NA Chairman holds talks with Chinese NPC leader

Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China (NPC) has stated that Vietnam and China should have lay out a strategic vision to materialise common consensus
NA Chairman holds talks with Chinese NPC leader ảnh 1NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung (R) and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China (NPC) Zhang Dejiang (Source: VNA)

Beijing (VNA) - Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China (NPC) Zhang Dejiang has stated that Vietnam and China should have lay out a strategic, comprehensive and long-term vision to materialise common consensus reached by their leaders.

During his talks with National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung in Beijing on December 24 right after the welcome ceremony, Zhang stressed the need to control conflicts and set orientations to developing bilateral ties.

He called for launching prompt negotiations towards connecting the initiatives “One Belt, One Road” and “Two Corridors, One Belt”, and conducting a feasibility study on Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong hi-speed railway and Van Don – Mong Cai expressway.

China will encourage prestigious firms to invest in Vietnam and facilitate the construction of cross-border economic zones between the two countries.

China is willing to devise solutions to easing trade imbalance with Vietnam, he said, adding that both countries should build a solid social foundation to foster their friendship.

The Vietnamese NA Chairman, for his part, informed the host that the Vietnamese Party, State and people will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the NA election on January 6, 2016, and commented that ties between the Vietnamese NA and the NPC have leaped over the past time, especially between the Vietnam – China and China – Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Groups.

He recalled that Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, in his address to the Vietnamese NA during his visit, stressed the NPC’s role in relationship between the two countries and suggested increased exchanges between the two legislatures.

The two legislatures should intensify liaison in lawmaking as well as improve the scale and efficiency of the Vietnam – China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, he said.

Hung pushed forward efforts to facilitate visits by ministries and localities, thereby fostering friendship between the two peoples.

He hoped that Zhang together with Chinese leaders would settle existing differences over territorial sovereignty via discussions to seek solutions that meet legitimate interests of the two peoples.

On the occasion, the Vietnamese leader invited Zhang to visit Vietnam in his convenient time. Zhang accepted the invitation with pleasure.

Following the talks, they signed a cooperation agreement, the first of its kind, between the two legislative bodies, opening up a new period of partnership between the two peoples.

NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung’s visit to China, from December 23-27, aims to actualise high-level agreements reached by the two sides over the past time while promoting the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries in a stable, healthy and sustainable manner, for the interest of each side, and for peace and stability in the region and the world at large.-VNA

VNA

See more

State President Luong Cuong (R) and Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese State President hosts Lao foreign minister

Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane believed that Vietnam will successfully realise the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, especially as it approaches the 14th National Party Congress, and on the way to become a developed, high-income nation by 2045.

Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam ready to cooperate closely with US in receiving deported nationals

Hang made the statement while answering a reporter’s query about Vietnam’s handling and receiving of Vietnamese nationals deported from the US, as President Donald Trump has announced that he will enact a deportation campaign against illegal immigrants or those with prior criminal records, which include Vietnamese.

Party General Secretary To Lam (R) receives visiting Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane in Hanoi on February 13. (Photo: VNA)

Party chief receives Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs

Party General Secretary To Lam affirmed Vietnam’s commitment to preserving and strengthening the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation with Laos in a more practical and effective manner.

Party General Secretary To Lam addresses the discussion (Photo: VNA)

Restructuring political system awaited by public: Party leader

Speaking at a group discussion on the draft Law on the Government Organisation (revised), the draft Law on the Organisation of Local Government, and a draft resolution addressing a number of issues related to State apparatus restructuring as part of the National Assembly’s 9th extraordinary session on February 13, the Party chief said that the policy is something the people have long awaited.

Politburo member, permanent member of the Secretariat of the PCC Central Committee, and head of the committee’s Organisation Commission Roberto Morales Ojeda addresses the event (Photo: VNA)

Communist Party of Vietnam’s founding anniversary celebrated in Cuba

A ceremony was held in Havana on February 12 to mark the 95th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 - 2025), with the attendance of high-ranking Cuban leaders and representatives from Cuban socio-political organisations and the Vietnamese community in Cuba.