Party leader Trong ends China visit

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation returned to Hanoi on Oct. 15, concluding an official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Party General Secretary and State President Hu Jintao.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and a high-ranking Vietnamesedelegation returned to Hanoi on Oct. 15, concluding an official visit toChina at the invitation of Chinese Party General Secretary and StatePresident Hu Jintao.

Following the visit, Trong cabled a message to Party General and StatePresident Hu, expressing his thanks to the leaders of the Chinese Party,State and people for their warm hospitality during his visit.

Trong said he believed with efforts and determination of the both sides,the common perception and agreements reached during his visit will beimplemented effectively and substantially, bringing the Vietnam-Chinastrategic comprehensive cooperative partnership to a new height forhappiness of the two peoples and for socialism, peace, stability,cooperation and development in the region and the world.

Before leaving Shenzhen city, Guangdong province, Trong made a tour ofZhong Xing Telecommunication Equipment Corporation, the world’ leadingtelecom provider and China’s largest telecom equipment manufacturerwhich has obtained achievements in investment cooperation in Vietnam. Healso visited Mindray Bio-Chemical Electronics company, the world andChina’s leading hi-tech medical equipment manufacturer.

During the visit from Oct. 11-15, Trong held talks with Party GeneralSecretary and State President Hu Jintao, and met with chairman of theStanding Committee of the National People’s Congress Wu Bangguo andPremier Wen Jiabao.

He also met with Chairman of the NationalCommittee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference JiaQinglin, Vice State President Xi Jinping, and Vice Premier Li Keqiang.

Both sides informed each other of the situation in theirrespective parties and countries and discussed measures to furtherstrengthen relations between the two Parties and States, and exchangedviews on regional and international issues of mutual concern.

Vietnam and China released a joint statement following Trong’s visit./.

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