Vietnam, China enhance communications work on special ties

Standing deputy head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education Lai Xuan Mon on September 24 received Deputy Director of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee and Minister of the State Council Information Office Sun Yeli.
Vietnam, China enhance communications work on special ties ảnh 1At the reception (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Standing deputy head of the Communist Party ofVietnam (CPV)’s Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education Lai XuanMon on September 24 received Deputy Director of the Publicity Department of theCommunist Party of China’s Central Committee and Minister of the State CouncilInformation Office Sun Yeli.

At the reception, Mon stressed Vietnam always values the relations with China,which have been fostered by generations of leaders from both sides, addingVietnam, on the basis of its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversificationand multilateralisation, wants to promote the bilateral ties with strongerpolitical trust, more effective and practical cooperation across the fields ofmutual concern in the new stage.

He also briefed the Chinese guest on Vietnam’s achievements after more than 35years of Doi moi (Renewal), and results of work in the first half of the tenure of the 13th PartyCentral Committee.

Sun said he is impressed by the achievementsthat Vietnam has attained under the leadership of the CPV, andexpressed his hope that the Vietnamese Commissionfor Information and Education and the Chinese Publicity Department will enjoymore effective and practical cooperation in the time ahead.

The two sides discussed and highly valued the development of the relationsbetween the two Parties, States and peoples over the past time, especiallyafter the visit to China by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

They reached consensus on further coordination in communications work to raisepublic awareness of the special friendship between the two Parties, States andpeoples as well as enhance the dissemination of information on socio-economic development andimportant political-cultural and external activities in each nation.

The two officials also agreed to step up cooperation in political theory, press-publication,and management of information on social networks, among others.

Besides, they concurred to soon exchange information and materials forcommunications work and facilitate direct exchanges of their units, and direct press agencies to highlight the Vietnam – China relationsand their support for each other at the regional and international forums, aswell as popularise the perceptions reached by Party and State leaders of bothsides, making contributions to promoting and creating favourable conditions fordevelopment in each nation./.
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