Lieut. Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich, Head of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA)’sGeneral Department of Politics held talks with Sen. Lieut. Gen. LiJinai, Director-General of the China People’s Liberation Army (PLA)’sGeneral Political Department, in Beijing on Sept. 15.
At the talks, Lieut. Gen. Lich, who is also Secretary of the PartyCentral Committee and Member of the Standing Committee of the CentralMilitary Commission, recalled outstanding milestones in thetime-honoured traditional friendship and cooperation between the twoParties, States, armies and people of Vietnam and China .
He expressed the gratitude of the Vietnamese Party,State, army and people to the Chinese Party, State, army and people fortheir assistance to Vietnam during the resistance wars for nationalliberation in the spirit of “both comradeship and brotherhood”.
Lich also reviewed outstanding results in the military-defencecooperation between the two countries, especially the effectivecooperation between the VPA General Department of Politics and the PLAGeneral Political Department in various fields.
According to the Vietnamese senior military official, the politicaltrust as well as the solidarity and close relations between the twocountries are an important factor to foster the solidarity, friendshipand cooperation between the two Parties, two States and two peoples.
At present and in the future, the defence cooperationwill continue playing a core role in Vietnam-China comprehensivestrategic cooperative partnership under the motto of “friendlyneighbourliness, comprehensive cooperation, long-term stability andlooking towards the future” and the spirit of “good neighbours, goodcomrades, good friends and good partners”.
Toimprove the effectiveness of the cooperation between the VPA GeneralDepartment of Politics and the PLA General Political Department, Lichsuggested the two sides boost the exchange of political delegations tostudy each other’s experience in Party and political work.
He said the two sides should strengthen coordination in guiding themass media of the two countries’ armies to disseminate information andeducate people on the solidarity, friendship and close relations betweenthe two Parties, two States, two armies and people of Vietnam and Chinaas well as fight against distortions and incitements that aim atdividing and undermining the solidarity and friendship between the twocountries.
The two sides need to increase exchangesand cooperation activities between VPA and PLA newspapers, he said,urging the Chinese side to help the Vietnamese army in building itsradio-TV broadcast centre and training cultural and art officials.
In the spirit of frankness, comradeship and fraternity, Lieut. Gen.Lich affirmed the consistent stance of the Vietnamese Party, State, armyand people on solving the East Sea dispute, saying this is acomplicated issue left by history and is the only issue of which the twocountries have different perceptions.
“Vietnam andChina should keep calm, exercise restraint and patiently pursuenegotiations to solve disputes through peaceful measures, abide by andfully implement international laws, the 1982 UN Convention on the Law ofthe Sea (UNCLOS) and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in theEast Sea (DOC),” he stressed.
He said leaders ofVietnam ’s Ministry of National Defence and the VPA General Departmentof Politics hope that the concerned parties will not use or threaten touse force in order to prevent armed conflicts from happening.
He expressed his belief that with the high determination of the twocountries’ leaders and in the spirit of comradeship and fraternity, itis quite possible for the two sides to reach sound solutions to solvedisputes.
In this issue, the two armies shoulduphold their exemplary role and work as the pillar in realising the twocountries’ high-level agreements, Lich said, adding that those disputesbetween the two countries should be resolved by themselves and issuesrelating to the interests of many countries should be discussed forsettlement by all concerned parties.
For hispart, Sen. Lieut. Gen. Li Jinai agreed with the Vietnamese guest on hisassessment of the development of the solidarity, friendship andcooperation between Vietnam and China , saying that therelationship, which was fostered by late President Mao Jedong and latePresident Ho Chi Minh, is really a valuable asset of both nations.
Li, who is also member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) CentralCommittee and member of the CPC Central Military Commission, was highlyunanimous with the proposals of the VPA General Department of Politicson expanding forms of cooperation in Party and political work and in thefields of information, press, broadcasting, literature and arts.
The two sides should exert efforts to deepen that cooperation, bringing practical results, he noted.
He also applauded Lich’s straightforward opinions on the East Seaissue, saying that this is only part of the bilateral ties betweenthe two nations.
Despite different perceptions, thetwo sides should not let this issue affect and worsen their finerelationship, he said, agreeing that they should be patient in dealingwith the disputes through peaceful measures.
The two sides should not act unilaterally but collectively, he said.
Li expressed his belief that China and Vietnam , as both comradesand brothers are able to successfully resolve this problem./.
At the talks, Lieut. Gen. Lich, who is also Secretary of the PartyCentral Committee and Member of the Standing Committee of the CentralMilitary Commission, recalled outstanding milestones in thetime-honoured traditional friendship and cooperation between the twoParties, States, armies and people of Vietnam and China .
He expressed the gratitude of the Vietnamese Party,State, army and people to the Chinese Party, State, army and people fortheir assistance to Vietnam during the resistance wars for nationalliberation in the spirit of “both comradeship and brotherhood”.
Lich also reviewed outstanding results in the military-defencecooperation between the two countries, especially the effectivecooperation between the VPA General Department of Politics and the PLAGeneral Political Department in various fields.
According to the Vietnamese senior military official, the politicaltrust as well as the solidarity and close relations between the twocountries are an important factor to foster the solidarity, friendshipand cooperation between the two Parties, two States and two peoples.
At present and in the future, the defence cooperationwill continue playing a core role in Vietnam-China comprehensivestrategic cooperative partnership under the motto of “friendlyneighbourliness, comprehensive cooperation, long-term stability andlooking towards the future” and the spirit of “good neighbours, goodcomrades, good friends and good partners”.
Toimprove the effectiveness of the cooperation between the VPA GeneralDepartment of Politics and the PLA General Political Department, Lichsuggested the two sides boost the exchange of political delegations tostudy each other’s experience in Party and political work.
He said the two sides should strengthen coordination in guiding themass media of the two countries’ armies to disseminate information andeducate people on the solidarity, friendship and close relations betweenthe two Parties, two States, two armies and people of Vietnam and Chinaas well as fight against distortions and incitements that aim atdividing and undermining the solidarity and friendship between the twocountries.
The two sides need to increase exchangesand cooperation activities between VPA and PLA newspapers, he said,urging the Chinese side to help the Vietnamese army in building itsradio-TV broadcast centre and training cultural and art officials.
In the spirit of frankness, comradeship and fraternity, Lieut. Gen.Lich affirmed the consistent stance of the Vietnamese Party, State, armyand people on solving the East Sea dispute, saying this is acomplicated issue left by history and is the only issue of which the twocountries have different perceptions.
“Vietnam andChina should keep calm, exercise restraint and patiently pursuenegotiations to solve disputes through peaceful measures, abide by andfully implement international laws, the 1982 UN Convention on the Law ofthe Sea (UNCLOS) and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in theEast Sea (DOC),” he stressed.
He said leaders ofVietnam ’s Ministry of National Defence and the VPA General Departmentof Politics hope that the concerned parties will not use or threaten touse force in order to prevent armed conflicts from happening.
He expressed his belief that with the high determination of the twocountries’ leaders and in the spirit of comradeship and fraternity, itis quite possible for the two sides to reach sound solutions to solvedisputes.
In this issue, the two armies shoulduphold their exemplary role and work as the pillar in realising the twocountries’ high-level agreements, Lich said, adding that those disputesbetween the two countries should be resolved by themselves and issuesrelating to the interests of many countries should be discussed forsettlement by all concerned parties.
For hispart, Sen. Lieut. Gen. Li Jinai agreed with the Vietnamese guest on hisassessment of the development of the solidarity, friendship andcooperation between Vietnam and China , saying that therelationship, which was fostered by late President Mao Jedong and latePresident Ho Chi Minh, is really a valuable asset of both nations.
Li, who is also member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) CentralCommittee and member of the CPC Central Military Commission, was highlyunanimous with the proposals of the VPA General Department of Politicson expanding forms of cooperation in Party and political work and in thefields of information, press, broadcasting, literature and arts.
The two sides should exert efforts to deepen that cooperation, bringing practical results, he noted.
He also applauded Lich’s straightforward opinions on the East Seaissue, saying that this is only part of the bilateral ties betweenthe two nations.
Despite different perceptions, thetwo sides should not let this issue affect and worsen their finerelationship, he said, agreeing that they should be patient in dealingwith the disputes through peaceful measures.
The two sides should not act unilaterally but collectively, he said.
Li expressed his belief that China and Vietnam , as both comradesand brothers are able to successfully resolve this problem./.
