Vietnamese Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu (L) meets with Chinese Executive Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Ma Zhaoxu in Beijing. (Photo: Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs)During thetrip, Vu had meeting with Chinese Executive Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs MaZhaoxu, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and Secretary General of theSteering Committee for China - Vietnam Bilateral Cooperation Nong Rong, and Chairmanof the China International Development Cooperation Agency Luo Zhaohui.
At theevents, the two sides applauded the sound development of relations between thetwo Parties and two countries since the official visits to China by PartyGeneral Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in November 2022 and Prime Minister PhamMinh Chinh in June 2023.
They agreedto continue enhancing coordination to step up the implementation of high-level common perceptions, work closely together to prepare for cominghigh-level exchanges and meetings. They also plan to increase exchanges and cooperation between theParties, Governments, parliaments, and between the Vietnam FatherlandFront and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, as well as indefence, security and law enforcement; promote connections in economy-trade,transport, tourism, and people-to-people ties; and coordinate to tackle difficulties and obstacles to bilateral cooperation.
Vu askedthe two sides to work with each other to take measures for boosting economicrecovery, especially facilitating customs clearance and the export ofVietnamese farm produce to China.
He calledon the Chinese side to create conditions for the early establishment of Vietnam’strade promotion offices in Chengdu city of Sichuan province and Haikou city ofHainan province. They will also expand cooperation and address prolonged bottlenecks in somecooperation projects, actively coordinate to speed up the implementation ofChina’s non-refundable aid packages for Vietnam, and foster tourism partnershipto record more positive progress in the coming time.
Talking aboutcooperation between the two foreign ministries, both sides agreed to maintainfrequent meetings between the ministries’ leaders and discussions betweencorresponding units, enhance cooperation at multilateral forums, and shareexperience in economic and cultural diplomacy.
They agreedto continue enhancing coordination to step up the implementation of high-level common perceptions, work closely together to prepare for cominghigh-level exchanges and meetings. They also plan to increase exchanges and cooperation between theParties, Governments, parliaments, and between the Vietnam FatherlandFront and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, as well as indefence, security and law enforcement; promote connections in economy-trade,transport, tourism, and people-to-people ties; and coordinate to tackle difficulties and obstacles to bilateral cooperation.
Vu askedthe two sides to work with each other to take measures for boosting economicrecovery, especially facilitating customs clearance and the export ofVietnamese farm produce to China.
He calledon the Chinese side to create conditions for the early establishment of Vietnam’strade promotion offices in Chengdu city of Sichuan province and Haikou city ofHainan province. They will also expand cooperation and address prolonged bottlenecks in somecooperation projects, actively coordinate to speed up the implementation ofChina’s non-refundable aid packages for Vietnam, and foster tourism partnershipto record more positive progress in the coming time.
Talking aboutcooperation between the two foreign ministries, both sides agreed to maintainfrequent meetings between the ministries’ leaders and discussions betweencorresponding units, enhance cooperation at multilateral forums, and shareexperience in economic and cultural diplomacy.
DeputyMinister Vu asked China to provide favourable conditions for Vietnam to open aconsulate general in Chongqing early.
The twosides also openly and frankly shared opinions on border andterritorial issues, proposed concrete measures for coordination in land border managementand for the timely settlement of issues emerging on the basis of seriousadherence to the common documents on land border. The neighboring countries plan to step up the opening,upgrade and recognition of some border gate pairs to bolster ties in economy-trade, tourism, and cultural and people-to-people exchanges.
They alsoagreed to continue serious compliance with the high-level commonperceptions and the agreement on basic principles guiding the settlement ofsea-related issues, properly control sea-related differences, and jointlymaintain peace and stability in the East Sea.
The Vietnameseofficial underlined the demand for respecting the rights and legitimateinterests of coastal countries in line with international law, including the1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)./.
The twosides also openly and frankly shared opinions on border andterritorial issues, proposed concrete measures for coordination in land border managementand for the timely settlement of issues emerging on the basis of seriousadherence to the common documents on land border. The neighboring countries plan to step up the opening,upgrade and recognition of some border gate pairs to bolster ties in economy-trade, tourism, and cultural and people-to-people exchanges.
They alsoagreed to continue serious compliance with the high-level commonperceptions and the agreement on basic principles guiding the settlement ofsea-related issues, properly control sea-related differences, and jointlymaintain peace and stability in the East Sea.
The Vietnameseofficial underlined the demand for respecting the rights and legitimateinterests of coastal countries in line with international law, including the1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)./.
VNA
