Party chief sends thank-you message to Chinese leader following official visit

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has cabled a thank-you message to Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping following the former’s visit to the neighbouring country from October 30 to November 1.
Party chief sends thank-you message to Chinese leader following official visit ảnh 1Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (L) and Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Party General SecretaryNguyen Phu Trong has cabled a thank-you message to Party General Secretary andPresident of China Xi Jinping following the former’s visit to the neighbouringcountry from October 30 to November 1.

In the message, Trong thanked Xi and asked him toconvey his sincere thanks to other Chinese Party and State leaders, and peoplefor their friendship and warm welcome.

The Vietnamese Party chief said he was deeplyimpressed by successes of the 20th National Congress of theCommunist Party of China (CPC), with both theoretical and practical reviews,along with noted achievements recorded by Chinese people over the past timeunder the leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Xi as the nucleus.

Trong noted that he and the high-ranking VietnameseParty and State delegation were pleased with the results of the visit,especially the contents touched upon during talks and meetings.

“I believe that the visit will help to definelong-term orientations for the relations between the two Parties, States andpeoples to further grow in a stable and sustainable manner,” he said.

The positive outcomes reaped during the trip will, forsure, significantly contribute to enhancing the friendship and mutual politicaltrust, and promoting and deepening the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategiccooperative partnership, for the development of each country, for the sake oftheir people, and for peace, stability, cooperation and development in theregion and the word, he stressed.

At the end of the message, Trong wished Xi and otherParty and State leaders of China good health and happiness, and that theVietnam-China long-standing friendship will be green and sustainable forever./.
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