The Chinese Party, government and people always attach importance to
ties with Vietnam, a Chinese senior Party official has said.
At his meeting with Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in Beijing on
Feb. 13, Zhou Yongkang, member of the Standing Committee of the
Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee
(CPCCC), spoke highly of Minh’s first visit to China as foreign
minister, adding that the visit will contribute to boosting the
comprehensive cooperative strategic partnership between the two
countries.
Zhou, who is also Secretary of the CPCCC Politics
and Law Commission, also expressed his pleasure at the development of
the Vietnam-China traditional friendship, which has been nurtured by the
two countries’ leaders.
The two countries’ relations
have witnessed new advancements, especially after a visit to China by
Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and a Vietnam
visit by Chinese Vice President and member of the Standing Committee of
the Political Bureau of CPCCC, Xi Jinping, he added.
Zhou said
he believed that the relations between the two Parties and States will
develop more deeply, more practically and more effectively in conformity
with the basic interests of the two peoples, benefiting peace,
stability and development of the region and the world.
In
his opinion, the two countries should continue to maintain visits and
exchanges between their high-ranking leaders, strengthen mutual
political trust and deepen their cooperation practically and effectively
in all fields, satisfactorily dealing with existing issues to ensure
the Vietnam-China relationship develops in a healthy and stable manner.
For
his part FM Pham Binh Minh congratulated the Chinese people on their
achievements in national construction and development, as well as during
the process of building socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Minh expressed his belief that the upcoming 18th Congress of the Communist Party of China will be successful.
He also reiterated the Vietnamese Party and State’s consistent policies
of developing ties with the Chinese Party and State, saying Vietnam
wants to work together with the Chinese Party, government and people to
deepen the comprehensive cooperative strategic partnership between the
two countries, in the spirit of common perceptions of the two Parties
and countries’ leaders.
During his visit to China from Feb. 12, FM Minh was received by State Councilor Dai Bingguo.
Dai Bingguo affirmed that the two countries need to fully uphold the
cooperative mechanisms of the Steering Committee for Vietnam-China
Bilateral Cooperation and boost exchanges and cooperation in all fields,
between branches, localities and at all levels.
The same day,
FM Minh had a working session with Head of the International Liaison
Department of the CPCCC Wang Jiarui, during which the two sides
discussed measures to further promote relations between the two Parties.
On this occasion, FM Minh conveyed invitations to visit
Vietnam from Vietnamese high-ranking leaders to their Chinese
counterparts./.
