Vietnam Fatherland Front leader meets chairman of Chinese parliament

Do Van Chien, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, had a meeting in Beijing on July 19 with Zhao Leji, member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee’s Political Bureau and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China.
Vietnam Fatherland Front leader meets chairman of Chinese parliament ảnh 1The meeting between Do Van Chien, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and President of the VFF Central Committee, and Zhao Leji, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee’s Political Bureau and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, in Beijing on July 19. (Photo: VNA)
Beijing (VNA) – Do Van Chien, Secretary of theCommunist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President of the VietnamFatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, had a meeting in Beijing on July 19 with Zhao Leji, memberof the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) CentralCommittee’s Political Bureau and Chairman of the Standing Committee of theNational People’s Congress of China.

Chien expressed his delight at the flourishing relationsbetween the two Parties and the two countries, especially the significance ofthe official visits to China by CPV General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong inNovember 2022 and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in late June 2023.

Vietnam highly treasures and gives the top priority to theties with China. It also supports China to develop and bring into play itspositive role to help with regional and global peace, stability, and prosperity,he affirmed.

He briefed his host on the VFF’s position and role in the currentperiod, along with its cooperation with the Chinese People’s Political ConsultativeConference (CPPCC), including implementing the memorandum of understanding (MoU)on bilateral cooperation for 2014 - 2019 which has been extended.

About the visit by the VFF Central Committee delegation, he said he will meet Wang Huning, member of the CPC CentralCommittee’s Politburo Standing Committee and Chairman of the CPPCC NationalCommittee, to discuss cooperation orientations for the time ahead, the signingof a new MoU, and the organisation of the second friendship exchange between theVFF and the CPPCC, and between the VFF committees of the seven Vietnameseprovinces bordering Yunnan province and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region ofChina.

The visiting official said he hopes Zhao will support theCPPCC to successfully cooperate with the VFF, and that as the Presidentof the VFF Central Committee, he will do his utmost to further contribute tothe traditional neighbourliness and friendship between the two Parties, States,and peoples, and help promote fruitful ties between the VFF and the CPPCC aswell as between the National Assembly of Vietnam and the National People’sCongress of China.

Vietnam Fatherland Front leader meets chairman of Chinese parliament ảnh 2Do Van Chien (L), Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and President of the VFF Central Committee, and Zhao Leji, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee’s Political Bureau and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, at the meeting in Beijing on July 19. (Photo: VNA)
Zhao shared his guest’s view on the twocountries’ relations, noting China highly values the top priority Vietnam givesto the development of bilateral connections.

Chinais ready to join Vietnam in strategic cooperation and socialism building, heremarked.

He saidthat the two countries should increase high-level exchanges, tap into the potential of their complementarity and ensure uninterrupted supplychains, boost people-to-people exchanges, comply with their common perceptions,and accelerate multifaceted cooperation.

On this occasion, Chien conveyed National Assembly ChairmanVuong Dinh Hue’s invitation to visit Vietnam to his host, and invited theChinese parliament to send a delegation to the ninth Global Conference of YoungParliamentarians, scheduled to take place in Vietnam from September 14 to 18.

Zhao voiced his hope to visit Vietnam at an appropriate pointof time and said the two countries should strengthen exchanges between theirlegislative bodies.

Also on July 19, the VFF Central Committee delegation had aworking session with head of the Beijing CPPCC Committee Wei Xiaodong andvisited the CPC Museum./.
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