Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung (R) and his Chinese counterpart Kong Xuanyou. (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The annual Vietnam-China deputy foreign ministers’ meeting was held in China’s Guangzhou province on February 5-6 to review the bilateral ties in 2017 and discuss the focus of exchange activities and cooperation between the two countries in 2018, along with other issues in the relationship.
The meeting was attended by Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung and his Chinese counterpart Kong Xuanyou.
The two sides shared views on the active development of the bilateral ties in 2017, as reflected through regular high-level exchanges and common perceptions on enhancing the friendship and comprehensive cooperation reached by senior Party leaders of the two countries.
The 10th meeting of the China-Vietnam Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation, which took place in Beijing in April 2017, has brought into full play its important role in coordinating cooperative sectors, they said, commenting on
China has remained Vietnam’s biggest trade partner and Vietnam has become China’s largest trade partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), they said.
They noted strides made in people-to-people exchange, mentioning the inauguration of the Vietnam-China Friendship Palace and the Chinese Cultural Centre in Hanoi.
Such outcomes have matched aspirations of the Vietnamese and Chinese people, and brought practical interests to them, creating a firm foundation for the two sides to step up their affiliation in the future, according to the officials.
The deputy ministers agreed to successfully implement high-level agreements and common
Apart from the organisation of the 11th meeting of the China-Vietnam Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation, they also talked about the realisation of mechanisms of exchange and cooperation between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Vietnam National Assembly and the National People’s Congress of China, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
The two sides also looked into partnership in diplomacy, national
They consented to facilitate the entry of Vietnamese products into China, especially farm produce, milk and dairy products, fruit, seafood, pigs
At the same time, they will support and encourage Vietnamese and Chinese localities, particularly those along the common border, to enhance exchanges and mutually beneficial cooperation.
Another issue raised for discussion at the meeting is how to intensify the friendship, mutual trust
Both highly valued active
They will closely work with each other in
The two sides held that the maintenance of negotiation mechanisms for sea issues has helped intensify mutual understanding and reached specific progress.
In the spirit of frankness and friendship, they compared notes on issues of shared concern as well as Vietnam’s concerns over the recent complex happenings in the East Sea.
During his stay in
They applauded outcomes of cooperation between Vietnamese ministries, agencies and localities and Guangdong province in 2017, and agreed to carry forward the coordination mechanism between the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the people’s authority of Guangdong province.
They will also further
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