Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam welcomes capable businesses from Chinato take part in major projects in the country, especially those within theframework of “Two corridors – one economic belt” and “Belt and Road”connectivity initiatives, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

PM Phuc made the statement during a reception in Hanoi on March 30 forleaders of the Chinese provinces of Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan, whohave been in Vietnam to attend the sixth Greater Mekong Sub-region Summit (GMS 6)and the GMS Business Summit.

Highlighting the growing partnership between ministries, sectors andlocalities of the two countries as well as exchanges between their people, the PMaffirmed that Vietnam always attaches great importance to fostering cooperationwith China, in which collaboration among their localities plays a significantrole.

The fruitful cooperation among localities is a bright spot in theVietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, he said, addingthat the Government of Vietnam always supports and creates optimal conditions,especially in terms of infrastructure, for localities to strengthen win-winpartnerships.

Leaders of the Chinese provinces said they are impressed by Vietnam’s rapidand comprehensive development, expressing their belief that the success of theGMS will open up new cooperation prospects for Vietnam and China and their localitiesin particular, especially in economy, trade, tourism, and people-to-peopleexchanges.

Vice Governor of Guangdong province Au Yang Wei Min spoke highly of the closefriendship between localities of China and Vietnam.

Meanwhile, Li Xiu Ling, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee ofYunnan province, said that many enterprises of Yunnan are accompanying himduring his current trip to Vietnam to seek opportunities of cooperation withVietnamese partners.

He said Yunnan hopes to step up cooperation with Vietnam through the LaoCai-Hekou route and the building of Kunming-Hanoi-Hai Phong economic corridoras well as the Hai Phong-Lao Cai railway route.

Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee of Hainan Wang Luinvited leaders of the Vietnamese Government and localities to attend the BoaoEconomic Forum 2018 in Hainan.

Leaders of both Hainan and Guangxi provinces showed their hope to boostcollaboration with Vietnamese localities in the fields of tourism, educationand training.

PM Phuc suggested Vietnamese and Chinese localities design theircooperation plans in all fields, not only in economy and trade but also inParty and administration building.

Vietnam and China should work together closely to deal with arisingdifficulties facing their cooperative ties for sustainable development, he said,proposing China improve its transport infrastructure to create more favourableconditions for promoting economic, trade, tourism ties and people-to-peopleexchanges with Vietnam.

Along with applying measures to implement common perceptions reached bysenior leaders of the two countries, the localities should simplify customsclearance procedures for each other’s goods and people, he said, noting that tradebetween the four Chinese provinces and Vietnam reached 60 billion USD in 2017.

Vietnamese and Chinese localities should also foster people-to-peopleexchanges, thus increasing mutual trust and understanding and strengthening solidaritybetween the people of the two countries, the PM added.-VNA