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President Vo Van Thuong leaves for third Belt and Road Forum in China

A high-ranking delegation of Vietnam led by President Vo Van Thuong left for Beijing on October 17 morning to attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation from October 17 to 20 at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping.
President Vo Van Thuong leaves for third Belt and Road Forum in China ảnh 1President Vo Van Thuong leaves for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, China, on October 17 morning. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A high-ranking delegation ofVietnam led by President Vo Van Thuong left for Beijing on October 17 morning toattend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation from October 17 to 20 at the invitation of General Secretary of the CommunistParty of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping.

This isthe first visit to China by President Thuong since the 13th NationalParty Congress of Vietnam and the 20th National Party Congress ofChina.

The year2023 marks the 15th anniversary of the two countries’ comprehensive strategiccooperative partnership and the 10th anniversary of the Belt andRoad Initiative (BRI).

President Vo Van Thuong leaves for third Belt and Road Forum in China ảnh 2Vice President of Vietnam Vo Thi Anh Xuan (front, left) and a diplomat from the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam (front, second from left) see off President Vo Van Thuong at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on October 17 morning. (Photo: VNA)
The trip is of great significance as it reflects the greatimportance and top priority that the Vietnamese Party and State give to thedevelopment of relations with China, as well as their welcome for connectivity initiatives,including the BRI, for the goal of peace, stability, and prosperity in theregion and the world.

This is also an occasion for the two countries’ leadersto continue discussing measures for realising the high-level commonperceptions, especially the outcomes of the historic official visit to China byParty General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in October 2022, and for continuing todevelop the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in a stable,healthy, and increasingly substantive manner with higher political trust, more practicaland intensive cooperation, more solid social foundation, and better controlleddifferences./.
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