Beijing (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage arrivedat Nanning airport on September 16 morning, starting his participation in the 20th China-ASEANExpo (CAEXPO) and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) in Nanningcity, Guangxi province of China, from September 16-17, at the invitation of theChinese Government.
Duringhis two-day stay there, Chinh is scheduled to deliver a speech at the openingof the events, visit Vietnam’s area and pavilions, and take part in officialactivities, meet leaders of the host country and of participating countries,and receive top enterprises of China and ASEAN.
With his participationin the event, Vietnam sends out its clear and consistent message on the foreignpolicy worked out at the 13th National Party Congress of attachingimportance to the relations with China, wishing to strengthen the politicaltrust and multifaceted cooperation, and pushing the economic cooperation andtrade, thus making bilateral relations develop in a healthy, stable,substantial and effective way in the time to come.
PMChinh hopes ASEAN and China are not only each other’s largest economiccooperation and trade partners but also one of each other’s most importantcomprehensive strategic partners for peace, cooperation and development. Healso proposes that ASEAN and China closely coordinate to turn the region into afocus of economic growth, among others.
Especially,the PM asks China to broaden its market, raise its quota for transit goods, andaccelerate the opening of its door for aqua-agricultural products and fruitsfrom the ASEAN countries, transited through Vietnam, to enter the Chinesemarket./.

