Vietnam treasures multi-faceted cooperation with China: Party official
Vietnam attaches importance and gives priority to the development of multi-faceted cooperative relations with China, which includes the comprehensive and effective collaboration between China’s Chongqing Municipality and Vietnamese localities, an official of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has said.
Truong Thi Mai, a Politburo member, permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Secretariat and head of the Central Committee’s Organisation Commission, and her entourage visited the Hongyan Revolutionary History Museum. (Photo: VNA)
Chongqing (VNA)🔜 – Vietnamattaches importance and gives priority to the development of multi-facetedcooperative relations with China, which includes the comprehensive andeffective collaboration between China’s Chongqing Municipality and Vietnameselocalities, an official of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has said.
TruongThi Mai, a Politburo member, permanent member of the CPV Central Committee’sSecretariat and head of the Central Committee’s Organisation Commission, made the statement at ameeting on April 27 with Hu Henghua, Deputy Secretary of Chongqing Municipal Party Committee and Mayor of the Municipality, as part of her visit to the locality.
ꦗ Mai suggested the two sides continue to strengthen cooperation ineconomy and trade, asking Chongqing to facilitate the import of Vietnamese agriculturalproducts, encourage its enterprises to expand investment in Vietnam and enhance cultural, education and people-to-people exchange.
She also hoped that the municipality will create favourable conditions for the opening of the Consulate General of Vietnamin Chongqing soon. At the meeting, the Chongqing mayor briefed the guest about thecooperation between the municipality and Vietnam in general and localities ofVietnam in particular in recent years. The official highly appreciated the fact that Vietnam has continuously beenChongqing's largest trading partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) since 2019. Chongqingis willing to work with Vietnamese localities to strengthen exchanges andcooperation in various fields such as exchanging experiences in Party building, and promoting economic-trade cooperation, investment and people-to-peopleexchanges, he said, adding that it will coordinate with relevant agencies ofthe two countries for the early opening of the Consulate General of Vietnam in Chongqing. Duringthe working trip to Chongqing, Mai and her entourage visited the Hongyan RevolutionaryHistory Museum, which preserves images and artifacts of President Ho Chi Minh wholived and worked there in 1939 and 1940. The delegation also learnedabout Party building experience at Changan Automobile Group in Chongqing. China has been Vietnam’s biggest tradepartner for many consecutive years, while Vietnam has continued to be the biggest trade partner ofthe neighbouring country in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the fourth largest in the world. In particular, tradeturnover between Vietnam and Chongqing has accounted for nearly 40% of thetotal trade turnover between Chongqing and ASEAN since 2019. /.
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Truong Thi Mai, a Politburo member, permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Secretariat and head of the Central Committee’s Organisation Commission, and her entourage visited the Hongyan Revolutionary History Museum. (Photo: VNA) 
