Vietnam has attached much importance to its friendly neighbourliness, and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China, seeing this as a top priority in the country’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang has said.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang (R) and Deputy Mayor of China's Chongqing city Zhang Guozhi (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has attached much importance to its friendlyneighbourliness, and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China,seeing this as a top priority in the country’s foreign policy of independence,self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification, Deputy Minister ofForeign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang has said.
Hosting a reception for Deputy Mayor of China's Chongqing city Zhang Guozhi in Hanoi onOctober 16, Hang highlighted the Chinese city’s contributions to nurturing the fraternalfriendship between the two nations, including its efforts to preserve PresidentHo Chi Minh’s relic sites during his stay there for revolutionary activities.
She congratulated Chongqing’s socio-economic achievements over the past time,and suggested the city share experience with Vietnamese localities insocio-economic development, especially in the fields of manufacturing and urbanmanagement.
Urging both sides to work together to bolster economic-trade cooperation, Hangexpressed her hope that Chongqing will purchase more high-quality agro-fisheryproducts from Vietnam, and join hands with competent sides to effectivelyoperate the China – EU freight train route so as to facilitate Vietnam’s exportsto third nations.
She asked Chongqing to coordinate with relevant authorities to accelerate theopening of the Vietnamese Consulate General in the city, while agreeing withher Chinese guest to enhance collaboration in cultural and people-to-people exchanges and tourism.
She also recommended Chongqing create favourable conditions to open additionalflights to Vietnamese localities.
Introducing Chongqing’s socio-economic development, Zhang Guozhi proposedseveral initiatives to boost cooperation between Chongqing and Vietnameselocalities in the time ahead, including the maintaining of delegation exchanges atall levels.
She asked for Vietnam’s support for Chongqing enterprises in investment activities inthe Southeast Asian country, and welcomed Vietnam to the Western ChinaInternational Fair and many other international trade fairs in his city.
She said she wishes both sides will step up people-to-people exchanges, educationand tourism cooperation./.
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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang (R) and Deputy Mayor of China's Chongqing city Zhang Guozhi (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 
