Youth cooperation seen as a foundation for Vietnam-China ties

Exchanges and cooperation between the youth are a foundation for China-Vietnam relations, Vice President of China Li Yuanchao told a delegation of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee on May 22.
Youth cooperation seen as a foundation for Vietnam-China ties ảnh 1Vice President of China Li Yuanchao (L) and First Secretary of the HCYU Central Committee Le Quoc Phong (Photo: VNA)

Beijing (VNA) – Exchanges and cooperation between theyouth are a foundation for China-Vietnam relations, Vice President of China LiYuanchao told a delegation of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU)Central Committee on May 22.

Receiving the Vietnamese delegation in Beijing,led by Le Quoc Phong, First Secretary of the HCYU Central Committee and Presidentof the Vietnam Students’ Association, Vice President Li welcomed their participationin the 17th China-Vietnam youth friendship meeting.

He applauded the cooperation between the HCYUand the Communist Youth League (CYL) of China, asking them to continue exchangeand experience sharing, thereby fostering bilateral cooperation.

Phong voiced his hope that leaders of the twoParties and countries will continue creating  favourable conditions for exchange andcooperation activities between the HCYU and CYL Central Committees.

He also expected that those activities willbecome more practical, thus greatly contributing to the Vietnam-Chinacomprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

Earlier the same day, the Vietnamese delegationmet with Zheng Xiaosong, deputy head of the International Liaison Department ofthe Communist Party of China Central Committee.

Zheng affirmed that as the Chinese side attachesimportance to enhancing relations between the two Parties and States, it willkeep promoting exchanges and experience sharing so as to assist Vietnam inpersonnel training and learn from the country’s experience in youth-relatedworks.

Phong informed the hosts about outstandingactivities of the HCYU and thanked China’s International Liaison Department forsupporting bilateral ties, as well as youth exchanges.

Both sides noted with satisfaction mutual visitsby the countries’ senior leaders since the beginning of 2017, adding thatregular trips will help intensify bilateral ties, including youth exchanges.

They shared a view that the common perceptionsand attention of Vietnamese and Chinese leaders have facilitated exchangeactivities between the two countries’ youths.-VNA
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