Vietnam values ties with Guangxi: Party chief

Hanoi (VNA) – The Party, State and people of Vietnam attach importance to strengthening the neighbourly friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Chinese counterparts, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said on April 27.

Talking to Secretary of the Party Committee of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China, Peng Qinghua during a reception in Hanoi, the Party General Secretary also laid stress on Guangxi’s significant role in Vietnam – China ties.

He suggested Guangxi and Vietnamese localities focus efforts on effectively realising common perceptions reached by the two countries’ leaders and further improve the efficiency of their collaboration across all areas.

The Party official of Guangxi briefed his host about the development of ties between Guangxi and Vietnam’s border localities, affirming that the authorities and people of the Guangxi Zhuang region wished to strengthen economic connectivity and practical partnership with Vietnam’s border provinces, thus building a borderline of peace, friendship, stability and prosperity between the two countries.

During a reception for the Chinese guest earlier, head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh called for stronger links between Vietnamese localities and Guangxi across the fields of economy, trade, investment, infrastructure connectivity, cultural exchange and tourism.-VNA