Greetings for 70th anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic ties
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong has exchanged greetings with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the VN-China diplomatic ties.
Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong (C) and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on his right at a welcome ceremony for the Chinese leader's State visit to Vietnam in 2017 (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Tronghas exchanged greetings with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Vietnam-China diplomaticties (January 18,1950-2020).
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and National Assembly Chairwoman NguyenThi Kim Ngan have also respectively exchanged greetings with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Chairman of the ChineseNational People’s Congress Li Zhanshu.
The Vietnamese leaders’ greetings highlighted the close ties between thetwo nations, as well as the great and valuable supports for each other, which contributeto the success of the national liberation and socialism building in eachcountry.
The friendship developed and nurtured by President Ho Chi Minh and ChinesePresident Mao Zedong andgenerations of leaders of the two countries has become a valuable common asset,contributing to maintaining the stable development of the Vietnam-China traditionalrelations for the sake of the two peoples, the greetings said.
The leaders also affirmed the consistent and long-term policy of the VietnameseParty and State of attaching great importance and giving top priority to developing the traditional friendship and comprehensivestrategic cooperative partnership with the Chinese Party, State and people.
Meanwhile, the messages from Chinese leaders spotlighted the fruitfuldevelopment of the bilateral relations and cooperation across fields, sayingthat this bring practical benefits to their peoples.
China attaches great importance to promotingthe China - Vietnam relations, and wishes to work more closely with Vietnam inorder to lift the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership to a higherlevel.
On the occasion, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and head of the Vietnam sub-committee of the Vietnam-ChinaSteering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation Pham Binh Minh also exchanged greetings with ChineseState Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is also the head of the China sub-committee of the steering committee./.
Developing the Vietnam-China traditional relationship in a more fruitful, stable and healthier manner is the common responsibility of both sides and also an inevitable and objective requirement in accordance with the basic interests and aspirations of the two countries’ people, said a senior Party official.
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Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong (C) and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on his right at a welcome ceremony for the Chinese leader's State visit to Vietnam in 2017 (Source: VNA) 
