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Vietnam, China ink 15 cooperation agreements on diverse areas

Vietnam and China on January 12 signed 15 cooperation agreements in various fields from economy, transportation and defence to health care, tourism and training, on the occasion of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s ongoing visit to China.
Vietnam, China ink 15 cooperation agreements on diverse areas ảnh 1Chinese General Secretary and State President Xi Jinping (R) welcomes Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (Photo: VNA)
Beijing (VNA) – Vietnamand China on January 12signed 15 cooperation agreements in various fields from economy, transportationand defence to health care, tourism and training, on the occasion of PartyGeneral Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s ongoing visit to China.

They include an agreement on trainingsenior officials between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and CommunistParty of China (CPC), and a memorandum of understanding on cooperation betweenthe CPV Central Committee’s Economic Commission and the Development ResearchCentre of the China’s State Council.

The two sides inked a document on technicalassistance in making planning for the Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong railway, a joint visionstatement on defence cooperation between the two defence ministries to 2025, anda framework agreement on land border gate cooperation between the Vietnam’sDefence Ministry and the China General Administration of Customs.

Vietnam and China also reached documents oncooperation in technical trade barriers, and releasing aquatic varieties in theTonkin Gulf.

Along with a tourism cooperation plan forthe 2017-2019 period, the two countries signed cooperation documents betweenVietnam’s National Politics – Truth Publishing House and the People’sPublishing House of China for 2017-2021, between the Vietnam Union ofFriendship Organisations and the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship withForeign Countries, and between Vietnam Red Cross Association and China RedCross.

Besides, the two countries reached MoUs on television and radio programmes.

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam and the China DevelopmentBank also signed a MoU on project sponsoring and middle and long-term loans forthe 2017-2019 period.

Earlier the same day, a 21-gun salute wasaccorded to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Beijing. The ceremony,the highest ritual for a head of state, was chaired by Chinese GeneralSecretary and State President Xi Jinping.-VNA
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