Vietnam boosts cooperation with China’s southwestern localities

Vietnamese Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi paid a working visit to China’s Guizhou province and Zhuang Autonomous Region of Guangxi province on May 25-28 to bolster bilateral collaboration between Vietnam and the localities.
Beijing (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi paid aworking visit to China’s Guizhou province and Zhuang Autonomous Region ofGuangxi province on May 25-28 to bolster bilateral collaboration betweenVietnam and the localities.

Vietnam boosts cooperation with China’s southwestern localities ảnh 1Vietnamese Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi (L) meets with Vice Governor of Guizhou province Lu Yongzheng. (Photo: VNA)

Meeting with Vice Governor of Guizhou province Lu Yongzheng, Khoi said that as theprovince and Vietnamese localities share various similarities in developmentcapacity and boast huge cooperation potential, they should work together inagricultural trade, transport connection, logistics, tourism and education, aswell as exchange experience in poverty alleviation.

This is significant to contributing to the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategiccooperative partnership, the diplomat said.

Lu, for his part, affirmed Guizhou attaches much importance to cooperating withVietnamese localities although they share no borderline, stressing this is acore in its external economic relations policy.

He suggested both sidesmaintain exchanges of delegations at all levels, expand investment andaccelerate collaboration in culture, tourism and education. Also, he hoped thatVietnamese authorities will create favourable conditions for Guizhou companiesto run their business in the Southeast Asian country, including Guizhou Tyrecompany in Tien Giang province.

Besides, he said that Guizhou stands ready to share experience with Vietnam ineconomic development in tandem with environmental protection and sustainablepoverty alleviation.

Vietnam boosts cooperation with China’s southwestern localities ảnh 2Vietnamese Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi (L) and Party Secretary of the Zhuang Autonomous Region Lu Xinshe (Photo: VNA)

In a meeting with Lu Xinshe, Party Secretary of the Zhuang Autonomous Region onMay 27, Ambassador Khoi spoke highly of the locality’s contributions to theVietnam-China friendship and cooperation, hoping that Guangxi will join handswith Vietnam to organise the celebration of the 70th anniversary ofthe diplomatic ties in 2020, and promote cooperation mechanisms to deepencooperation with Vietnamese border provinces.

He asked Guangxi to facilitate customs clearance for Vietnamese products,particularly farm produce, and coordinate with Vietnamese localities to carryout three legal documents on border and build a borderline of peace,friendship, cooperation and development.

Lu said that as both sides hold huge potential for cooperation, they shouldwork more to enhance trade and logistics ties and promote people-to-peopleexchanges.

Guangxi will closely work with Vietnam to organise activities in celebration ofthe anniversary of diplomatic relations next year, he said, adding that it willhelp further the Vietnam-China strategic cooperative relations.-VNA
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