Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and Chairman of the CPV Central Committee's Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The recent Vietnam visit by the high-level Chinese delegation has shown the high regards that the Party, State and people of China, especially General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, hold for theirVietnamese counterparts.
The remark was made by Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)Central Committee and Chairman of the CPV Central Committee's Commission for External Relations Le HoaiTrung in an interview recently granted to the press.
Trung saidthe State visit to Vietnam by Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi,his spouse Prof. Peng Liyuan and a high-ranking Chinese Partyand State delegation from December 12-13 was a particularly important diplomaticactivity of both Parties and countries, coinciding with the 15th anniversary of Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.
According to him, it was the final overseas visit made by General Secretary Xi in 2023 - the first year of the implementation of the Communist Party of China(CPC)’s Resolution, including foreignpolicy outlined at the CPC’s 20th National Congress. It was also his visit to Vietnam without any multilateral foreignactivity. Prior to the visit, Xi had an article published in Vietnam's Nhan Dan(People) newspaper.
Trung said Vietnam had given the highest level ofrespect and special etiquettes to the Chinese delegation, expressing profound friendshipand utmost reverence for the Chinese Party, State and people, as well as forGeneral Secretary and President Xi, in response to what China had extended to CPV Central Committee General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong andthe high-ranking Vietnamese delegation during their visit in October2022.
During the visit, both sides reached a consensus on a richagenda, including high-level and strategic-level exchanges between leaders of the twoParties and countries.
He noted that the visit has significantly strengthened mutualunderstanding and trust through the highest-level exchange of information on thesituation of each Party and country, their socialism building path, internationalsituation and the foreign policy of each Party and country.
Vietnam affirmed that it always considers relationship withChina a top priority in its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance,diversification and multilateralisation of external ties, he said, adding that Chinawas also consistent with its policy of friendship with Vietnam, seeing Vietnam a priority in its neighbourhood diplomacy.
According to him, the two Parties and countries issued a joint statement on further deepening and elevating the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries,and build a Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategicsignificance.
Discussions between the leaders of the two Parties andcountries had comprehensive, sincere, constructive, and straight contents.Specifically, Party General Secretary Trong stressed that the better controland settlement of differences are essential for the Vietnam-China relations inboth short and long terms. The bilateral cooperation in the East Sea has seenpositive progress. With the complex situation in the East Sea negativelyaffecting their relations, the two sides need to respect each other'slegitimate interests, well implement high-level perceptions, avoid complicatingthe situation, not use force or threaten to use force, and resolve disputesthrough peaceful means, implement the Declaration on the Conduct (DOC) of Parties in the East Sea, promote an effective, practical and legally binding Codeof Conduct (COC) in the East Sea which aligns with international law, includingthe 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Thirdly, the high-level perceptions, the JointStatement, and 36 documents signed during the visit have created acomprehensive framework to enhance the Vietnam-China relations and promoteeffective bilateral cooperation in the time to come. The signed documentsconsist of three on cooperation between committees of the two Parties, five inthe fields of foreign affairs, defence, security, justice, and 28 on economic,cultural, scientific, environmental cooperation between the two sides’ministries, sectors, and localities.
Fourthly, the highly successful outcomes of thisextremely important diplomatic activity, along with the important achievementsin many other diplomatic activities have affirmed that Vietnam’s potential,position, and international prestige are now at their best.
This diplomatic activity served as a milestone inelevating the bilateral relations, creating crucial foundations for the twoParties, countries, and their people to promote the development of theVietnam-China relations in line with the spirit of President Ho Chi Minhregarding their traditional friendship of being both comrades and brothers,helping to consolidate a peaceful environment, strengthening the externalcomplexion, creating new favourable conditions for Vietnam’s development, andenhancing Vietnam's international position and contributions to theinternational community’s common affairs./.
