Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong held talks with Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping in Beijing on October 31. (Photo: VNA)
After the success of the 20th National Congress of theCommunist Party of China (CPC), CPC General Secretary Xi Jinping invited his CPV counterpart to visit China, showing the importance of the ties betweenthe two socialist countries, Lengsavanth told the Vietnam News Agency.
He said that at the 20th National Congress of theCPC, Xi affirmed the determination to build a model of socialism with Chinese characteristics inthe new era in a comprehensive manner, making China a modern socialist country.
Meanwhile, Vietnam is also realising the goal towardssocialism, therefore, the visit was a chance for leaders of the two Parties toshare experience on the way to build socialism, he held.
According to the former Lao Deputy PM, the visit, which took place amid the complicated world developments, offered an opportunity for the two sides toexchange lessons regarding Party building, reinforcing political trust, andpromoting bilateral partnership in other fields.
China is currently a comprehensive strategic partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while the bloc is a leading partner of China in terms of economyand trade, he noted, adding that Vietnam is a member playing an important role in ASEAN and a country with the strongest economic and trade cooperation withChina among ASEAN member countries.
Therefore, the China visit by the CPV General Secretaryprovided a chance for Vietnam and China to further beef up their partnership ineconomy, trade and investment and other areas, thus contributing to promotingthe relations between ASEAN and China, stated Lengsavanth./.