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Top Chinese legislator concludes official visit to Vietnam

Vietnam believes that the Chinese Party, State, and people will successfully achieve the goals of the 20th National Party Congress and complete the “second centenary goal” on schedule, building China into a modern, prosperous, civilised, harmonious, and beautiful socialist power that makes greater contributions to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.

Zhao Leji, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China, attends the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day of Vietnam on September 2. (Photo: VNA)
Zhao Leji, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China, attends the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day of Vietnam on September 2. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Zhao Leji, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China, on September 2 concluded his official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

During the three-day visit, the top Chinese legislator laid a wreath and and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi; visited the Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace; and attended the grand ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day of Vietnam on September 2.

Zhao was received by Party General Secretary To Lam and State President Luong Cuong, and had a meeting with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Meanwhile, NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man hosted a welcome ceremony and held talks with the top Chinese legislator, and co-chaired the first meeting of the cooperation committee between the Vietnamese NA and the Chinese NPC.

Congratulating China on its national development achievements, the Vietnamese leaders emphasised that as “a good neighbour, good friend, good comrade, and good partner” of China, Vietnam believes the Chinese Party, State, and people will successfully achieve the goals of the 20th National Congress of the CPC and complete the “second centenary goal” on schedule, building China into a modern, prosperous, civilised, harmonious, and beautiful socialist power that makes greater contributions to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.

Zhao congratulated the Vietnamese Party, State, and people on their victories in national liberation and reunification, as well as their historic development achievements. He wished the 14th National Congress of the CPV success, heralding a new era for Vietnam.

The two sides discussed and emphasised the importance of Vietnam–China relations within each country’s foreign policy.

At the first meeting of the cooperation committee between the Vietnamese NA and the Chinese NPC, the two sides praised the inaugural meeting under the newly established bilateral inter-parliamentary cooperation mechanism, highlighting it as a vivid demonstration of close and effective cooperation and high political trust between the two legislatures. They agreed that the meeting serves as an important platform for sharing experience and discussing parliamentary cooperation orientations to facilitate and promote bilateral collaboration./.

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