Official highlights outcomes of NA Chairman’s visit to China

The official visit to China by National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his entourage from April 7-12 at the invitation of Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) of China Zhao Leji was a success, contributing not only to the cooperative ties between the two legislatures but also the overall relations in various fields between the two Parties and countries.
Official highlights outcomes of NA Chairman’s visit to China ảnh 1NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue witnesses businesses of the two nations exchange Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Theofficial visit to China by National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and hisentourage from April 7-12 at the invitation of Chairman of the StandingCommittee of the National People's Congress (NPC) of China Zhao Leji was asuccess, contributing not only to the cooperative ties between the two legislatures but also the overall relations in various fields between the two Parties and countries.

Commenting on the outcomes of the visit, Chairman of the NA’sCommittee for External Relations Vu Hai Ha said both sides had engaged in practical, comprehensive and profound discussions on the relations between thetwo legislatures, Parties and nations, as well as global and regional issues ofshared concern.

They agreed on several key priorities to concretise commonperceptions reached by high-ranking leaders such as maintaining meetings at alllevels, improving the effectiveness of cooperation mechanisms, promoting practical cooperation areas, expanding people-to-people exchanges andstrengthening multilateral cooperation, he said.

The visit took place at a time when the relations betweenthe two Parties and two nations have seen positive progress, especiallyfollowing General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong’s historical visit to China in November 2022and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committeeand President of China Xi Jinping’s visit to Vietnam in December 2023.

It was the first visit by a high-rankingVietnamese leader since the two nations announced the enhancement of theircomprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, building a community with ashared future that carries strategic significance in December 2023.

The visit not only contributed to the cooperative tiesbetween the two legislatures but also the overall relationship between the twoParties and countries in various fields, including politics, nationaldefence-security, practical cooperation, especially in economy, trade,investment, transport connectivity, multilateral coordination, people-to-peopleexchanges, and the control and settlement of differences at sea in accordancewith the six major directions agreed upon by the top leaders.

With over 40 official activities and many sidelines others, the visit markeda significant step forwards in the bilateral relations, demonstrating thecritical and practical contributions of the legislative bodies to the overalldevelopment of the ties between the two Parties and countries, Ha stressed./.

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