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Vietnamese, Chinese leaders congratulate youth festival

The traditional Vietnam-China friendship is a common precious property of the two nations, said General Secretaries of the Communist Parties of Vietnam and China , Nong Duc Manh and Hu Jintao.
The traditional Vietnam-China friendship is a common precious propertyof the two nations, which has been fostered by the late President Ho ChiMinh and President Mao Zedong and generations of revolutionaries andpeople of the two countries.

This fact is affirmed by the General Secretaries of the CommunistParties of Vietnam and China , Nong Duc Manh and Hu Jintao, in theirletters to the Vietnam-China Youth Festival, which is being held inGuangxi , China on the occasion of the 65 th anniversary of the twocountries’ diplomatic relations.

The traditional friendship ofthe two countries is manifested vividly in the Vietnam-Chinacomprehensive strategic cooperation partnership following the motto‘friendly neighbourliness, comprehensive cooperation, long-lastingstability and looking toward the future’ and the spirit ‘good neighbour,good friends, good comrades and good partners,’ General Secretary Manhwrote in his letter.

For his part, General Secretary Hu saidChina is committed to together with Vietnam constantly boostingcooperation in every field and deepening exchanges and the friendshipbetween the two countries.

The two leaders reaffirmed theimportance of exchange activities between young people, which will helpboost mutual understanding and make the Vietnam-China friendship closeto the heart of all people of the two countries.

They agreedthat the future of the two countries and of the Vietnam-China relationsbelong to young people and young generations of the two countries./.
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