peace, stability,security, safety, and freedom of navigation and aviation, keeping thesituation under control, exercising the utmost restraint, and avoidingany act that can further complicate the situation and affect therelations between the two countries while seeking a sustainable and longterm measure.
According to him, it is essentialto settle the dispute through peaceful means on the basis of respectingmutual legitimate interests and abiding by international laws,including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea(UNCLOS) and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea(DOC), while working toward finalising a legally-binding Code of Conductin the East Sea (COC) as soon as possible.
Theambassador also hailed the media’s role in contributing to thefriendship and mutual understanding between people in the two nations,especially among young generations.-VNA
The diplomat made the remarks during a January 14 pressconference held by the Vietnamese Embassy in China to mark the 65thanniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic ties (January 18, 1950-2015).
He highlighted 2015 as a milestoneto elevate the traditional friendship and current comprehensivestrategic cooperation relations between the two countries.
China, as a big neighbour of Vietnam and a socialist nation, hasalways been considered the most important partner of Vietnam, despitechanges in the regional and international situation and highs and lowsin bilateral ties, Tho affirmed.
He also expressed hope that China sees its own opportunities in Vietnam’s stability and prosperity.
The ambassador called for enhanced high-level contacts and visits, aswell as exchanges between ministries, localities, and the younggenerations of the two sides, to further develop mutual political andstrategic trust.
He urged for more efforts tocontinue boosting bilateral trade while working to reduce Vietnam’s hugesurplus import from China, and the early establishment of workinggroups on infrastructure and monetary issues in line with the agreementof the two countries’ leaders. He also suggested more policies topromote tourism and facilitate travelling between the two countries.
Regarding the Bien Dong (East Sea) issue,Ambassador Tho underlined the need for maintaining peace, stability,security, safety, and freedom of navigation and aviation, keeping thesituation under control, exercising the utmost restraint, and avoidingany act that can further complicate the situation and affect therelations between the two countries while seeking a sustainable and longterm measure.
According to him, it is essentialto settle the dispute through peaceful means on the basis of respectingmutual legitimate interests and abiding by international laws,including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea(UNCLOS) and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea(DOC), while working toward finalising a legally-binding Code of Conductin the East Sea (COC) as soon as possible.
Theambassador also hailed the media’s role in contributing to thefriendship and mutual understanding between people in the two nations,especially among young generations.-VNA
