Youth unions of Hanoi and Beijing signed an agreement on bilateral cooperation for the 2011-2013 period, following their talks in the Vietnamese capital city on Jan. 10.

Under the terms of the agreement, the two sides will join hands in training young activists and organising cultural exchanges, seminars on the youth union building work and voluntary activities.

As many as 50 young people from each country are expected to participate in annual exchanges in Hanoi and Beijing , where they will share experiences in youth work and strengthen their solidarity and friendship.

Later in the day, the delegation from the municipal Beijing Committee of the Communist Youth League of China was received by Ngo Thi Doan Thanh, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairwoman of the People’s Council of Hanoi.

Thanh spoke highly of the exchanges and cooperation between the two cities’ youth unions, and expressed her hope that their relations would be developed to a new level./.