TheVietnamese well-wishers are Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh,State President Nguyen Minh Triet, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung andNational Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong.
The Chinesewell-wishers are Party General Secretary and President Hu Jintao,Chairman of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee Wu Bangguoand Premier Wen Jiabao.
On this occasion, Deputy Prime Ministerand Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem, who is the Vietnamese chairman ofthe Vietnam-China bilateral cooperation steering committee, exchangedmessages with State Council Member Dai Bingguo, who is the Chinesechairman of the bilateral cooperation steering committee, and ForeignMinister Yang Jiechi.
The Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam , Sun Guoxiang, hosted a banquet on the occasion./.